Robert Leigh

1888 - 1946  (57 years)

• Name	Robert Leigh
  Birth	10 Nov 1888	15 Thorndon Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	irst name(s)      Robert Last name      Leigh Birth registration year      1888 Registration quarter      4 Mother's maiden name      Twelvetrees District      Sheffield County      Yorkshire Country      England Volume      9C Page      524 Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Births Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)      Robert Last name      Leigh Baptism year      1888 Baptism date      28 Nov 1888 Father's first name(s)      Henry Father's occupation      Labourer Mother's first name(s)      Hannah Residence      15 Thorndon Road Description      All Saints, Brightside Denomination      Anglican Place      Sheffield, All Saints, Brightside County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      United Kingdom, England © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Christening	28 Nov 1888	All Saints, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      Robert Last name      Leigh Baptism year      1888 Baptism date      28 Nov 1888 Father's first name(s)      Henry Father's occupation      Labourer Mother's first name(s)      Hannah Residence      15 Thorndon Road Description      All Saints, Brightside Denomination      Anglican Place      Sheffield, All Saints, Brightside County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      United Kingdom, England © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	13 Molloy Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer Robert      Leigh      Head      Male      1888      32      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Post Office Sorting, Clerk Telegraphist      Postmaster General Clara Lizzie      Leigh      Wife      Female      1890      30      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      - Frederick Walter      Leigh      Son      Male      1920      1      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      -
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	13 Molloy Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	Post Office Sorting, Clerk Telegraphist
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer Robert      Leigh      Head      Male      1888      32      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Post Office Sorting, Clerk Telegraphist      Postmaster General Clara Lizzie      Leigh      Wife      Female      1890      30      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      - Frederick Walter      Leigh      Son      Male      1920      1      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      -
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	Overseer-Post Office
  	First name(s)      Last name(s)      Birth date      Sex      Occupation      Marital status      Schedule      Schedule sub number Robert      Leigh      10 Nov 1888      Male      Overseer-Post Office      Married      183      1 Clara L      Leigh      24 Nov 1890      Female      Unpaid Domestic Duties      Married      183      2
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      Last name(s)      Birth date      Sex      Occupation      Marital status      Schedule      Schedule sub number Robert      Leigh      10 Nov 1888      Male      Overseer-Post Office      Married      183      1 Clara L      Leigh      24 Nov 1890      Female      Unpaid Domestic Duties      Married      183      2
  _UID	248FF8D1B0484F82884C20F83D9A570B6A35
  Death	Apr 1946	15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)      Robert Last name      Leigh Sex      Male Birth year      1889 Age      57 Death quarter      2 Death year      1946 District      Sheffield County      Yorkshire Volume      9C Page      557 Country      England Record set      England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from      United Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Burial	18 Apr 1946	Norton Cemetery, Derbyshire Lane, Norton, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      Robert Last name      Leigh Death year      1946 Burial date      18 Apr 1946 Age      57 Birth year      1889 Place      Sheffield, Norton Cemetery Residence      15 Newsham Rd County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Description      Derbyshire Lane Cemetery, Norton Northumberland & Durham Family History Society reference      - Record set      Yorkshire Burials Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Burials Collections from      England, United Kingdom © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Person ID	I80465	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Lizzie Lawson,   b. 24 Nov 1890, 8 Finlay Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. 29 Sep 1973, 15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1915	All Saints, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	First name(s)      Clara L Last name      Lawson Marriage quarter      3 Marriage year      1915 Registration month      - MarriageFinder™      Clara L Lawson married Robert Leigh Spouse's last name      Leigh District      Sheffield District number      - County      Yorkshire Country      England Volume      9C Volume as transcribed      9C Page number      1064 Record set      England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)      Clara Lizzie Last name      Lawson Birth year      1891 Age      24 Residence      82 Thorndon Road Marriage year      1915 Marriage date      12 Aug 1915 Marriage place      Sheffield, All Saints, Brightside Spouse's first name(s)      Robert Spouse's last name      Leigh Spouse's age      26 Spouse's residence      15 Thorndon Road Father's first name(s)      Walter Father's last name      Lawson Spouse's father's first name(s)      Henry Spouse's father's last name      Leigh County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Archive      Sheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive reference      PR-43-2-8 Event type      Marriages Event year range      1913-1918 Page      110 Record set      Yorkshire Marriages Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  Children	1. Frederick Walter Leigh,   b. 19 Mar 1920, 13 Molloy Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Overseer-Post Office - 29 Sep 1939 - 15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Residence - 29 Sep 1939 - 15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Death - Apr 1946 - 15 Newsham Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England  = 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 Sheffield - Volume 9c Page 524 (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 Sheffield - Volume 9c Page 557 (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 Sheffield - Volume 9c Page 1064 (Reliability: 3).