Leckenby, William "Billy" Ernest

1895 - 1955  (60 years)

• Name	Leckenby, William "Billy" Ernest
  Nickname	Billy
  Birth	3 Jan 1895	42 Walpole Street, York, , Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	First name(s)William Ernest Last nameLeckenby Birth registration year1895 Registration quarter1 Mother's maiden nameCamidge DistrictYork CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9D Page6 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)William Ernest Last nameLeckenby Birth year1895 Birth date03 Jan 1895 Baptism year1895 Baptism date13 Feb 1895 Baptism placeYork, the Groves Wesleyan Methodist DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)Frank Father's last name- Mother's first name(s)Mary Hannah CountyYorkshire (Ainsty & City of York) CountryEngland ArchiveBorthwick Institute for Archives Archive referenceY GRO 26 Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		I83942 - Birth & Baptism William Ernest Leckenby 03011895-13021895 I83942 - Birth & Baptism William Ernest Leckenby 03011895-13021895 film 7568739, frame 00418
  Christening	13 Feb 1895	The Groves Wesleyan Methodist, York, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)William Ernest Last nameLeckenby Birth year1895 Birth date03 Jan 1895 Baptism year1895 Baptism date13 Feb 1895 Baptism placeYork, the Groves Wesleyan Methodist DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)Frank Father's last name- Mother's first name(s)Mary Hannah CountyYorkshire (Ainsty & City of York) CountryEngland ArchiveBorthwick Institute for Archives Archive referenceY GRO 26 Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast First name(s)William Ernest Last nameLeckenby SexMale Birth year1895 Birth placeGroves Chapel, York, York, England Baptism year- ResidenceYork, England Place- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Father's first name(s)Frank Father's last nameLeckenby Mother's first name(s)Mary Hannah Mother's last nameLeckenby Record setEngland Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Index © IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
  		I83942 - Birth & Baptism William Ernest Leckenby 03011895-13021895 I83942 - Birth & Baptism William Ernest Leckenby 03011895-13021895 film 7568739, frame 00418
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1955	Fulford Cemetery, York, , Yorkshire, England
  Death	8 Aug 1955	The County Hospital, York, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	First name(s)William E Last nameLeckenby SexMale Birth year1895 Age60 Death quarter3 Death year1955 DistrictYork CountyYorkshire Volume2D Page603 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast First name(s)William Ernest Last nameLeckenby Death year1955 Death date08 Aug 1955 Probate year1955 Probate date20 Sep 1955 Probate registryYork Residence town- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Linked personsLloyds Bank Record setEngland & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Person ID	I83942	The Maw Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Beddell, Nellie Elizabeth,   b. 1 Jun 1892, 31 King Street, Tring, , Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Mar 1968, 4 Green Dykes, York, , Yorkshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1919	St Stephen, Paddington, , Middlesex, England   [4]
  	First name(s)William E Last nameLeckenby Marriage quarter1 Marriage year1919 Registration month- MarriageFinder™William E Leckenby married one of these peopleNellie E Beddell Spouse's last nameBeddell DistrictPaddington District number- CountyLondon CountryEngland Volume1A Volume as transcribed1A Page number108 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromGreat Britain, England
  Children	1. Leckenby, Audrey Elizabeth,   b. 20 Apr 1931, York, , Yorkshire, England d. 1 May 2022, York, , Yorkshire, England (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F29906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 8 Aug 1955 - The County Hospital, York, , Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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