Leir Ancestry of the 20th century

Rear Admiral Ernest Leir Theadore Ernest William Leir D.S.O. (1882-1970)

Admiral Richard Hugh Leir, Canadian Navy, 1921 -

The Rev. C. E. Leir gave a talk about Ditcheat church in 1913. A report was published in the Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.

Here is a transcription (3k) of the piece.
Here is a scan of the piece (260k) which is only draft quality.
Here is a more detailed scan (800k) of the piece, which is more legible.

Here is the obituary for Geoffrey Tripp, whose mother was a Leir.

Carleton at Ditcheat Priory Major General Richard Langford Leir Carleton, J.P. Outside Ditcheat Priory, 1923.
He was born 21st August, 1841, son of Rev William Marriott Leir. He assumed additional surname Carleton by Royal Licence in 1899. He married, on 10th November, 1887, Henrietta Anne, Baroness Dorchester, elder daughter and co heir of Guy, 3rd Lord Dorchester, and widow of Francis Paynton Pigott who died 17th April, 1883 having assumed the additional name of Carleton.

Colonel Leir inspecting Boy Scouts in Victoria Park, Bath. . The photograph is by Graystone Bird. A full size image is available from the Keasbury-Gordon Photographic Archive.

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