Leadbeater Family History Timeline
A chronology of major events in the lives of Barry Leadbeater's ancestors up to the time of World War II.
| Paternal Family | Maternal Family | |
|---|---|---|
Leadbeater - Baron | Gorey - Montgomery | |
| 1735 | 15 July, Hugh MONTGOMERY married Jane MAY at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| 1749 | 27 March, 3rd child of 5, William MONTGOMERY, son of Hugh & Jane, baptised at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| 1776 | 24 December, William MONTGOMERY married Elizabeth LEWEARN at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| 1786 | 8 October, 1st child of 3, William Sampson MONTGOMERY, son of William & Elizabeth, baptised at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| 1808 | 29 December, William Sampson MONTGOMERY married Mary THOMAS at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| 1817 | Sarah WRIGHT born at ENG. | |
| 1819 | 15 February, 3rd child of 6, Samson MONTGOMERY born to William Sampson & Mary at Mylor CON ENG. | |
| Catherine WHARTON born to Frederick & wife at Oldham LAN ENG. About 1833, John Hargrove LEADBEATER born at ENG. | 1833 | 11 July, Michael GOREY, son of Daniel & Bridget nee GOLEY, baptised at Thomastown KIK IRL. |
| 1838 | 28 February, Samson MONTGOMERY, 18, husbandman applied for a free passage to SA AUS. 1 July, Samson arrived at Pt Adelaide SA aboard the Henry Porcher. | |
| 1839 | 21 March, Leonard LEVETT, wife Ruth nee JONES & dau Elizabeth arrived at Pt Adelaide SA aboard the Buckinghamshire. 20 September, William HARDING & wife Sarah nee WRIGHT arrived at Pt Adelaide SA aboard the Anna Robertson. | |
| 1840 | 25 July, Samson MONTGOMERY married widow Sarah HARDING nee WRIGHT at Holy Trinity Church of England, Adelaide SA. | |
| 1841 | January, Samson lived at Walkerville SA & was employed as a gardener to Sarah AUGUST. | |
| abt 1845 | Samson worked for miller John DUNN as engineer & fireman. William COLES, wife Emma nee EMENY & 2 children arrived in SA from Hobart TAS AUS. | |
| 1846 | 8 June, 4th child of 7, Ellen Eliza COLES born to William & Emma at Adelaide SA. | |
| 1848 | 8 November, Samson purchased 42 acres, western part sect 3040, hd Yatala, NW corner of Grand Junction & Walkleys Roads on Dry Creek (later part of the Yatala Labour Prison property, now adjacent to the prison on the west & a housing estate on the other part sect to the east). | |
| 1852 | 20 October, Ellen LEVETT born to Leonard & Ruth at Mintaro SA. | |
| 1853 | 4 January, 8th child of 11, James Wright MONTGOMERY born to Samson & Sarah at Dry Creek SA. | |
| 18 December, Walter Hargrove LEADBEATER born to John Hargrove & Catherine at Leeds YKS ENG. | 1855 | |
| 1856 | March, Samson purchased sect 229, hd Upper Wakefield. 13 November, Michael GOREY arrived at Pt Adelaide SA aboard the Victoria Regia. | |
| Mary ALLIBONE born to Joseph at Willoughby WAR ENG. | 1857 | |
| 21 April, William Thomas BARON born, ENG. About 1859, Jemima WOOD born to John & Alice?, ENG. | 1859 | |
| 1863 | 4 February, Michael GOREY married Ellen Eliza COLES at St Patrick Catholic Church, Adelaide SA. | |
| 1868 | June, Samson purchased 43 acres, sect 723, hd Upper Wakefield. | |
| 1869 | August, Samson purchased 80 acres, sect 373, hd Upper Wakefield. | |
| 1871 | Samson purchased 573 acres on credit, sect 526, 615, 620, hd Hallett to be worked by sons John & James Wright. | |
| 1872 | 28 November, James Wright MONTGOMERY married Ellen LEVETT at the Bible Christian Chapel, Mt Bryan Flat SA. | |
| 1874 | Samson made final payment on Hallett land (total £573). | |
| 1878 | James Wright & family moved to Wilmington where he began carting timber & wheat by bullock team. Samson sold Hallett property to Henry COLLINS (3 y mortgage). | |
| 1880 | Samson purchased 120 acres, sect part 227, 228, hd Upper Wakefield. | |
| 2 February, Walter Hargrove LEADBEATER married Mary ALLIBONE at the Wesleyan Chapel, Oldham LAN ENG | 1881 | 16 April, Samson's wife Sarah died at Upper Wakefield aged 64, buried at Auburn. |
| 1882 | 6 August, 4th child of 7, Ellen Maud MONTGOMERY born to James Wright & Ellen at Wilmington SA. | |
| 26 February, 2nd child of 7, Emma BARON born to William Thomas & Jemima nee WOOD at Oldham LAN ENG. | 1883 | 5 June, 12th child of 13, Robert Michael GOREY born to Michael & Ellen Eliza at Balaklava SA. |
| 25 February, 2nd child of 5, Frank LEADBEATER born to Walter Hargrove & Mary nee ALLIBONE at Oldham LAN ENG. | 1884 | |
| 1885 | Unimproved value of Samson's Upper Wakefield property £600, improvements £840. | |
| 1890 | Samson leased out Upper Wakefield property. | |
| 1891 | Samson sold Upper Wakefield property. | |
| 1900 | ||
| 1904 | James Wright's wife Ellen opened their house as a lying-in (maternity) home on the request of her local doctor. | |
| 11 December, Frank LEADBEATER married Emma BARON at St James Parish Church of England, Oldham LAN ENG. | 1907 | |
| 8 October, 1st child of 2, Ethel LEADBEATER born to Frank & Emma at Oldham LAN ENG. | 1909 | June, Samson's Hallett property mortgage discharged. 28 June, Robert Michael GOREY married Ellen Maud MONTGOMERY at her parents' home, Aberdeen SA. |
| 1910 | Samson residing with daughter Mary & husband Henry TRELAGGAN, lot 88, corner of Truro & Fore Streets, Redruth. | |
| 1911 | 17 April, 1st child of 4, Reginald Eric GOREY born to Robert Michael & Ellen Maud at her mother's lying-in home, Aberdeen SA. | |
| 8 May, Frank LEADBEATER departed Oldham LAN ENG arriving at Pt Adelaide SA AUS on 22 June aboard the Roon. 25 June, Frank began looking for employment. 24 July, Frank commenced work as a fitter at the Irrigation Works, Waikerie SA. 23 November, Emma LEADBEATER & Ethel departed ENG for AUS aboard the Indarra. | 1912 | |
| 1 January, Emma LEADBEATER & Ethel arrived at Pt Adelaide SA. | 1913 | |
| 30 June, 2nd child of 2, Roy LEADBEATER born to Frank & Emma at Waikerie SA. | 1914 | |
| 1917 | 21 October, 3rd child of 4, Myra Ellen GOREY born to Robert Michael & Ellen Maud at Mallala SA. | |
| 1918 | 12 September, Samson died, aged 99, buried Auburn. | |
| 24 January, Roy LEADBEATER married Myra Ellen GOREY at St Cuthbert Church of England, Prospect SA. | 1942 |