Mary Jane Rodger

ID #501, (30 Jun 1887-9 Feb 1965)
Pedigree

Notes

Married name: Mary Jane Leech.
Occupation: Domestic service at Creswells, Marple Ridge.1
Mary Jane Rodger was known as Polly.

Family: John Leech (15 Sep 1885-8 Jan 1951)

Key Events

Birth30 Jun 1887, Farm, Wood End, Disley, Cheshire2,3
MarriageJohn Leech30 May 1917, All Saints, Marple, Cheshire4
Death9 Feb 1965, 33, Aldersgate, New Mills, Derbyshire5,6
Cremation13 Feb 1965, Stockport Crematorium, Stockport, Cheshire7,8

Location by Decade

1887 Birth
Wood End, Disley, Cheshire
1891 Census
Wood End, Disley, Cheshire
1901 Census
Wood End, Disley, Cheshire
1911 Census
Crown Hotel
1917 Marriage
Marple, All Saints
1921 Census
Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire
1939 Pop.Reg.
Marple, Cheshire
1940s
NO DATA
1950s
NO DATA
1965 Death
New Mills, Derbyshire

Detailed Timeline

30 Jun 1887Mary Jane Rodger was born at Wood End, Disley, Cheshire.2,3
Jul 1887Her birth was registered in Hayfield R.D. in the 1887 JAS quarter.9
21 Aug 1887She was baptized at Disley, St Mary.
Child of Hugh and Fanny Rodger; Disley; Farmer.3
5 Apr 1891She appeared as Grand-Daughter in the 1891 census in the household of John Rodger at Wood End, Disley, Cheshire.
Age 3 , born Disley, Cheshire.
Household also included:- Hugh Rodger, Fanny Rodger, Hugh Rodger, John Hewitt Rodger, Emily Ardern and Henry Cofee.10
31 Mar 1901Mary Jane Rodger appeared as Daughter in the 1901 census in the household of Hugh Rodger at Wood End, Disley, Cheshire.
Age 14 , servant , born Disley, Cheshire.
Household also included:- Fanny Rodger, Hugh Rodger, John Hewitt Rodger, Annie Rodger, William Rodger, Fanny Rodger and Thomas James Rodger.11
2 Apr 1911Mary Jane Rodger appeared as Daughter in the 1911 census in the household of Hugh Rodger at Crown Hotel.
Age 23 , Single , Assistant in business , born Disley, Cheshire.
Household also included:- Fanny Rodger, John Hewitt Rodger, Annie Rodger, William Rodger, Fanny Rodger and Thomas James Rodger.12
30 May 1917Mary Jane Rodger, daughter of Hugh Rodger and Fanny Hewitt, married John Leech, son of James Leech and Ellen Smith, at Marple, All Saints.
John, 31
Mary Jane, 29
Identified witnesses: Arthur William Leech and Thomas James Rodger.4
The marriage was registered in Marple, Stockport R.D., Z-RD, in 1917 AMJ quarter.13
27 Mar 1918Her daughter Kathleen Leech was born at Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire.14
25 Jan 1920Her son John Leech was born at Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire.3,15,14
19 Jun 1921Mary Jane Leech appeared as Wife in the 1921 census in the household of John Leech at Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire.
Age 33y 11m , Married , Homes Duties , born Disley, Cheshire.
Household also included:- Kathleen Leech and John Leech.16
1922Mary Jane Leech and John Leech were on the 1922 Electoral Register at Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire.
Sep 1939Mary Jane Leech appeared on the 1939 register in the household of John Leech at Marple, Cheshire.
Married; Unpaid domestic duties.
Also present John Leech and Kathleen Leech.17
7 May 1951Mary Jane Leech was an executrix of John Leech's estate.18
9 Feb 1965Mary Jane Leech died at New Mills, Derbyshire.
age 77.5,6
11 Feb 1965Mary Jane Leech's death was registered in Hayfield, Chapel-en-le-Frith R.D., Z-RD, , Widow of John Leech, a Warehouse Manager; Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis, certified by A.D.Shubsachs LMSSS; registered by John Leech, son, of 33 Aldersgate, New Mills.19
13 Feb 1965Her body was cremated at Stockport Crematorium;
age 77.7,8
20 Feb 1965Mary Jane's ashes were interred on Rocky Terrace, with husband's ashes at Stockport Crematorium.
22 Mar 1965Probate - Mary Jane Leech of 5 Weatherley Drive, Marple, Cheshire, died 9th February 1965 at 33 Aldersgate, New Mills, Derbyshire. Administration at Manchester, Lancashire, to Kathleen Vernon, widow.

Memorials

  • There is a memorial to Mary Jane Leech at Stockport Crematorium Upright stone on the rocky terrace to left of old crematorium.20

Citations

  1. [S1] Family knowledge.
  2. [S5] Rodgers Family Bible.
  3. [S305] Parish Records.
  4. [S180] Free BMD : 1917 AMJ Marple, All Saints, Marple, Stockport 8a50 ST73/2/460.
  5. [S9] Death Certificate.
  6. [S180] Free BMD.
  7. [S4] Interview with John Leech #8, by J.L.
  8. [S30] Parish Records.
  9. [S180] Free BMD.
  10. [S23] Census RG12/2787 F124 P12.
  11. [S20] Census, 1901, images & transcriptions RG13/3278 F44? P8.
  12. [S21] Census, 1911, images & transcriptions RG14/21322 RD443 ED12.
  13. [S181] GRO/Free & Cheshire BMD : 1917 AMJ Marple, All Saints, Marple, Stockport 8a50 ST73/2/460.
  14. [S1] Family knowledge.
  15. [S27] St.Catherine Index (former BMD index, now withdrawn).
  16. [S22] Census 1921 FindmyPast RG15/16620.
  17. [S150] Register of British Population - September 1939.
  18. [S99] National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), England & Wales, 1858-1995.
  19. [S180] Free BMD.
  20. [S1] Family knowledge.