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BirthJan 1830, Cayton, Yorks
Baptism17 Jan 1830, Cayton, Yorks
Death2 Jul 1875, Osgodby, Cayton, Yorks
Burial6 Jul 1875, Cayton, Yorks
GeneralFarmer
Notes for John Francis Leighton
His baptism transcript:

First name(s)           John Francis
Last name               Leighton
Baptism year            1830
Baptism date            17 Jan 1830
Baptism place           Cayton
Denomination            Anglican
Father's first name(s)  George
Mother's first name(s)  Margaret
County                  Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country                 England
Archive                 East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service
Archive reference       E-PE127-4
Page                    36
Record set              Yorkshire Baptisms

The parish register only adds that his father was a farmer and that their abode was Osgodby.
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His death index:

First name(s)  JOHN FRANCIS
Last name      LEIGHTON
Gender         Male
Birth year     1830
Age            45
Death quarter  3
Death year     1875
District       Scarborough
County         Yorkshire
Volume         9D
Page           249
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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His burial transcript:

First name(s)      John Francis
Last name          Leighton
Age                45
Birth year         1830
Death year         1875
Burial year        1875
Burial date        06 Jul 1875
Burial place       Cayton
County             Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country            England
Archive            East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service
Archive reference  E-PE127-9
Page               97
Record set         Yorkshire Burials
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It should be noted that his baptism, death and burial all say he was born in 1830 (poss late 1829) but at his marriage to a 20 year-old he said he was born in 1833.  There was 18 years between him and Ida.
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Will notes for John Francis Leighton
His probate index:

LEIGHTON, John FRancis
Effects under £3,000
5 February [1876] The Will of John Francis Leighton late of Osgodby in the Parish of Cayton in the County of York farmer who died 2 July 1875 at Osgodby was proved at York by Henry Wright of Scarborough in the said County Surgeon and Matthew Fenwick of Osgodby farmer the Executors.
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Notes for John Francis & Ida (Family)
From the image of the parish register:

Location:    The church of St Martin on the Hill, st Martin parish, Scarborough, Yorks
No:          68
Date:        December 9 1868

                      Him                            Her
                      ===                            ===
Name            John Francis Leighton             Ida Sarony
Age             35                                20
Condition       Bachelor                          Spinster
Occupation      Farmer                            -
Residence       Osgoldby, Cayton                  Sarony Square
Father          George Leighton                   Napoleon Sarony
Father job      Farmer                            Photographer

Marriage by:    Licence
Celebrant       L Mone Lister, Ancillary curate
Witnesses       Oliver Sarony, George Leighton Jnr, George Leighton Snr
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There is absolutely no corresponding registered marriage for the above.  I speculate that this was because St Martins was a fairly new church (somewhat funded by Oliver Sarony) and they had not got into the habit of forwarding marriage records to the registrars.
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Last Modified 30 Sep 2020Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
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