Leggott, Henry
photo from Sidney Marris - 1902 cricket team; Henry stood at the extreme right
Henry Leggott
267731 Private, Northumberland Fusiliers
Born 1882 at Blyton
Son of George (a farmer from Blyton) and Ellen (nee Duckworth of Manchester)
Family moved to Scotter
Both father and brother George Richard (aged 11) died in 1891, perhaps in the pleuro-pnuemonia epidemic
As a young man assisted his mother, the inn keeper of the Sun and Anchor on South Street
Mother died in 1901
Played cricket for the village
Sister Lilly married Richard Leaning Raddish on 15th December 1902 at St. Peter's Church (they lived at the Manor which stayed in their family until sold by daughter Amelia in 1989)
In 1911 lived at Ecclesall Bierlow near Sheffield
There his sister Flora married silversmith Frederick Murdock (later 'Murdoch') the following year
By 1919 Henry had become a ‘salesman’ and was living with them at 43 Alderson Road, Sheffield
On demobilisation posted to Class Z Reserve - a civilian obliged to return to the Army if called
Probably a bachelor
In 1959 his death was notified in the ‘Sheffield Star‘:-
'On January 13th at 43 Alderson Road, Henry aged 76 (late of Castlefolds Market), dearly loved brother of Flora and dear uncle of Flora, Diane and Les. Service and cremation City Road on Monday at 3pm.'
Parents buried in St. Peter’s churchyard