Benjamin Henry Leach^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1823 - 1902  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin Henry Leach
  Birth	1 Oct 1823	Kariega, Cape Province
  Baptism	30 Nov 1823	Salem, Eastern Cape
  	He was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Salem, by Rev. S. Kay. His father's abode was given as Kareeka (presently Kariega) and spelling given as Leech (minister's entry)
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Death	Between 1898 and 1902	Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
  	He died at Krugersdorp before the Boer War. He was still living 1879 and was literate.
  Person ID	I128400	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Leach, 1820 Settler,   b. 1 Feb 1778, Combe, Oxfordshire, England d. 3 Jun 1872, Salem, Eastern Cape (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Ann Oxenham, 1820 Settler,   c. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F45770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Hermina Bakkus,   b. Mar 1830, Aluin Krantz, Bushmans River d. 30 Mar 1879, Aluin Krantz, Bushmans River (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1850	Sidbury   [5]
  	Benjamin Henry was a bachelor, aged 25, farming at Olifantshoek when he married Johanna Hermina, spinster aged 20. They were married after banns were called on May; 22nd May and 2nd June, 1850. The signatures were witnessed by A A Verity and Ben Leach.
  Notes	He took the farm "Aluin Krantz" over from his father Benjamin on 15th October, 1856, and sold it to John Sweet Distin on 15th October, 1858. The Leach family seem to have stayed on the farm by some arrangement. (See photographs taken by the author B H L Leach of the ruin foundations of the house where Hermina was struck and killed by lightning as she was removing mielie meal from the bag near the door in her kitchen. Also the photo of stone covered graves in the cemetary on the farm where she was probably buried. It is said that Benjamin was away carrying foods and a brother of his arrived at the scene shortly after the tragedy and took over arrangements. This incident was reported in the "Grahamstown Journal". [6]
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin Edwin Leach,   b. 4 Oct 1851   d. 3 Oct 1907, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 55 years) + 2. Caroline Elizabeth Leach,   b. 1 Nov 1853   d. 16 Aug 1932, Cecilvale, Sea Point, Cape Town (Age 78 years) + 3. Peter William Leach,   b. 8 May 1855   d. 1935 (Age 79 years)   4. William Abraham Leach,   b. 3 Nov 1856   5. John Christian Leach,   b. 17 Oct 1858, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa   6. Charles Reuben Leach,   b. 2 Aug 1860, Queenstown C P   7. Ann (Annie) Amelia Leach,   b. Mar 1863, Queenstown C P d. 15 Aug 1915, Cape Town (Age 52 years) + 8. Henry Charles Leach,   b. 11 Oct 1864   d. 16 Oct 1918, Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 54 years)   9. Fannie Jessie Leach,   b. 22 Dec 1865 + 10. George Edward Leach,   b. 13 Nov 1867   d. 2 Mar 1937, Potgietersrust (Age 69 years)   11. Amy Jessie Leach,   b. 1 Dec 1868   12. Charles Edwin (Edward ?) Leach,   b. 10 Feb 1870   d. 30 Jun 1901, Queenstown C P (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F45780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2016

  
  

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• Sources

  [S2951] LEACH Ben, Manuscript: Leach family, (Johannesburg, B. Leach (Unpublished manuscript), 1999.), p.1. [S2960] Edward Martin, Pedigree Chart, (Pedigree Chart compiled by him, 2002, incorporating information from previous manuscripts. Unpublished Manuscript. Edward Martin, Oak Tree Farm, Hitcham, Ipswich, Suffolk. I P 7 7 LS England.), Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S2959] Ben Leach, Unpublished Manuscript by Ben Leach, Page 5 (Reliability: 3). [S2948] Neil Zimmerman, Zimmerman gedcom. Record originated in Zimmerman gedcom... [S3030] Marriage Register, Sidbury Anglican Church, Entry No. 2 (Reliability: 3). [S2959] Ben Leach, Unpublished Manuscript by Ben Leach.