Life History

1862	Born in Little Crosby.
7th Dec 1876	Married Joseph Leatherbarrow in Little Crosby.
1879	Birth of daughter Mary.
1881	Birth of son Edward O.
about 1883	Birth of son William.
about 1885	Birth of son Joseph.
about 1887	Birth of son Harry.
about 1888	Birth of son Thomas.
1888	Birth of daughter Anne Theresa.
about 1891	Birth of daughter Margaret.
about 1893	Birth of daughter Margary.
1896	Birth of daughter Alice.
about 1900	Birth of daughter Agnes.
17th Jun 1906	Death of Joseph Leatherbarrow in Little Crosby.
11th Mar 1909	Death of daughter Margary.
20th May 1920	Death of son Edward O.
11th Jul 1939	Died.

Other facts

	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Leatherbarrow.
	Birth of son Edward Leatherbarrow.

Notes

The Leatherbarrows were wheelwrights and also made coffins. Mary Leatherbarrow was the 'hatcher and dispatcher' of the village (midwife and undertaker). She also managed to have 14 children. Throughout her life she smoked Woodbines.

Mary Leatherbarrow was Mary Drewry's grandmother with whom she was very close. According to Mary D., she was Mary Wharton who married Edward Leatherbarrow.
However Mary D's sister Kitty (who married a Wharton)says her maiden name was Latham.

Lancashire Marriage indexes - 1876
LEATHERBARROW Joseph = LATHAM Mary, West Derby, Liverpool REG_WD/83/153

In the 1871 census

Henry Latham 66, Head, Farmer 45 Acres Employing 2 Men, b. Lathom
Mary Latham 67, Wife
Peter Latham, 28, Son, Ag. Lab.
Emma Latham, 25, Daughter-in-law, b. Seaforth
Mary Jones, 16, b. Liverpool
Mary Latham, 9, Granddaughter, b. Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Henry Latham, 6, b. Liverpool
William Latham, 2, b. Little Crosby
Mark Keine, 30, Farm Servant, b. Ireland
David Miller, 20, Farm Servant b. Ireland

In the 1881 census:

Mary Leatherbarrow, Age: 21, born: Little Crosby, Lancashire, is living with her husband Joseph Leatherbarrow.

In the 1911 census:

Mary Leatherbarrow, Head, 52, Widow
Edward Leatherbarrow, son, 30, single, Horseman on Farm
Theresa Leatherbarrow, daughter, 22, single, General Servant (Domestic)
Margaret Leatherbarrow, daughter, 20, single, General Servant (Domestic)
Joseph Leatherbarrow, son, 16, single, Gardener (Domestic)
Henry Leatherbarrow, son, 14, Boy on Farm
Thomas Leatherbarrow, son, 12, School boy
Agnes Leatherbarrow, daughter, 10, School girl
Alice Leatherbarrow, daughter, 8, School girl

GRO

Births Dec 1862 LATHAM Mary W Derby 8b 427