Shenton, Leonard

1891 - 1966  (74 years)

• Name	Shenton, Leonard
  Birth	4 Oct 1891	Whetstone, , Leicestershire, England   [1]
  	SHENTON, LEONARD    NEEDHAM  GRO Reference: 1891  D Quarter in BLABY  Volume 07A  Page 51 First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Birth registration year1891 Registration quarter4 Mother's maiden name- DistrictBlaby CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Volume7A Page51 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Christening	7 Feb 1892	Whetstone, , Leicestershire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Birth year1892 Baptism year1892 Baptism date07 Feb 1892 Baptism placeWhetstone DenominationAnglican CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Father's first name(s)Joseph Mother's first name(s)Hannah Event typeParish Registers ArchiveRecord Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Archive referenceDE4495/2 Page100 Record setLeicestershire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom © Findmypast
  		I84450 - Baptism Leonard Shenton 07021892 I84450 - Baptism Leonard Shenton 07021892
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jan-Mar 1966	District Leicester   [3]
  	First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton SexMale Birth year1892 Age74 Death quarter1 Death year1966 DistrictLeicester CountyLeicestershire Volume3A Page716 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Person ID	I84450	The Maw Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Kirby, Lizzie,   b. 17 Jan 1897, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England d. Jul-Sep 1958, District Leicester (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1919	St Mark's Church, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England   [4, 5]
  	First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Marriage quarter1 Marriage year1919 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Leonard Shenton married Lizzie Kirby Spouse's last nameKirby DistrictLeicester District number- CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number314 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Age27 Birth year1892 ResidenceWhebstone Father's first name(s)Joseph Father's last nameShenton Marriage year1919 Marriage date01 Feb 1919 Spouse's first name(s)Lizzie Spouse's last nameKirby Spouse's age22 Spouse's residence111 Kensington St Spouse's father's first name(s)William Spouse's father's last nameKirby DenominationAnglican PlaceLeicester, St Mark's CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Record typeParish Registers ArchiveRecord Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Archive referenceDE1752/16 Record setLeicestershire Marriages And Banns CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Event typeMarriage © Findmypast
  		M30134 - Marriage Leonard Shenton & Lizzie Kirby 01021919 M30134 - Marriage Leonard Shenton & Lizzie Kirby 01021919
  Children	1. Shenton, Wilfred Leslie,   b. 20 Jan 1921, District Leicester d. 18 Jan 1977, District Leicester Central (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F30134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Oct 1891 - Whetstone, , Leicestershire, England Christening - 7 Feb 1892 - Whetstone, , Leicestershire, England Death - Jan-Mar 1966 - District Leicester  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Blaby - Volume 7a Page 51 (Reliability: 3). [S732] Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland., Leicestershire Baptisms Transcription, (While the vast majority of the records include images of the original parish registers, there are 2,075 transcripts that do not include images. These transcript-only records were provided by Julie Gerring and cover five parishes: Breedon on the Hill (1752-1758), Long Whatton (1743-1769), Sileby (1683-1727), Walton on the Wolds (1752-1768), and Wymeswold (1752-1802). All other transcripts include images of the original registers, provided by the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.), s2_gbprs_leics_102260612_00108 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Leicester - Volume 3a Page 716 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Leicester - Volume 7a Page 314 (Reliability: 3). [S733] Leicestershire Marriage Transcription, s2_gbprs_leics_102010836_00119 (Reliability: 3).