John Towlerton Leather 1804

John Towlerton Leather 1804-1885
John of Leventhorpe Hall, Yorkshire, and of Middleton Hall, Belford, Northumberland, J.P., Patron of Leven, Yorkshire, and Captain of the Dorset artillery volunteers was born on 30 August 1804, the son of James Leather and Mary Towlerton, at Liverpool, Lancashire. James Leather was the brother of George Leather, the father of Maria, mentioned below.

Maria Leather 1811-1849 (1^st Wife)

Maria was born on 2 August 1811, the daughter of George Leather Jr. and Sarah Wignall, at Bradford, Yorkshire.
I have identified the following children.

Emily	Born abt 1833	Whittington, Derbyshire	Died in Infancy
Ellen Eliza	Born 16 Jul 1834	Sheffield, Yorkshire	Married Rev. William Medcalf
Frederick John	Born 21 Nov 1835	Sheffield, Yorkshire	Married Gertrude Elizabeth Sophia Walters
Ann Maria	Born 20 Feb 1839	Whittington, Derbyshire	Died in Infancy
Catherine Rosa	Born 31 Jan 1841	Sheffield, Yorkshire	Died 9 Feb 1849
Arthur Hugo	Born 30 Mar 1846	Leeds, Yorkshire

Birth of Parents

John Towlerton Leather

b: 30 Aug 1804 c: 7 Oct 1804 Liverpool, Lancashire
son of James Leather and Mary Towlerton

Maria Leather

b: 2 Aug 1811 c: 24 Aug 1811 Bradford, Yorkshire
daughter of George Leather Jr. and Sarah Wignall

Marriage

2 Aug 1832
John Towlerton Leather
Maria Leather

Children

Emily Leather

b: abt 1833 Whittington, Derbyshire
daughter of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather Died in Infancy

Ellen Eliza Leather

b: 16 Jul 1834 Whittington, Derbyshire
daughter of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather

Frederick John Leather

b: 21 Nov 1835 Whittington, Derbyshire
son of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather

Ann Maria Leather

b: 20 Feb 1839 Whittington, Derbyshire 1839 2Q Chesterfield 19 449
daughter of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather Died in Infancy

Catherine Rosa Leather

b: 31 Jan 1841 Whittington, Derbyshire 1841 1Q Chesterfield 19 465
daughter of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather 1849 1Q Hunslet 23 248

1841 Census	HO107-1343	7 June 1841	Kirkgate, Leeds, Yorkshire
Knostrop New Hall			Born in this County?
George Leather Sarah Maria Sarah George Samuel Ann Catherine Plus 4 Servants	Age 56 Age 55 Age 29 Age 20 Age 25 Age 15 Age 2 Age 4 Mon.	Civil Engineer Worsted Spinner Worsted Spinner	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	5 Oct 1786 abt 1785 abt 1811 abt 1820 abt 1815 abt 1825 20 Feb 1839 31 Jan 1841

1841 Census	HO107-1296	7 June 1841	Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire
West Brook Place			Born in this County?
Walter Rawstorne Isabella Plus 1 Servant Ellen E. Leather	Age 30 Age 30 Age 20 Age 6	Architect Family Servant	Yes No Yes	abt 1810 abt 1810 abt 1820 16 Jul 1834

1841 Census	HO107-1348	7 June 1841	Chapeltown, Leeds Town, Yorkshire
Nassau Cottage			Born in this County?
George Baker Benjamin Emma Ann Plus 1 Servant Frederick Leather William Jarvis George Pearson	Age 30 Age 20 Age 20 Age 50 Age 15 Age 5 Age 5 Age 5	School Mrs Family Servant	Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Yes Yes Yes Yes	abt 1810 abt 1820 abt 1820 abt 1790 abt 18xx 21 Nov 1835 abt 1835 abt 1835

Arthur Hugo Leather

b: 30 Mar 1846 Leventhorpe, Yorkshire 1846 2Q Hunslet 23 360
son of John Towlerton Leather and Maria Leather

1851 Census	HO107-2346	31 March 1851	Swillington, Yorkshire
Leventhorpe
John T. Leather (Widower) Arthur Hugo Plus 5 Servants	Age 46 Age 5	Civil Engineer Contractor Scholar	Liverpool Leventhorpe	Yorkshire	30 Aug 1804 30 Mar 1846

Death

Maria (Leather) Leather

Died 22 Jan 1849, Age 37, 1819 1Q Hunslet 23 247

The Times, Wednesday, Jan 24, 1849 Death

On the 22d inst., at Leventhorpe-hall, near Leeds, Maria, the wife of J. T. Leather, Esq., aged 37.

