John Leece 1759-1813 married Cath Shimmin 1752-1836 at K Patrick 17/5/1781.
Their eldest son Thomas 1782-1836 married Judith (Joney)Gell at Patrick 12/6/1813
Thomas & Joney's youngest child, Ellinor 1828-1883 married Phillip Shimmin. They had 9 children , 3 girls and 6 boys btwn 1849-1867. Phillip Henry
29/2/1856 - 6//3/1856 was their 4th child. He is in the K.Pat B.R. as "Henry Shimmin 6 days Peel Son of Phillip S.P. 6th March 1856.
Thomas Leece 1754-1838 was the elder brother of John 1759
Thomas is the grandfather of Maria Leece Born 1828. She married John Wade at K.German 4/10/1856. Their eldest daughter Ann Jane bap 19/7/1859 is the wife of Manxlander's Phillip Henry Shimmin - His parents not identified