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Descendants of Richard Leir


27. FRANK WILLIAM8 LEIR (CHARLES MARRIOTT7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS IV5, THOMAS III4, THOMAS II3, THOMAS I2, RICHARD1) was born May 30, 1858, and died April 12, 1905. He married HELENA MARY VENEABLES. She was born 1860, and died December 21, 1947.

Notes for FRANK WILLIAM LEIR:
Frank William Leir 1858-1905 ( son of Charles Marriott Leir 1812-1864 rector
Charlton..died very young)
m
Helena Mary Venables 1860-1947
think I have her will details
could not locate f's death in London registry. very odd indeed and very
irritating. think i have what seemed to me to be obscure address in
Buckingham area (why?) which years ago suggested he did not stay married.
OK its their children that I finished at c 92 and you will see how close we
are in locating present day relatives;

sons
Methuen Alexander W Leir b 1898 Poole m 1925 Emily m Whitren
no entry re his death up to 1990. children??

john r c v Leir ( rcv=Russell cox Vernon I think) b 1889 Brecknock d 1962
have seen will and I am sure he had issue) m 1924 Elspeth k b
( cannot recall what they stand for) she b 1891 and d 1969. think i saw her
will too.

baron Hugh Frederick Leir b 17 Jul 1884 d may 1908 no death cert think he
died in army Singapore way..

Maxwell (?)
no details..was on old tree written in by admiral Leir. may not exist

Eustace Yardley Francis b 1886 Brecknock d Poole 1890
I suspect the family went to Poole for the summer holidays-seaside resort and a
trendy thing to do in Victorian. England

Daphne Millicent ( Joan?) b 1892 Poole d 1961 bath. possibly known to
admiral Leir

-Robin Leir-Nicolson
     
Children of FRANK LEIR and HELENA VENEABLES are:
  i.   BARON HUGH FREDERICK9 LEIR, b. July 17, 1884; d. May 1908, Singapore?.
  ii.   HUGH FREDERICK LEIR, b. 1885; d. 1908, Singapore.
  iii.   EUSTANCE YARDLEY FRANCES LEIR, b. 1886, Brecknock; d. 1890, Poole.
42. iv.   JOHN RUSSELL CHARLES VERNON LEIR, b. 1889, Brecknock; d. June 19, 1962.
  v.   DAPHNE MILLICENT (JOAN?) LEIR, b. 1892, Poole; d. 1961, Bath.
  Notes for DAPHNE MILLICENT (JOAN?) LEIR:
Possibly known to admiral Leir - Robin Leir-Nicholson

  vi.   MAXWELL LEIR.
  vii.   METHUEN ALEXANDER WELLINGTON LEIR, b. 1898, Poole; d. Aft. 1990; m. EMILY M WHITREN, 1925.


28. LEWIS RANDOLPH MARRIOTT8 LEIR (CHARLES MARRIOTT7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS IV5, THOMAS III4, THOMAS II3, THOMAS I2, RICHARD1) was born August 11, 1860, and died 1914. He married ROSAMUND FREDERICA.
     
Children of LEWIS LEIR and ROSAMUND FREDERICA are:
  i.   LILIAN DIANA9 LEIR, b. 1892; d. April 14, 1902.
  ii.   RANDOLPH MARRIOTT LEIR, b. January 21, 1894; d. 1952.
  Notes for RANDOLPH MARRIOTT LEIR:
Clifton College, magdalen coll oxford ,2lt 15th Hussars - Robin Leir-Nicholson

  iii.   RICHARD THOMAS MARRIOTT LEIR, b. March 19, 1896; d. 1945.
  iv.   ROSAMOND GRACE LEIR, b. 1899; d. 1971, ross-on wye; m. OTTEY.
  v.   ROBERT BECKET MARRIOTT LEIR, b. May 13, 1903; d. 1976, Brighton; m. JULIANA VILMA; d. May 19, 1981.
  Notes for ROBERT BECKET MARRIOTT LEIR:
Passing to your enquiry about the Leir who died at Dunkirk: he is
commemorated on a plaque in Charlton Musgrove church; I saw it in about
1980. The name was, I think, Robert Marriott Leir. What struck me about
this was that he was described as the *last* lineal descendant of the
Leirs. I am sorry to see an error perpetuated, and I wrote to the widow,
Mrs. Juliana Vilma Leir, in care of the Rector of Charlton Musgrove, about
it. She kindly sent me some genealogical material, but I still do not know
how RML connects on to the tree. She died in 1981. If you can find out,
please tell me. - Gilbert Williams-Leir

I was certainly not aware of any that did. It is odd that I went through the
War Graves site and no Leir was mentioned. I have expected a Leir to have
fallen during the Great War but to my knowledge none did. - Robin Leir-Nicholson

Robert Beckett husband of V. did not die at Dunkirk. 99.99% certain
he died c 1960s c Brighton area. he was a lay reader at Charlton.
I have details of his will. Have quite a lot of detail re brothers.
sad-very sad- episode of his father's suicide which in effect marked the end
of the Leir's at Charlton. Shocking funeral details and inquest.
None of children married to produce present day cousins. - Robin Leir-Nicholson .


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