Harriet Spencer Page 1819-1859 (2^nd Wife)

Harriet was born about 1819, the daughter of Isaac Spencer Page, at Shirland, Derbyshire.
I have identified the following children.

	Spencer Towlerton	Born 27 Sep 1853		Yorkshire	Died 3 Feb 1855
	Edith Harriet	Born abt 1856		Yorkshire	Married Charles Falkiner Morton

Birth of New Wife

Harriet Spencer Page

b: abt 1819 Shirland, Derbyshire
daughter of Isaac Spencer Page, Esq.

Marriage

19 May 1852
John Towlerton Leather
Harriet Spencer Page

Morton, Derbyshire 1852 2Q Chesterfield 7b 803
Widower, Father: James Leather
Spinster, Father: Isaac Spencer Page

Children

Spencer Towlerton Leather

b: 27 Sep 1853 Yorkshire 1853 4Q Hunslet 9b 231
son of John Towlerton Leather and Harriet Spencer Page 3 Feb 1855 1Q Hunslet 9b 162

Edith Harriet Leather

b: abt 1856 Yorkshire 1856 1Q Hunslet 9b 233
daughter of John Towlerton Leather and Harriet Spencer Page

John commissioned a painting in 1853 from John Wilson Carmichael to celebrate the laying of 100th stone in
the foundations of the Portland Breakwater in Dorset, a project which he, as a civil engineer, was running. © Christie's Images Limited 2016

Death

Harriet Spencer (Page) Leather

Died 18 May 1859 1859 2Q Wakefield 9c 15

The Times, Friday, May 20, 1859 Death

On the 18th inst., Harriet Spencer, the beloved wife of John Towlerton Leather, Esq., of Leventhorpe Hall, near Leeds, in the 40th year of her age.

1861 Census	RG9-3358	8 April 1861	Swillington, Yorkshire
Leventhorp Hall
John Towlerton Leather (Widower) Anna Maria Edith Harriet Fanny Oldham (Niece) Charlotte Hicks Plus 8 Servants	Age 56 Age 22 Age 5 Age 10 Age 45	Colliery Owner Visitor Governess	Liverpool Whittington Swillington Alpeton Gosport	Lancashire Derbyshire Yorkshire Derbyshire Hampshire	30 Aug 1804 20 Feb 1839 abt 1855 abt 1850 abt 1815

1871 Census	RG10-357	3 April 1871	Charing Cross, St Martin in the Fields, London
19 Carlton House Terrace
John T. Leather (Widower) Annie M. Arthur H. Edith H. Charlotte Hicks (Visitor) Plus 7 Servants	Age 66 Age 32 Age 25 Age 15 Age 55	J.P for Northumberland Mech. Engineer Scholar	Liverpool Whittington Swillington Swillington Gosport	Derbyshire Yorkshire Yorkshire Hants	30 Aug 1804 20 Feb 1839 abt 1845 abt 1855 abt 1815

1881 Census	RG11-4712	4 April 1881	Swillington, Yorkshire
Leventhorpe Hall
John T. Leather (Widower) Annie M. Plus 10 Servants	Age 76 Age 42	Civil Engineer, J.P., D.L.	Liverpool Whittington	Lancashire Derbyshire	30 Aug 1804 20 Feb 1839

Death

John Towlerton Leather

Died 6 Jun 1885, Age 80, 1885 2Q Tadcaster 9c 474

The Times, Tuesday, Jun 9, 1885 Death

On the 6th inst., in the 81st year of his age John Towlerton Leather, Esq., of Leventhorpe Hall, Leeds; Middleton Hall, Belford, Northumberland; and 19 Carlton-house-terrace, London.

Wakefield 14 Jul 1885 Probate

Leather, John Towlerton Esq. - The Will of John Towlerton Leather, late of Leventhorpe Hall, in the County of York , and of Middleton Hall, in the County of Northumberland, Esquire, who died 6 June 1885, at Leventhorpe Hall, was proved at Wakefield, by the Honourable George Edwin Lascelles, of Sion Hill Thirsk, in the County of York, Henry Edmund Watson, of Shirecliffe Hall, in the Parish of Sheffield, in the County of York, Esquire, and William Sheepshanks, of Park-place, Harrogate, in the County of York, Esquire, the Executors. Personal Estate £256,983 5s. 2d.

Brass Memorial Plate at
Belford St. Mary Church

TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD
ARE THESE BELLS GIVEN TO BELFORD CHURCH
BY F.J. LEATHER
AND IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER
JOHN TOWLERTON LEATHER
OF MIDDLETON
BORN 30TH AUGUST 1804: DIED 6TH JUNE 1885.