In 1929 Joseph Leigh married Nellie Leigh in Stockport. They met whilst working at Renolds Chains and joined two separate lines of Leigh families. Joseph and Nellie went on to have 13 children.
Josephs ancestors were Weavers in the Gatley and Cheadle area while Nellies were in the main Tenant Farmers from Overton and Henbury. Though a discovery in 2020 lead to the this "Lee" or "Lees" originating in Shropshire. before Margaret Lees of Newport, Shropshire marries Joseph Steel of Allostock.
These pages show the descendant charts of the various lines and later will have stories relating to the different families.
Links here for my Carter/Kirwan ancestors http://sites.google.com/site/carterkirwanfamilyhistory/
and The Stray Soldiers and Sailors site also.http://sites.google.com/site/soldierssailersandstrangers/
If anyone would like to email me george.a.carter@googlemail.com