Lt.-Col. Henry Meredith Leaf

1862 - 1931  (68 years)

• Name	Henry Meredith Leaf  [1]
  Title	Lt.-Col.
  Born	18 Oct. 1862	Scarborough, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Christened	13 Dec. 1862	Church of All Saints with St. Margaret, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  	Marlborough College
  Education	1881	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  	Trinity College, Cambridge
  Degree	1884  [2]
  	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Cantab.)
  Military Service	1899  [2]
  	South African War (Captain, Electrical Engineers, 1900)
  Military Service	From 1914 to 1919  [2]
  	Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Engineers
  	Served in the Great War, 1914–19. [2] Wounded and mentioned in despatches. [2]
  Decoration	1916  [2]
  	Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
  Residence	47, Victoria Street, London, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Residence	80, Cheyne Court, Chelsea, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Died	23 April 1931  [2]
  Person ID	I2253	British Peerage & Gentry
  Last Modified	29 March 2020

  
  

  Father	Frederick Henry Leaf,   bapt. 13 Sept. 1827, St. Matthew's, Brixton, Surrey, England ,   d. 23 Oct. 1874, 6, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Huntington,   b. 24 Feb. 1829, Manchester, Lancashire, England ,   d. 30 July 1900, Burlington Lodge, Streatham Common, Surrey, England  (Age 71 years)
  Married	15 Oct. 1856	St. John's, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Parish registers of the Church of All Saints with St. Margaret, Upper Norwood, 1830–66, (Ref. 7583/1/1), Baptisms, 1830–66, page 255, no. 2037, 13 Dec. 1862. "BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Croydon, district of All Saints, in the County of Surrey in the Year 1862." No. 2037. When Baptized: [1862] Decr. 13th. Child's Christian Name: Henry Meredith. Parents' Names: Frederick Henry & Mary Ann Leaf. Abode: Norwood. Quality, Trade, or Profession: Merchant. By whom the Ceremony was performed: James Watson, Incumbent. [S73] Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part II, John Venn, Sc.D., F.R.S., F.S.A., and J. A. Venn, M.A., (Cambridge, 1940–54), volume IV (1951), page 123. "LEAF, HENRY MEREDITH. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 5, 1881. S. of Frederick Henry, of Burlington Lodge, Streatham Common, Surrey. B. Oct. 18, 1862, at Scarborough, Yorks. School, Marlborough. Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884. A.M.I.C.E., 1898. Superintendent of the erection of the central electric station at Gothenburg and at Le Mans, and associated with important lighting contracts and power installations in England. Served in the South African War, 1899 (Capt., Electrical Engineers, 1900). Served in the Great War, 1914–19 (Lieut.-Col., R.E. (London Electrical Engineers (T.F.)); wounded; D.S.O., 1916; mentioned in despatches). Author, Internal Wiring of Buildings. A famous tennis and rackets player. Of 80, Cheyne Court, Chelsea, and 47, Victoria Street, London, S.W. Died as the result of a street accident, April 23, 1931. Brother of the two above, and of Cecil H. (1882), etc. (Marlborough Coll. Reg.; Univ. War List; M.I.C.E. List; Who was Who, 1929–40; The Times, Apr. 25, 1931." [S60] Parish registers for St. John's Church, Byrom Street, Deansgate, Manchester, 1769–1928, (Manchester Central Library, Refs. M 403/6/2/1-11, M 403/6/3/1-59, M 403/6/4/1-6), Ref. M 403/6/3/28, Marriages, April 1856–May 1857, page 118, no. 236, 15 Oct. 1856. "1856. Marriage solemnized at St. John's Church in the Parish of Manchester in the County of Lancaster." No. 236. When Married: October Fifteenth. Name and Surname: Frederick Henry Leaf / Mary Ann Huntington. Age: full / full. Condition: Bachelor / Spinster. Rank or Profession: Merchant. Residence at the time of Marriage: County of Surrey / Cornbrook Bank, Hulme. Father's Name and Surname: William Leaf / Wm. Huntington. Rank or Profession of Father: Merchant / Rector of St. John's. "Married in the above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by Licence by me, Wm. Huntington. This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Frederick Henry Leaf} {Mary Anne Huntington} in the Presence of us, {William Leaf} {Charles J. Leaf} {Elizabeth Dorothy Huntington}"