A belated thanks for help with my Leadbetters

franh1946 · Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Sydney,Australia

It has been borne in upon me how lucky I am to be a Leadbetter from North Meols, whose cousins (however distant) and others are such a helpful lot. (My Cope research queries in another nearby county have not met with such a kind response) Thanks, Grandma, for being born in Lancashire and thanks to all those kind folk who made my path easier. You've warmed the cockles! Fran :grin:

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Germaine · Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 773 Location: Fleetwood

Hello Fran I didn't see your post but would just like to say hello to a descendant of the Leadbetters. My G G Grandmother was a Leadbetter. The family left the area in the 1840's my G G G Grandfather being one of the first fishermen to land fish at the then new port of Fleetwood.
Germaine
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André · Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 65 Location: Amsterdam

I haven't found any Leadbetter ancestors yet, but gradually eleven of them have worked their way into my genealogy.
I wonder if the origins of the name have anything to do with beating lead?

http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/l/leadbeater.php

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About 12 percent of my ancestors are from North Meols:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=anglofrisian

Dotty · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Me too...

Greetings from someone who has just discovered a Leadbetter in the woodpile...

I think that sounds likely, Andre.

I will dig out my info and see if I belong to you, Germaine.

Dotty

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Family History is moo-sic to my ears!

Germaine · Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 773 Location: Fleetwood

Hi Dotty welcolme to the Leadbetter clan.
Bet you will find our lot in their somewhere Dotty I think they were all realted way back
Andre just found this . From the Leadbetter Papers .
Leadbetter The name derives from ‘Le Ledebetter’ (OE) and means worker in lead. An early 13th century reference is to Walter, son of Alan Le ledebeter 'plumber' These early plumbers were kept busy working for the church, owners of great houses, on their building and also producing armour and armaments for their manorial lords. Lead has been wildly used since Roman times for roof’s water tanks pipes coffins and pewter etc.
Germaine
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