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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Channel Islands Lookup Requests => Topic started by: grey2 on Wednesday 24 January 18 12:51 GMT (UK)
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I know Eliza Harriet Leigh was born in Guernsey in 1817 but I have not yet found a record. Can anyone help?
I suspect her brother Philip, born c 1812 was also born there and possibly their father Philip,(a merchant/sea captain from Dartmouth, Devon) was married in Guernsey too. The wider family had trading interests with Jersey/Newfoundland/Lisbon etc.
Have Guernsey records been put on- line and if so, where?
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some Guernsey records on Familysearch.
Jerripedia BMD database:
has Phillip Charles of Phillip Leigh Jr and wife Elizabeth b 1816
Eliza of George Leigh b 1817 in same parish
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Apologies for the considerable delay- out of the country for a few weeks. Many thanks for your help, I am very grateful. I have no record of a George Leigh in the family so that is a big surprise and something to investigate! Just recently found another Guernsey baptism mystery related to the same family. A Sarah Savage Featherstonhaugh Leigh married a Benjamin Baynton in Exeter and had a daughter there in 1811. She was baptised in Guernsey in 1811 on 10 July St Peter Port. I was wondering if the record showed any other information? Sarah and Benjamin went on to live on Jersey in St Helier.
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Should have said the daughter's name was Jane.
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Guernsey records are not on line.
However the Maritime records by Keith Matthews are being loaded online.
Philip Leigh seems to be there:
https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/pdf/leigh/Leigh%20-%20L%20-%20163%20-%20Philip.pdf
Edward Leigh in Lisbon 1794
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Thank you very much indeed for this. Certainly gives us something to go on. I had almost given up hope of finding them....just goes to show that someone, somewhere will know!
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Hi Grey2 Ive no idea if you will see this after all this time but Benjamin Baynton (Major) is one of my ancestors, he marries Sarah Savage Fetherstonehaugh Leigh 2/feb/1811 when he is 54 years old. He has been previously married more than once. I suspect she has too. Benjamin dies in Feb 1817 and she remarries just a few months later to a chap Mr John Goodfellow. The daughters name(s) may be Jane Goodfellow Carew FEATHERSTONEHAUGH, but Im not sure.
Apologies for the considerable delay- out of the country for a few weeks. Many thanks for your help, I am very grateful. I have no record of a George Leigh in the family so that is a big surprise and something to investigate! Just recently found another Guernsey baptism mystery related to the same family. A Sarah Savage Featherstonhaugh Leigh married a Benjamin Baynton in Exeter and had a daughter there in 1811. She was baptised in Guernsey in 1811 on 10 July St Peter Port. I was wondering if the record showed any other information? Sarah and Benjamin went on to live on Jersey in St Helier.