Family history

A number of articles have been written on people and families with associations to Leigh. Further articles can be found in the Powder Mills section.

Information about those who were killed in the two World Wars can be found on the entries for Leigh War Memorial and Chiddingstone Causeway War Memorial.

There is also a record of those buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s Parish Church.

See also:
Doctors in Leigh
Leigh village policemen
Leigh Fire Brigade
People of Powder Mills

Please note, some of the research contained in this section has been undertaken by the Society, or passed to the Society by family members. If you have any information to add on any of the families listed, or corrections to make, do please contact us, and we will be happy to update our information.

Charlotte Bourner, pictured on the stairs at Forge Square
Charlotte Bourner, pictured on the stairs at Forge Square