Francis Edgar LEIGH

1873 - 1912  (39 years)

• Name	Francis Edgar LEIGH
  Birth	1873	Mirfield Yorkshire
  	1911 Census
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Feb 1912	Shildon Lodge Colliery Shildon Co Durham
  	Durham Mining Museum website Age: 39 Died: 16th Feb 1912 Accident: 16th Feb 1912 Year Born: abt. 1873 Colliery: Shildon Lodge Company: Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd. Occupation: Hewer Notes: he was kirving at the face of a bord when a large stone fell from a "roll" in the roof and killed him instantly; both he and his marrow were aware of this "roll" and had timbered it as they thought securely, but the stone apparently moved sideways and canted the timber out Buried: [not known]
  Person ID	I17786	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Edith PICKLES,   b. 9 Apr 1878, Beck Hill Wilsey Yorkshire
  Marriage	1903
  	FreeBMD Jun 1903 Auckland 10a 375 (Francis named as Edgar Leigh)
  Children	+ 1. Leslie LEIGH,   b. 19 Mar 1904, Dewsbury Yorkshire d. 1997 (Age 92 years)   2. Edith LEIGH,   b. 1907, Shildon Co Durham   3. Muriel LEIGH,   b. 1910, Shildon Co Durham
  Family ID	F4464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  1911 RG14 29745 504 at 18 Dent Street Shildon 4 rooms head married coal miner hewer aged 38 born Mirfield Named as Frank Also had Mary Pickles mot in law widow aged 52 born Dewsbury