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Section 8: Family Group 5 - Two Leys Unite: John & Mary "Don't Leys Me Out!" Gordons o' Girnoc
		'Camlet John' The Girnoc Farms Past Research Location Map Gordon Tombstones Sources




	This is no time to lapse in concentration, for with the Leys, it has emerged that sibness is almost as inextricable as their Gordon o' Girnoc counterparts! Girls must always go first, and indeed, here Mary Leys presents a gentler introduction: Mary Leys (1808-1889) was the fifth daughter of Charles Leys and May/Marjory Fleming (Family Group One - return to section 4.) So who was the John Leys that Mary married in mid-March 1831? Furthermore what (if any) was the relationship between John and his new bride? The well trod trek to Crathie graveyard was to be, in this regard, a most fruitful journey. For the third in a row of eight Leys memorials was one erected in remembrance of John and Mary Leys: Crathie tombstone: Erected by GEORGE HANTON to the memory of MARGARET LEYS his sister-in-law d Pannanich 22 June 1897 aged 56; her father JOHN LEYS d. Longhaven, Glengairn 27 July 1891 aged 87. His wife MARY LEYS d. there 25 July 1889 aged 80; their son CHARLES d. Inver, Crathie 20 March 1856 aged 24. So it was confirmed from the tombstone that John Leys was born circa 1804 and died in 1891 aged 87 years. Register House provided his death certificate and a surprise: an unfamiliar 'set' of parents: John Leys (crofter) and Janet Riach. John Leys Woolen Weaver - Widower of Mary Leys Died 27th July 1891 at 6.30pm Age: 87yrs At Loinahaven, Glengairn Father: John Leys (D) - Crofter Mother: Janet Leys m.s. Riach (D) Death cause: Paralysis & General Debility (no regular medical attendant) Informant: George Hanton4, son-in-law (Easter Pannanich, Glenmuick) It was at this stage the trail to John virtually petered out. No IGI marriage for his parents: John Leys and Janet Riach could be found. However there was an IGI entry to the birth of John Leys as follows. The original parish record may contain further clues: JOHN LEYS Born: 29th January 1805 Christened: 30th January 1805, Glenmuick Father: John Leys So unfortunately very few clues survive to the origins of the John Leys to whom Janet Riach bore son John in 1805. It would be fair to speculate that this John Leys MUST have some relationship to Charles Leys (Head of family group 1). One candidate emerges (based no more on dates) and that is a John Leys who was born in 1785, the son of Alexander Leys and Mary Gordon (christened a son John Ley on the17th June 1785.) Was this John Ley?- it should be noted that this is simply speculation on the writer's behalf. The central question however remains: Did John Leys marry his cousin Mary Leys? Given the naming patterns this seems more likely than not - no solid proof though has emerged. It is hoped that the original parish records or census returns may answer this! Children of John Leys and Mary Leys (married 16th March 1831) 1) *Mary Leys* christened 16th July 1833 - died 1916 (married George Hanton) 2) *Charles Leys* christened 27th February 1835 - died 1856 3) *John Leys* christened 11th July 1835 4) *May Leys* christened 22nd February 1838 5) *Janet Leys* christened 24th April 1840 6) *Margaret Leys* born circa 1841 - died 1897 7) *Barbara Leys* christened 4th September 1842 1841 census - Loinahaun, Glengairn John Leys, age 36 years, Handloom weaver, born in parish Mary Leys, age 33 years, born in parish Mary Leys, age 7 years, born in parish John Leys, age 5 years, born in parish May Leys, age 3 years, born in parish Margaret Leys, age 1 year, born in parish John Lamond, age 30 years, Ag lab, not born in parish 1881 census - Loinahain Cottage, Glenmuick Tullich & Glengairn John Leys, Head, Married, age 77 years, Weaver Woolen, born Glenmuick Mary Leys, Wife, age 73 years, born Crathie 1861 Census - Wester Corryhoul James Michie, Head, age 69yrs, Farmer of 26 acres, empl'g 2 Lab's & 1 boy, born Strathdon Sophia Michie, Wife, age 65yrs, Farmer's Wife, born Strathdon Jane Michie Daughter, unmarried, age 33yrs, Farmer's Daughter born, Strathdon Mary A Sheriffs, Grand-Daughter, age 3yrs, Farmer's Grand-Daughter, born Strathdon Hugh Brown Servant, unmarried, age 35yrs, Ploughman, born Crathie (brother of John Brown - see page 16) Margaret Leys, Servant, unmarried, age 30yrs, Agricultural Labourer, born Glenmuick (this age should be 20yrs) Ann Durward, Servant, age 12yrs, Agricultural Labourer [blank] 1881 census - West Corryhoul Strathdon Margaret Leys, Unmarried, age 39 years, Housekeeper (Head), born Glengairn James McIntosh, Farm Servant, unmarried, age 27 yrs, born Glengairn Donald Cumming, unmarried, Farm Servant, age 16 years, born Corgarff, 1881 census - Pananich Cottages, Glenmuick Tullich & Glengairn George Hanton, Head, Married, age 44 yrs, Crofter & Contractor, born Glenmuick Mary Hanton (nee Leys), Wife, age 46 yrs, born Glengairn William Hanton, son, age 12 yrs, Scholar, born Glenmuick Mary Ann Hanton, daughter, age 10 yrs, Scholar, born Glenmuick Francis E. Hanton, son, scholar, age 8 yrs, born Glenmuick Alexander Hanton, age 5 yrs, son, scholar, born Glenmuick Erected in memory of JAMES son of GEORGE HANTON Pannanich died 18th July 1868 aged 2� also GEORGE son of JOHN died in infancy. WILLIAM son of above GEORGE HANTON died 13th April 1909 aged 40; his son Pte. ALEXANDER HANTON died of wounds in France 28th May 1915 aged 39. Testaments and Inventories: Margaret Leys: 16/10/1897 spinster, residing at Broom Cottage in Pananich Village in the united parishes of Glenmuick, Tullich, and Glengairn, d. 22/06/1897 at Pananich Village, testate Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventories Margaret Leys Domestic Servant - single Died 22nd June 1897 at 8.20pm Age: 56yrs At Easter Pananich: u/r Khantore, Crathie Father: John Leys (D) - Woolen Weaver Mother: Mary Leys m.s. Leys (D) Death cause: Carcinoma of Liver (1 year) Informant : John Hanton, brother-in-law (occupant & present) Charles Leys Farm Servant - single Died 22nd March 1856 at 1pm At Inver, Crathie Age: 23yrs Father: John Leys - Woolen Weaver Mother: Mary Leys m.s. Leys Death cause: Inflammation of the brain for a week Informant : John Leys (father - not present)

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