Twiglets

I’d almost forgotten I had this: a digital image of young Harry Leah’s birth certificate. I bought it from the GRO months ago when I was desperate to find that at least one of my greatgrandfather’s nine siblings had been born at the Cock Inn in Cheshire. I was a litle miffed to discover Harry wasn’t, but never mind, where will he take us now?

Born in 1869, Harry was barely toddling when his parents moved to Manchester, and a young man of only 17 or 18 when they died. So it’s the 1891 Census we’re after first, and he’s easy as pie to find.

Harry Leah, aged 22, is living in Wallwork Street, Openshaw,