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Has anybody looked at Agnes Annie Leslie who died in Wandsworth 1914.
She was born in Scotland abt 1857 so is too old to have been Dianes mother, but think there may be a family link .
From 1881 Agnes was working for a family named White who lived at 86 Marine Parade Brighton. Abigail White was born in South Africa. as were her two nieces,Jessie & Linda who were living with her.
I think Agnes was born in Stornoway & her parents were George Leslie & Margaret (possibly nee Toye although her mother has been transcribed as Gow)
George Leslie´s mother was Susan, born England & if I have the right family, they were living on Stornoway in 1841 & 51.
Thought I would put this up as not much Leslie info has been researched.
The connections with Stornoway,Brighton & Wandsworth were interesting.
Haven´t found Agnes in 1911 as I haven´t got full access.
Marion

Hello Sally. All things are possible in this search :-D


We have wondered if the Goddard-Fenwicks took her in but are trying to establish if there was a connection somewhere. Maybe a link with Diane's stories of Stornoway.........?


We search on.


I am waiting for a reply from the Dorset Archives re the newspaper cutting Evelyn mentioned and I have bought the two magazines we talked about. It looks as thought the PF doesn't have a 'looking for column' anymore so I may just write a letter to them instead to see if they will publish it.

The Ys magazine can take up to three months to publish a request and they are done on a rather hit and miss basis it seems. No harm in trying though :-D


Cx

hello
i do not want to put a damper on things but i wonder if diane new who her parents were was she a foundling and the godards took her in <3

sally w

Ooooh no Jooleh.....sorry about that. Will do it now!



Fans was apparently up at 3am this morning so I think we have to give her a day to recover..........age and all that.

I just need her to cast her eye over the census to see if anything rings any bells......... ding ding. :-D

Hi Cynthia
Did you ask about 22 Terrapin Road? (re P M Macleod who is in the 'phone books at that address 1927-1929). It's not too far from Dafforne Road.
Thanks
Julie

Thanks Choccy.........Fans is being ominously quiet.....must be suffering
from Hurricane Syndrome...... :-D


My kind archivist tells me that the Longley Road address was occupied by a couple by the name of Martin and Harriet Rutter during the years 1926-30. The address where our Evelyn's future grandparents lived was inhabited by Harry and May Robinson and Herbert and Emily Roy. No single women around. :-(

1901 Scotland Census

Name: Catherine Macleod
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Hector Macleod
Mother's Name: Charlotte Macleod
Gender: Female
Where born: Inverness, Invernessshire
Registration Number: 668
Registration district: Linlithgow
Civil parish: Linlithgow
County: West Lothian
Address: Greenpark
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 8
Household schedule number: 44
Line: 5
Roll: CSSCT1901_357
Household Members: Name Age
Hector Macleod 47 (Sheriff Substitute Advocate)
Charlotte Macleod 37
Elizabeth Macleod 17
Catherine Macleod 15
Allan Macleod 14
Charlotte Macleod 9
Barbara Macallan 36
Jessie Ann Muir 18


Source Citation: Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 8; Page: 10; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_357; Year: 1901.


1891 Scotland Census

Name: Catherine MacLeod
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Hector W MacLeod
Mother's Name: Charlotte MacLeod
Gender: Female
Where born: Inverness
Registration Number: 685/2
Registration district: St Andrew
Civil parish: Edinburgh St Stephens
County: Midlothian
Address: 2 N E Circus Place
ED: 118
Household schedule number: 32
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1891_345
Household Members: Name Age
Hector W MacLeod 37 (Advocate)
Charlotte MacLeod 27
Elizabeth MacLeod 7
Catherine MacLeod 5
Allan MacLeod 4
Jane M MacKenzie 22
Margaret Muinro 19


Source Citation: Parish: Edinburgh St Stephens; ED: 118; Page: 9; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1891_345; Year: 1891.

Just used OH's credits to view Scottish census for 1911 !


living at 10 St Bernards Crescent, Edinburgh

Hector Macleod aged 57 (Sheriff Substitute)
Charlotte Macleod aged 47
Allan Macleod aged 24
Charlotte Macleod aged 19
Barbara McCallum (servant)
Margaret McCombie (servant)

married 29 years (4 children)

Thank you Jan and Choccy.....hopefully, it is the quiet searching which will bring results.


I will try and consult the Oracle on the census issues as she can usually see things at a glance whereas I go a bit cross-eyed! I know she has a hurricane aged 3 staying with her at the moment, so she may be a bit....er.......shattered :-D :-D


I have emailed my friendly contact at Wandsworth to see about the Electoral roll for that address 1926-29 and have also given her the address where Diane's husband lived - just in case they were together..... :-)


Right.....where's that Fans....... Faaaaaaaaaaan

No access to 1911 Scottish census - nudging for help

Choccy

Looks like the right Catherine on the 1911, doesn't it? Can her mother be found at the address in Edinburgh?

is this her ?

1911

MACLEOD, Catherine Servant Single F 25 1886 Hospital Nurse Invernesshire Inverness VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1497 Reference:
RG14PN1497 RD18 SD2 ED23 SN1

Registration District:
Whitechapel Sub District:
Whitechapel Enumeration District:
23 Parish:
Whitechapel

Address:
The London Hospital, THE LONDON HOSPITAL
Whitechapel E County:
London

has this one been posted - (expect it has!) - Wandsworth area - nothing to tie them to a Robert Macleod or Diane but you never know ...

strange they should suddenly appear in Tooting


1911


MACLEOD, Alexander Head Married M 40 1871 Draper's Traveller Barvas Lewis Scotland VIEW
MACLEOD, Christina Wife Married
16 years F 41 1870 Back Stomonay N B VIEW
MACLEOD, Doldina Daughter Single F 14 1897 School Barvas Lewis N B VIEW
MACLEOD, Christina Daughter F 12 1899 School Barvas Lewis N B VIEW
MACLEOD, Johanna Daughter F 6 1905 School Barvas Lewis N B VIEW
MACLEOD, Jessie Daughter F 2 1909 Barvas Lewis N B VIEW
MACLEOD, Annie Mother Widow F 73 1838 Tarbet Harris N B VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
2358 Reference:
RG14PN2358 RG78PN78B RD26 SD5 ED73 SN70

Registration District:
Wandsworth Sub District:
Streatham Enumeration District:
73 Parish:
Wandsworth Borough

Address:
113 Longley Road Tooting SW County:
London



(sorry if it's already been discussed) - am still quietly seeking though

I had a look at a WW1 Nurses file while I was at Kew yesterday, for a Catherine Macleod, just on the off chance. The details don't seem to fit anything we know about Diane as Catherine was an QAIMNS Nurse from 1914-Oct 1918 when she left for "urgent private reasons" (no explanation). She had previously been working at the London Hospital, Whitechapel. No age or date of birth given, but she was single and her mother, Mrs Macleod (very helpful- no christian name or initial!) lived at 10 St Bernards Cres, Edinburgh, which was also given as Catherines address in Oct 1918.

Doesn't seem likely for there to be any connection, although the fact that she was a nurse in London is interesting. Perhaps someone could have a look on Scottish/English 1911 census for her, just in case.

Hi Jooleh,

I emailed the London School last weekend but haven't received a reply as yet but, of course, it may be half term. Not sure what info they would hold but it's worth a shot.

Evelyn has said that her mother had a soft Scottish accent so Scotland is definitely a 'yes' :-D


As for the hospital, Evelyn has always said that her mother had told her she had worked there and, according to a connection on FB, it was very common for girls from Stornoway to go to London to nurse.


Now, as for the possibility of her mother being one of the GF girls.......I'm not sure we have looked at that............so........I wonder?


:-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

Tracey's thoughts are interesting. I too wondered if Diane had been discovered by the GF"s, perhaps because she had some musical talent. But I also have this strong feeling that there must be some other more substantial connection to them.
I also strongly believe that she must have lived in Scotland at some point- she couldn't have made all the memories of Fort George up.
Like everyone no doubt I just find it really strange that she never mentioned her mother. I did wonder if her mother may have had a mental illness and was in Springfield Hospital and that's why she went to work there or her mother was one of the GF sisters and it was covered up.
If only we could connect her to a Macleod - that would be a major breakthrough!
Julie

Hi Evelyn
I never thought of Patricia being the female version of Patrick. An interesting thought!
Julie

Pm received from Tracey and putting here for all and everyone with any thoughts on this please.


Hi Viv
just had a look at the updates my money is on Diane (or whatever she was known as) being in City of London School for Girls and was maybe taken under the wing as a young lady by the G-F's. I look forward to reading more updates soon
x Tracey

Hi Jooleh,
I have just looked at those Macleods on page 60, my second name is Patricia wonder if there is a conection with Patrick on page 60. I have never known where the Patricia in my name came from(just a thought)
I am Evelyn Patricia Kathleen, I only know for sure that the Evelyn came from E G F

Hi Cynthia, that's very good of them!

I did lots of looking a while back so will go back and see what I found.I was particularly interested in the info I posted on page 60 - P M Macleod at 22 Terrapin Road 1927 to 1929.
Thanks
Julie