Birth: October-December 1870, Thursley, Surrey, UK
Father: George Marden 1833-1913
Mother: Maria Baker 1835-1903
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: April-June 1899 Steyning, Sussex, UK
Wife: Jessie Gibbs 1862-a1901
Death: July-September 1918 Horsham, Sussex, UK
Unknown
Birth of Leonard Marden in FreeBMD in October-December 1870 in Hambledon (2a 107) which included Thursley.
In the 1871 census as Leonard Marden aged 4 months, born in Thursley, Surrey, and living with his parents (George and Maria), brother (George), four sisters (Agnes, Ellen, Kate, and Matilda M), and a domestic servant (Jane Keen aged 16 and born in Thursley) at Hammer Pond, Thursley, Elstead, Witley, Surrey. This was the Half Moon public house on the north side of the A3 between Thursley and Milford near the old silk mill.
In the 1881 census as Leonard Marden aged 10, born in Thursley, Surrey, and living with his parents (George and Maria), three brothers (F. George, George Tyndale, and William), and four sisters (Ellwen, Kate, Mary and Matilda M) at West Marden, Up Marden, Sussex.
In the 1891 census as Leonard Mardon (sic - in the index) aged 20, born in Thursley, Surrey, single, employed as a house decorator, living with (and I guess employed by) Joseph Ford (aged 34, born in Eastbourne and also employed as a house decorator), his wife (Edith Mary aged 35 and born in Udimore, Sussex), their son (Ernest J aged 0 in the index and 9 months on the original), and two daughters (Gertrude aged 10 and Nellie aged 3, all children born in Eastbourne) at 97 Tideswell Road, Eastbourne All Souls, Sussex.
Marriage of Leonard Marden and Jessie Gibbs in FreeBMD in April-June 1899 in Steyning (2b 668).
In the 1901 census as Leonard Marden aged 30, born in Thursley, Surrey, an employer and a sign writer and decorator, and living with his wife (Jennie (sic - in the index, Jessie on the original)) at 6 Westbourne Place, Aldrington St Leonard, Hove, Sussex. Another family was living at the same address.
Death of Leonard Marden in FreeBMD in July-September 1918 aged 47 in Horsham (2b 370).
Up Marden is about 10 miles NW of Chichester.
Leonard Marden was my second cousin twice removed.
Return to Marden Gendex.
Return to Croucher Gendex.
Return to Croucher Home Page.