Cecil Huntington Leaf

1864 - 1910  (46 years)

• Name	Cecil Huntington Leaf  [1]
  Born	19 Feb. 1864	Norwood, Surrey, England   [2]
  Christened	13 April 1864	Church of All Saints with St. Margaret, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1882	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  	Trinity College, Cambridge
  Degree	1885  [3]
  	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Cantab.)
  Census	1891	1, Grecian Cott[age]s, Upper Norwood, Crown Hill, Croydon, Surrey, England   [4]
  Education	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  	Marlborough College
  Occupation	1891  [4]
  	Duly registered Medical Practitioner (M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.)
  Degree	B.Chir.  [2]
  Degree	1891  [3]
  	Master of Arts (M.A.) (Cantab.)
  Died	5 Oct. 1910	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [2]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Person ID	I2255	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   [5]
  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 272, no. 2170, 13 April 1864. "BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Croydon, district of All Saints, in the County of Surrey in the Year 1864." No. 2170. When Baptized: [1864] April 13th. Child's Christian Name: Cecil Huntington. 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, CECIL HUNTINGTON. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 6, 1882. S. of Frederick Henry, of Burlington Lodge, Streatham Common, Surrey. B. Feb. 19, 1864, at Norwood, Surrey. School, Marlborough. Matric. Michs. 1882; B.A. 1885; M.B., B.Chir. and M.A. 1891. At the London Hospital. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1890; F.R.C.S., 1895. House Surgeon, House Physician and Demonstrator in Anatomy at the London Hospital, 1894–8. Clinical Ophthalmic Assistant, Moorfields. Surgeon to the Gordon hospital and the Cancer hospital. Practised at 75, Wimpole Street, London. Author, Surgical Anatomy of the Lymphatic Glands; The Clinical Causes of Cancer of the Breast. ‘Leaf's personality was one of great charm.’ At the London Hospital he was affectionately known as ‘Daddy Leaf.’ A fine athlete, in later life excelling as a racquet player. Died of cancer Oct. 5, 1910, at Eastbourne. Brother of the above, etc. (Marlborough Coll. Reg., which erroneously gives ‘died Sept. 5’; Plarr, Lives of the Fellows; Who was Who, 1897–1916; The Times, Oct. 7, 1910." [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, CECIL HUNTINGTON. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 6, 1882. S. of Frederick Henry, of Burlington Lodge, Streatham Common, Surrey. B. Feb. 19, 1864, at Norwood, Surrey. School, Marlborough. Matric. Michs. 1882; B.A. 1885; M.B., B.Chir. and M.A. 1891. At the London Hospital. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1890; F.R.C.S., 1895. House Surgeon, House Physician and Demonstrator in Anatomy at the London Hospital, 1894–8. Clinical Ophthalmic Assistant, Moorfields. Surgeon to the Gordon hospital and the Cancer hospital. Practised at 75, Wimpole Street, London. Author, Surgical Anatomy of the Lymphatic Glands; The Clinical Causes of Cancer of the Breast. ‘Leaf's personality was one of great charm.’ At the London Hospital he was affectionately known as ‘Daddy Leaf.’ A fine athlete, in later life excelling as a racquet player. Died of cancer Oct. 5, 1910, at Eastbourne. Brother of the above, etc. (Marlborough Coll. Reg., which erroneously gives ‘died Sept. 5’; Plarr, Lives of the Fellows; Who was Who, 1897–1916; The Times, Oct. 7, 1910." [S84] 1891 England and Wales Census, class RG12, piece 596, folio 77, page 30. [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}"