Leask, John

Birth Name Leask, John 1a 2a
Gender male
Age at Death 34 years, 7 months, 11 days

Notes

Note: 1

(Medical):Details, Leask Family Tree

Note: 2

(Medical):Details, Leask Family Tree

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 15 Jun 1868 Egg, Channerwick, Sandwick, Shetland Birth of John Leask (1868) 3a
Census 2 Apr 1871 Egg, Channerwick, Sandwick, Shetland 1871 Census: John Leask (1868), father James Leask (1836), mother Sarah and two siblings 4a
Census 3 Apr 1881 Rumpa, Sandwick, Shetland 1881 Census: John Leask (1868), father James Leask (1836), mother Sarah and four siblings 1b
Census 5 Mar 1891 Rumpa, Sandwick, Shetland 1891 Census: John Leask (1868), father James Leask (1836), mother Sarah and three siblings 2b
Census 5 Apr 1901 Rumpa, Sandwick, Shetland 1901 Census: John Leask (1868), fisherman, wife Mary Ann and daughter 5a
Death 26 Jan 1903 Rumpa, Sandwick, Shetland Death of John Leask (1868) due to tuberculosis 3b 6a
  Cause: Tuberculosis

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Leask, James8 Sep 183627 Oct 1916
Mother McPherson, Sarah13 May 18355 Jan 1914
    Brother     Leask, George 19 Dec 1865 10 Apr 1929
         Leask, John 15 Jun 1868 26 Jan 1903
    Sister     Leask, Elizabeth 29 Nov 1870 2 Jan 1961
    Brother     Leask, James 2 May 1876 29 Dec 1951
    Sister     Leask, Sarah 11 Sep 1879 23 Sep 1957

Families

Family of Leask, John and Leask, Mary Ann
Married Wife Leask, Mary Ann ( * 30 Mar 1871 + 9 Jan 1936 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 10 Jan 1895 Ellister, Bigton, Dunrossness, Shetland Marriage of John Leask (1868) and Mary Ann Leask 3c
Note

Marriage of John Leask (1868) and Mary Ann Leask - Married by Charles Nairne Baldie, witnesses; Henry Adam Leask and Elizabeth Leask (source unknown). Marilyn Pope's notes suggest there is no known relation between bride and groom.

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Leask, Mary Andrina21 Nov 18982 Dec 1915

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number Bayanne Id I147411
 

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: 1881 Scotland Census
      • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=928057&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Sandwick, Shetland Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

      • Date: 3 Apr 1881
      • Page: 1881 Census: James Leask (1836), wife Sarah and five children: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household schedule 3, line 12, roll CSSCT1881_1
      • 1881 Census James Leask (1836), wife and five children
  2. Ancestry.com: 1891 Scotland Census
      • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=74823&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Sandwich, Zetland Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

      • Date: 5 Apr 1891
      • Page: 1891 Census: James Leask (1836), fisherman, wife Sarah and 4 children: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1 Household Schedule 3, Line 11, Roll CSSCT1891_1
      • 1891 Census James Leask (1836),wife and four children
  3. Tony Gott: North Isles Family History: Shetland
      • Date: 15 Jun 1868
      • Page: Birth of John Leask (1868): Birth Certificate, 68’31
      • Date: 26 Jan 1903
      • Page: Death of John Leask, tubercolosis
      • Date: 10 Jan 1895
      • Page: Marriage of John Leask (1868) and Mary Ann Leask: Marriage Certificate, 95’1
  4. Ancestry.com: 1871 Scotland Census
      • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: 1871 Census: James Leask (1836) wife Sarah, three children and Christina Jamieson, servant; Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household 9, line 22, Roll CSSCT1871_1
      • 1871 Census James Leask (1836), wife and Children
      • Citation:

        1871 Census: James Leask (1836) wife Sarah, three children and Christina Jamieson, servant - is Christina a relation?

  5. Ancestry.com: 1901 Scotland Census
      • Date: 31 Mar 1901
      • Page: 1901 Census: John Leask (1868), wife Mary Ann and daughter
      • 1891 Census James Leask (1836),wife and four children
  6. Shetland FHS Committee 2000: Shetland Family History Society Members Area Monumental Inscriptions
      • Date: 26 Jan 1903
      • Page: Death of John Leask "who died at Rompa, aged 34 years" - Levenwick Cemetery