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LEAVER, HARTLEY - 302370, Pte, Manchesters 2/6 TF 199 Bde-66(2 E Lan)Div

Burnley Express, 31 August 1918
BRIERCLIFFE MAN DIES A PRISONER.
The parents of Pte. Hartley Leaver residing at Robin Houses, Briercliffe, have received word, through the agency of the Regimental Comforts-Committee, Manchester, that their son has died in Germany. Pte. Leaver, who was 24 years of age and single, enlisted on August 20th, 1916, and after training for about five months at Colchester, was drafted out, and had been out for 17 months without a leave. He was with the Manchester’s and was taken prisoner on March 21st last having both legs broken, one being badly fractured.
For some time he was at Limberg, but he died on July 25 at Quedlinberg, and was buried at the cemetery there on July 28. Previous to enlisting he was employed as a weaver by the Harle Syke Mill Co., Ltd. He attended the Hill-lane Baptist Sunday School, where his name is on the roll of honour. There is an older brother, Pte. Maurice Leaver serving in France.

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Name: LEAVER
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd/6th Bn.
Date of Death: 22/07/1918
Service No: 302370
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. F. 4.
Cemetery: NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY

1901 Census - RG13; Piece: 3868; Folio: 54; Page: 20
6 Finsely Street, Briercliffe
James LEAVER, HEAD, Mar, 37yrs, Hewer Stone Quarry, b. Nelson
Margaret J. LEAVER, Wife, 35yrs, b. Briercliffe
Maurice LEAVER, Son, 15yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Nelson
Ida M. LEAVER, Daughter, 13yrs, Cotton Winder, b. Briercliffe
Rennie LEAVER, Son, 10yrs, b. Briercliffe
Hartley LEAVER, Son, 7yrs, b. Briercliffe
Helena LEAVER, Daughter, 5yrs, b. Briercliffe

1891 Census - RG12; Piece: 3372; Folio 6; Page 8
Hollin Grove, Briercliffe
James LEAVER, Head, Mar, 27yrs, Quarry man, b. Briercliffe
Margaret J. LEAVER, Wife, Mar, 25yrs, b. Briercliffe
Maurice LEAVER, Son, 5yrs, Scholar, b. Marsden
Ida M. LEAVER, Daughter, 3yrs, b. Briercliffe
Rennie LEAVER, Son, 10 months, b. Briercliffe

This might be the marriage

Marriages Dec 1883________________________________________
HEAP Margaret Jane Burnley
8e 411
LEAVER James Burnley
8e 411

1901 Census - RG13; Piece: 3881; Folio: 40; Page: 22
Mount Pleasant, Nelson, Great Marsden
John LEAVER, Head, Mar, 68yrs, Retired Stone Cutter, b. Briercliffe
Margaret LEAVER, Wife, Mar, 65yrs, b. Nelson
Benjamin LEAVER, Son, Widow, 44yrs, Stone Cutter at Quary, Worker, b. Nelson
Walter LEAVER, Grandson, 17yrs, Cotton Weaver, Worker, b. Nelson

1891 Census - RG12; Piece: 3378; Folio 69; Page 2
8 Mount Pleasant, Nelson, Great Marsden
John LEAVER, Head, Mar, 58yrs, Stone Quarry Man, b. Briercliffe
Margaret Leaver, Wife, 55yrs, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Benjamin LEAVER, Son, Widower, 34yrs, Stone Quarry Man, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Adam LEAVER, Son, Single, 24yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Thomas LEAVER, Son, 22yrs, Stone Quarry Man, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Willie LEAVER, Son, 19yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Nanny LEAVER, Daughter, 17yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Harry LEAVER, Son, 13yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson
Walter LEAVER, Grandson, 7yrs, Scholar, b. Great Little Marsden, Nelson

1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 4162; Folio: 63; Page: 11
Mount Pleasant, Great Marsden
John LEAVER, Head, Mar, 50yr, Stone Quarry Man, b. Briercliffe
Margaret LEAVER, Wife, Mar, 45yrs, b. Great Marsden
Grace LEAVER, Daughter, Unm, 19yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Marsden
James LEAVER, Son, Unm, 17yrs, Stone Quarryman, b. Great Marsden
Adam LEAVER, Son, Unm, 14yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Great Marsden
Thomas LEAVER, Son, Unm, 12yrs, Scholar, b. Great Marsden
Willie LEAVER, Son, 9yrs, Scholar, b. Great Marsden
Nanny LEAVER, Daughter, 7yrs, Scholar, b. Great Marsden
Harry LEAVER, Son, 3yrs, b. Great Marsden

1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 4162; Folio: 63; Page: 11
Mount Pleasant, Great Marsden
Benjamin LEAVER, Head, Mar, 24yrs, Stone Quarryman, b. Great Marsden
Ann LEAVER, Wife, Mar, 23yrs, Cotton Winder, b. Briercliffe

1871 Census - RG10; Piece: 4156; Folio: 42; Page: 32
Lower Row, Great Marsden
John LEVER, Head, Mar, 38yrs, Quarry Man, b. Briercliffe
Margaret LEVER, Wife, 35yrs, At Home, b. Marsden
Benjamin LEVER, Son, Unm, 14yrs, Quarry Man, b. Marsden
Hartley LEVER, Son, 12yrs, Quarry Boy, b, Marsden
Grace LEVER, Daughter, 9yrs, Scholar, b. Marsden
James LEVER, Son, 7yrs, Scholar, b. Marsden
Adam LEVER, Son, 4yrs, b. Marsden
Thomas LEVER, Son, 2yrs, b. Marsden

St John Gt Marsden

22F
Leaver
John of Southfield Nelson died August 5th 1906 aged 73 years
Margaret wife died June 4th 1903 aged 67 years
Benjamin son died June 14th 1914 aged 57 years
Elsie daughter of Harry and Catherine died April 20th 1907 aged 11mths
Ann dau? died June 5th 1910 aged 14mths
John son of Thomas and Ellen died July 7th 1909 aged 1 year

62N
Leaver
Willie died April 6th 1953 aged 81 years
Mary wife died September 16th 1942 aged 70 tears
Wilfred son died October 29th 1923 aged 19 years
John son killed in France April 5th 1917 aged 21 years
Nora daughter died in infancy
Althea May daughter died in Egypt August 14th 1940 aged 42 years.

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Name: LEAVER, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 05/04/1917
Service No: 26813
Additional information: Son of Willie and Mary Leaver, of 22, Fletcher St., Nelson, Lancs.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. Q. 1.
Cemetery: MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY