Spens Family History

Notes


John Menzies Leck

Jeweller; Info in OPR, birth and baptism record FM #0994182, Witnesses to baptism were
James Spens and Thomas Leck; 1861 Census Fm# 103,858, Glasgow, age 12
Apprentice Jeweller, Marriage to Elizabeth Hunter M119281 6035516 Register;
cannot be found after birth of last child in 1879; wife remarried 31 Aug 1881;


Elizabeth Hunter

Death registry #293, 1909, Died of chronic Brights disease, duration unknown,
chronic pneumonia 6 weeks, son Francis Buchanan is the informant; widow of John
Menzies Leck; died on St. Vincent Street in Glasgow; age 41 in 1891 Census;
Christening information from IGI;


Elizabeth Spens Leck

Found in IGI, 1993 edition, C116441 6035516 Register; birth registry states
father was informant, living at 3 Black Street in Glasgow; In 1881 Census
of Glasgow, En. Dist 5, 644-7 Barony Civil Parish, age 8, with Grandparents;
age 18 in 1891 census with mother and step-father.


Isabella Elizabeth Leck

Died 1962, age 86, single; age 15 in 1891 Census;


John Buchanan

living at 5 North Coberg St., Glasgow at time of marrige to Isabella, grocery salesman; Although
he was married little more than a year to Isabella before she died, 18 years
later he is the witness to his sister-in-law, Margaret's, veracity--on his
mother-in-law's will. His address at that time was 69 Brown's, Anderson,
Glasgow, spirit dealer; 1891 Census with son, Archibald, age 10, 641/7/56/2;
Extracted birth information from Tradeston Parish, C119331 1855-1875, 6035516,
Register;


Isabella Irvine Leck

Record in OPR, work in IGI Batch C119682, Film #1041480 Witnesses named Thomas and William Leck given as third child, Marriage in IGI, Sep 1995 edition, M116441, 6035516 Register; 1861 Census, age 10, going to school, 36 West Milton Street, 644/7 En. Dist. 5; Not in 1881 Census with parents; age 29 at time of marriage, occupation umbrella coverer, spinster; witnesses to marriage were Robert Buchanan and Elizabeth Leck, married at 4 Cambridge St. Glasgow, by banns, United Presbryterian Chruch; Isabella died when her only child was one month old; died of puefperal septicamia 6 days;

Death date in family Bible was given as Feb 30, 1881;


Robert Dallas

married according to the United Presby church rites; bachelor, age 32,
merchantile clerk, living at 22 Rosvala St., Partick, married at the home of
the bride (6 Cambridge St., Glasgow)


Elizabeth Leck

Draper; Record in OPR, Extracted Batch C119683, Film #1041480, the fifth child born toJohn Leck and Elizabeth Spens, witness were William and Thomas Leck, address was 74 Mews Lane, Cowcaddens, Barony Parish; age 8 in 1861 Census, 36 West Milton Street, Fm 103,858; Age 27 in 1881 Census 644-7 - 59, 6 Cambridge St; marriage record for Blythswood, parish 644-7, entry # 294; 1891 Census index for Lanarkshire: Robert 39, Elizabeth 37, Andrew Fulton 5, John Leck 4, Elizabeth Leck 0.


Andrew Fulton Dallas

Died at Children's Hospital at U.R. 52 Cambridge Street, Dist Kelvin, Burgh
Glasgow; died of Spinal caries, 6 years, informant was Robet Dallas,
Merchantile Clerk and father, Ref: 644/944


Robert Dallas

No death or marriage found


James Spens Leck

Found in IGI extraction C119281; born in the District of Milton, Burgh of
Glasgow, entry number 52, 1866, 2 p.m. at 91 Maitland Street, Glasgow, father
present; Prentice plasterer age 15 in 1881 Census, 6 Cambridge St., Glasgow;
C119281 6035516 Register; Death General Index of Deaths of Scotland 1898-1952, 644/13/207, informant was dau, MKC Davidson, in Glasgow; In 1898, James lived at 139 Crumblin Road, Belfast; in 1912 at time of second marriage James lived at 126 W. Graham St., Glasgow, age 46, plasterer jouneyman, widower, 644/9/419;


Helena Kernaghan

Died of Lobar pneumonia bilateral, 14 days cardiac debility, 2 days, M. Leck
sister-in-law present (of 52 cambridge St)


Elizabeth Spens Leck

age 17 at death, living at 126 W Graham Street in Glasgow, died of pulmonary tubercle, after 1 year, 6 months, informant was her father, her mother was dec.


