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Title: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: grey2 on Wednesday 24 January 18 12:51 GMT (UK)
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?
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: _Noel on Friday 23 February 18 08:17 GMT (UK)
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
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: grey2 on Monday 02 April 18 15:39 BST (UK)
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.
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: grey2 on Monday 02 April 18 16:17 BST (UK)
Should have said the daughter's name was Jane.
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: _Noel on Friday 12 October 18 03:45 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: grey2 on Monday 15 October 18 16:18 BST (UK)
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!
Title: Re: Guernsey Look up Request: Philip and Eliza Harriet Leigh
Post by: lobbzz on Thursday 28 May 20 22:10 BST (UK)
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.