Herbert George Leadbeater 1888 - 1929

Herbert George Leadbeater

Birth 30 Aug 1888 in Wanstead, Essex, England

Death 25 Apr 1929 in Jefferson, Maine

Timeline

Birth  1888 30 Aug  Wanstead, Essex, England 

Baptism 1888 7 Oct  Poplar St Saviour, England 

Residence 1891 — Age: 3

80 Downsell Road, Wanstead, Essex, England   father -- railway clerk

After father’s death: Mother’s father, William Carter, went to England from his home in Canada and brought Elizabeth and the boys to America.

Origin 1901 — Age: 13   Edmonton London England

Departure 1901 — Age: 13  Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland 

Aboard the SAXONIA

Arrival 1901 Oct — Age: 13

Boston, Massachusetts, United States 

Passenger list Includes

William Carter 70 Tailor

Eliz Leadbeater 46 Housewife

James Leadbeater 17 Laborer

Charles Leadbeater 13 Laborer

Herbert Leadbeater 11 Child

They seemed to be heading for Chicago but I can’t find any records.  His mother’s brother had been there for years and other of her siblings were in the area.

His brother, James, is said to have died there of lead poisoning.

Which sent them moving on to:

Residence 1910 — Age: 22   Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine 

But I can find answer to Why There?

Marriage to Helen Muriel Blanchard 1913 12 Nov — Age: 25  Jefferson , Maine

Residence 1917 5 Jun — Age: 28  Lincoln, Maine   WWI Draft Registration 

Description  1917 5 Jun — Age: 28   N. Whitefield, Maine 

Medium -- slender -- dark blue eyes, Lt. brown hair

Residence 1920 — Age: 32  Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine 

Death 1929 25 Apr — Age: 40  Jefferson, Maine 

From Priscilla letter 8 Sep 1889

Cause of Death Tubercular Duodenum Ulcer

Kicked in head by horse.  (Traumatic Brain Injury) TBI brings multiple disorders, from the primary injury to secondary injury. The body received the disturbances in the brain, in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, in the gastric mucosa, in the immune and neuroendocrine systems. The mortality of TBI is more than 50 000 deaths / year, the third of the mortality of all injuries. Cushing ulcer is one of the severe complications of TBI and its mortality rate is more than 50%

Burial  Highland Cemetary, Jefferson  (From Priscilla letter 8 Sep 1889)  I don't have a picture of the grave yet.

Parents

James William Leadbeater 1860 – 1898 --- Elizabeth Lavinia Carter 1855 – 1916

Siblings

James William Leadbeater1885 – 1901

Charles Henry Leadbeater1887 – 1931

Elsie Maud Leadbeater1891 – 1896

Spouse & Children

Helen Muriel Blanchard 1891 – 1989

Herbert Blanchard Leadbeater 1917 – 1998

Marjory "Marge" Leadbeater (Puckey) 1917 – 2011