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Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie

Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie

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  • Name Alexander John Forbes-Leith  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie 
    Birth 6 Aug 1847  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    England 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lord Leith of Fyvie 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1 Grosvenor Crescent 
    Registration Between 1 Oct 1925 and 31 Dec 1925  Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death Registration 
    • Volume 3a, Page 1106
    Death 14 Nov 1925  Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
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    Person ID I92242  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 

    Father Rear Admiral John James Leith
              b. 22 Oct 1788  
              d. 25 Oct 1854 (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Margaret Forbes  
              d. 12 Apr 1899 
    Family ID F26949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Louise January
              b. 2 Jun 1848, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Jun 1930, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1872 
    Family ID F26950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Aug 1847 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 2 Apr 1911 - Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lord Leith of Fyvie - 2 Apr 1911 - Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Grosvenor Crescent - 2 Apr 1911 - Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Death Registration - Between 1 Oct 1925 and 31 Dec 1925 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Nov 1925 - Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From the 1911 England Census for Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London (RG14PN433 RG78PN15 RD5 SD2 ED2 SN66) Alexander John Lord Leith of Fyvie, 63, from Aberdeen, Scotland, was with his wife Mary Louise Lady Leith of Fyvie, 62, from St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A, at 1 Grovesnor Crescent, Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London, England. Also present were Joan Bracke Saltmarshe, 43, Secretary from Kensington, London, and servants Blanche Branche, 50, Lady's Maid from Belgium, Brussels, Mary Smith, 29, Cook from Fulham, London, Isabel Dallas, 33, Head Housemaid from Drumforber, Kincardine, Scotland, Elsie Selwood, 28, 2nd Housemaid from Chelsea, London, Grace Marsh, 18, 3rd Housemaid from Bermondsey, London, Julia Violet Mackie, 18, Scullery Maid from Edinburgh, Scotland, Harry Rogers Foster, 32, Valet from Islington, London, Frederick C. Tassell, 24, Footman from Rushden, Northamptonshire, and John Daunt, 22, Footman from Kensington, London.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9676] Jennifer White, [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),], Family Tree of Leith and Leith-Hay of Leith Hall (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S9678] The Peerage, (http://thepeerage.com), accessed 19 Jul 2015), Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie (92242) (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from The Peerage website on 19/7/2015
      (http://thepeerage.com/p23660.htm#i236598)

      Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie1
      M, #236598, b. 6 August 1847, d. 14 November 1925


      Last Edited=7 Apr 2011
      Consanguinity Index=0.0%

      Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie was born on 6 August 1847.1 He was the son of Rear-Admiral John James Leith and Margaret Forbes.1 He married Marie Louise January, daughter of Derick Algernon January, on 19 October 1871.1 He died on 14 November 1925 at age 78 at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.1,2 He was educated at Berlin, Germany.1 He was educated at ?cole Sp?ciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyr, ?le-de-France, France.1 He was educated at Dr. Burney's Naval Academy, Gosport, Hampshire, England.1 He was commissioned in 1860 with the rank of Cadet, in the service of the Royal Navy.1 He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1861.1 He fought in the New Zealand Wars between 1864 and 1865.1 He was decorated with the award of the Royal Humane Society Medal (for saving a boy from drowning).1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1869.1 He retired from the military in 1872.1 He was president of the Joliet Steel Company.1 He was president of the Illinois Steel Company.1 He was organiser of the Federal Steel Company.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).3 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).3 He was created 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, co. Aberdeen [U.K.] on 18 December 1905.1

      Children of Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie and Marie Louise January

      Hon. Ethel Louise Forbes-Leith+1 b. 10 Aug 1872, d. 1 Jan 1930
      Grace Elizabeth Lindell Forbes-Leith2 b. 12 Jul 1874, d. 1874
      2nd Lt. Percy Forbes-Leith1 b. 12 Mar 1881, d. 31 Dec 1900



      Citations

      [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 176. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
      [S4980] Re: Pelham Burn Family, "re: Pelham Burn Family," e-mail message to Lucy Blow, 5 November 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pelham Burn Family."
      [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1461. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
      http://thepeerage.com/p23660.htm#i236598

    3. [S9686] Electric Scotland, (http://www.electricscotland.com), accessed 28 Jul 2015), Alexander LEITH-HAY (later FORBES-LEITH) Lord Leith of Fyvie Castle (92242) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S9093] England. London., 1911 England Census for London, (n.d.), 1 Grosvenor Cresent, Belgrave, London, England; (accessed 20 Jul 2015); citing RG 78 PN 15, RG 14 PN 433, registration district (RD) 5, sub district (SD) 2, enumeration district (ED) 2, schedule number (SN) 66 (Reliability: 3).
      1911 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 20/7/2015



      Information for Alexander John Lord LEITH

      Age in 1911: 63
      Estimated birth year: abt 1848
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Scotland, Aberdeen, Scotland
      Civil Parish: St George Hanover Square
      County/Island: London
      Country: England
      Street address: 1 Grosvenor Crescent S W
      Marital Status: Married
      Occupation: LORD LEITH OF FYVIE
      Registration district: St George, Hanover Square
      Registration District Number: 5
      Sub-registration district: Belgrave
      ED, institution, or vessel: 2
      Piece: 433
      Household Members:
      William HENMAN: Age 36 (1875)
      Edith HENMAN: Age 35 (1876)
      Edith HENMAN: Age 12 (1899)
      Phyllis HENMAN: Age 10 (1901)
      Dorothy HENMAN: Age 8 (1903)
      Vera HENMAN: Age 7 (1904)
      William HENMAN: Age 5 (1906)
      Sydney HENMAN: Age 4 (1907)
      Eileen HENMAN: Age 2 (1909)
      Caroline HENMAN: Age 1 (1910)
      May SHELLEY: Age 17 (1894)
      Alexander John Lord LEITH: Age 63 (1848)
      Mary Louise Lady LEITH: Age 62 (1849)
      Joan Brache SALTMARSHE: Age 43 (1868)
      Blanche BRANCHE: Age 50 (1861)
      Mary SMITH: Age 29 (1882)
      Isabel DALLAS: Age 33 (1878)
      Elsie SELWOOD: Age 18 (1893)
      Grace MARSH: Age 0 (1911)
      Julia Violet MACKIE: Age 18 (1893)
      Harry Rogers FOSTER: Age 32 (1879)
      Frederick C TASSELL: Age 24 (1887)
      John DAUNT: Age 22 (1889)
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1911England&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&MS_AdvCB=1&gsfn=alex*&gsfn_x=1&gsln=leith&gsln_x=NN&msbdy=1847&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=2&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&msfng_x=1&msfns_x=1&msmng_x=1&msmns_x=1&msbng0_x=1&mssng0_x=1&mssns0_x=1&mscng0_x=1&MSAV=2&uidh=e72&pcat=35&fh=0&h=1391606&recoff=&ml_rpos=1RG14PN433 RG78PN15 RD5 SD2 ED2 SN66

    5. [S8529] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, ((http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7579&enc=1)), accessed 19 Jul 2015), Death Registration for Alexander J. (Baron Leith of Fyvie) FORBES-LEITH (92242); Age at death 78 (1847); Dec 1925, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Volume 3a, Page 1106. (Reliability: 3).