James Spens Leck

Found in IGI extraction C119281; born in the District of Milton, Burgh of
Glasgow, entry number 52, 1866, 2 p.m. at 91 Maitland Street, Glasgow, father
present; Prentice plasterer age 15 in 1881 Census, 6 Cambridge St., Glasgow;
C119281 6035516 Register; Death General Index of Deaths of Scotland 1898-1952, 644/13/207, informant was dau, MKC Davidson, in Glasgow; In 1898, James lived at 139 Crumblin Road, Belfast; in 1912 at time of second marriage James lived at 126 W. Graham St., Glasgow, age 46, plasterer jouneyman, widower, 644/9/419;


Elizabeth Lapsley Duncan

married at the home of her parents at 376 Great Western Rd, Glasgow, a
spinster, age 47, dau of Elizabeth Skene and George Gabriel Duncan, a
commercial traveler; wittnesses were Mary E. S. Duncan and Thomas Nick, married
in Kelvin Parish/District No. 644-13, # 408;


James Miller

pithographic writer; Of 131 Annfield St., Glasgow at time of marriage, a bachelor, age 31,
pithographic writer; wittnesses were Maggie leck and John A. Miller, according to the form and rites of the United Presby Church; birth from IGI; oldest of five children, appears to be the only one born in Barony--family moved to Blythswood by 1856; work has been done for sibling--see IGI;


Sarah Jane Leck

Found in 1993 IGI but not in OPR, mother given as Elizabeth Spence; 1861
Census, age 2 Fm # 103858; 36 West Milton Street, Glasgow, 644-7 En D 5; 1881
Census age 22, machinist; Birth registered #490, Film 280,522, living at 16 West Milton Street; C119281 6035516 Register; death registered #1137, 1884, died of bronchitis 21 days; died just 15 days after her marriage;


Francis Buchanan

Francis was 23 at time of marriage to Elizabeth Leck, a widow age 31. Francis was living at 10 Fundlay Street and Elizabeth was at 120 Renfrew St in Glasgow, Francis was the son of John Buchanan, dec, and Cathrine Rae. The couple were married at 5 Abbottsford Place in Glasgow, dist of Gorbals,


Elizabeth Hunter

Death registry #293, 1909, Died of chronic Brights disease, duration unknown,
chronic pneumonia 6 weeks, son Francis Buchanan is the informant; widow of John
Menzies Leck; died on St. Vincent Street in Glasgow; age 41 in 1891 Census;
Christening information from IGI;


John D. Buchanan

age 7 in 1891 Census


Catherine R. Buchanan

1891 Census, age 6;


Ann G. Buchanan

age 4 in 1891 Census;


Francis Buchanan

Registry number 374;


John Hunter

Clerk;


Farquhar Macrae

Grocer Assistant; of #4 Seamore St. bachelor, age 32 at time of marriage;


Jane Gibson Leck

sewing machinist; Found in IGI, 1993 edition C116441 6035516 Register; living at #4 Seamore St
at time of marriage after publication according to United Presbeterian Church;


John Macrae

age 1 month in 1901 Census


James Taylor

Taxi cab proprietor,


Doris Davison Spens

England Civil birth registration, 1889 Dec Q Newcastle T. 10b. 61;
1891 Census of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Doris Davison, age 1 year, 1 Douglas Terrace;
1901 Census, listed as Doris Davison, age 11, scholar, liiving with mother Annabel living at 1 Douglas Terrace in Westgate, mother is a licensed vitualler, family living with Atkinson cousins;
in 1931, living at 37 Thropton Terrace, Newcastle, England at time of her mother's death;