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Percival Charles Du Sautoy Leather   1867-1944
Percival was born on 28 March 1867, the son of Frederick John Leather and Gertrude Elizabeth Sophia Walters, in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland. He married Sophia Talbot Laing.
Sophia Talbot Laing                              1864-1953
Sophia was born on 30 May 1864, the daughter of James and Theresa Talbot Laing, at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham..
I have identified the following children.
  Mabel Dorothy Born abt 1893   Ceylon  
Olive Margaret Born abt 1896   Aymestray, Herefordshire Married John Stanley Graham Branscombe
Paul Du Sautoy Born abt 1900   Ford, Northumberland  

Birth of Parents
Percival Charles Du Sautoy Leather b: 28 Mar 1867               Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland
son of Frederick John Leather and Gertrude Elizabeth Sophia Walters

Sophia Talbot Laing b: 30 May 1864  c: 25 Jun 1864   St. Michael's, Bishopwearmouth   1864 3Q Sunderland 10a 467
daughter of James and Theresa Talbot Laing, Shipbuilder, 23 Fawcett Street

Marriage
28 Jul 1891       St Michael & All Angels Church, Ford, Northumberland         1891 3Q Glendale 10b 619
Percival Charles du Sautoy Leather
Sophia Talbot Laing

The Times, Monday, Aug 3, 1891                         Marriages
  On the 28th ult., at St. Michael's Church, Ford, Northumberland, by the Rev. C. Green, assisted by the Rev. H. Neville, P. C. du S. Leather, second son of the late Frederick Leather, of Middleton Hall, Bedford, to Sophie, sixth daughter of James Laing, of Etal Manor, Cornhill-on-Tweed, and Thornhill, Sunderland.

Children
Mabel D. Leather b: abt 1892               Ceylon
daughter of Percival Leather and Sophia Talbot Laing
Olive Margaret Leather b: abt 1896               Aymestray, Herefordshire       1896 3Q Leominster 6a 515
daughter of Percival Leather and Sophia Talbot Laing
Paul Du Sautoy Leather b: abt 1900               Ford, Northumberland       1900 4Q Glendale 10b 481
son of Percival Leather and Sophia Talbot Laing

1901 Census RG13-4840 1 April 1901 Alnwick, Northumberland
Hope House, South Street
Percival C. du S. Leather
Sophia T. (Wife)
Olive M.
Paul du S.
Plus 2 Servants
Age 34
Age 36
Age 4
Age 6 Mo.
Tea Planter Retired
Sunderland
Aymestray
Ford
Scotland
Durham
Herefordshire
Northumberland
28 Mar 1867
30 May 1864
abt 1896
abt 1900

1901 Census RG13-4848 1 April 1901 Ford, Northumberland
Manor House, Etal Village
Theresa T. Laing
Louise H. (Sister)
Rupert A. Paget (GRson)
Mabel D. Leather (GRdau)
Claire A. M. Laing (GRdau)
Age 41
Age 28
Age 18
Age 8
Age 8
  Sunderland
Sunderland
Newcastle
Ceylon
Ford
Durham
Durham
Northumberland

Northumberland
28 May 1859
8 Dec 1872
abt 1882
abt 1892
abt 1892

1911 Census RG14-(51) 3 April 1911 Sunninghill, Berkshire
Hillsborough, Ascot   (18 Rooms)
Ernest Bowden Smith
Ada Mary (Wife)
Philip Ernest
Sheila
Marjorie
Percival Charles Du Satoy Leather (M)
Sophia Talbot Leather (M)
Plus 4 Servants
Age 48
Age 44
Age 20
Age 18
Age 18
Age 44
Age 46
Tea Planter Retired

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Warwickshire
Edinburgh
Durham
abt 1862
abt 1866
abt 1890
abt 1892
abt 1892
28 Mar 1867
30 May 1864

Death
Percival Leather Died 4 Oct 1944, Age 77,       1944 4Q Richmond 9d 614

The Times, Friday, Oct 6, 1944                         Death
  LEATHER - On Oct. 4, 1944, at Richmond, Yorkshire, Percival Charles Du Sautoy Leather, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Leather, of Middleton Hall, Belford, Northumberland, and the Friary, Tickhill, Yorkshire, and dear husband of Sophia Talbot Leather, aged 77.   Funeral private.   No Flowers.
DURHAM   29 Dec 1944                         Probate
LEATHER, Percival Charles Du Sautoy, of Bolton Crofts, Richmond, Yorkshire, died 4 October 1944, Probate Durham, 29 December, to Paul Du Satoy Leaather, stock and share broker, and Mabel Dorothy Leather, spinster.
  Effects £24,900 19s 2d.

Death
Sophia Talbot (Laing) Leather Died 1 Jul 1953, Age 89,  at 30 Malson Dieu, Richmond, Yorkshire

The Times, Friday, Jul 3, 1953
OBITUARY
  LEATHER - On July 1, 1953, at 30 Malson Dieu, Richmond, Yorkshire, after a long illness patiently borne, Sophie Talbot, widow of P. C. Du S. Leather, and daughter of the late Sir James Laing, of Sunderland, Aged 89.
DURHAM   31 Jul 1953                         Probate
LEATHER, Sophia Talbot, otherwise Sophie Talbot, of 30 Maison dieu, Richmond, Yorkshire, widow, died 1 July 1953, Probate Durham, 31 July, to Mabel Dorothy Leather, spinster, Olive Branscombe (wife of John Stanley Graham Branscombe), and Paul du Sautoy Leather, Stockbroker.
  Effects £1,457 19s. 5d.