I am interested in making connections with decendants of the following following Leece/Qualtrough family.

John Leece is the son of Thomas Leece and Margaret Keaney or Keanah of Arbory.

JOHN LEECE (THOMAS1) was bp 27 September 1818 in Arbory, Isle of Man, and died Abt. 1 August 1899 in The Level, Rushen, Isle of Man. He married (1) MARGARET QUALTROUGH 7 December 1844 in Arbory, Isle of Man, daughter of RICHARD QUALTROUGH and MARGARET COSTAIN. She was bp 8 January 1816 in Arbory, Isle of Man, and died 3 August 1880 in Arbory, Isle of Man. He married (2) ELEANOR MARGARET QUALTROUGH 24 May 1884 in Rushen Isle of Man, daughter of RICHARD QUALTROUGH and MARGARET CUBBON. She was bp 15 October 1845 in Rushen, Isle of Man, and died Abt. 9 November 1925 in The Level, Rushen, Isle of Man.

Children of JOHN LEECE and MARGARET QUALTROUGH are:

i. RICHARD3 LEECE, b. May 1845, Arbory, Isle of Man; d. 21 March 1850.
3. ii. JOHN LEECE, b. April 1848, Arbory, Isle of Man; d. Abt. 14 October 1925, Colby, Isle of Man.

iii. THOMAS LEECE, b. April 1851, Arbory, Isle of Man; d. 1934, Douglas, isle of Man; m. MARGARET GALE, 1876, Isle of Man; b. 1852, Ballakilpheric, Isle of Man; d. 1906, Isle of Man.

iv. MARGARET ANNE LEECE, b. March 1854, Arbory, Isle of Man.

v. HENRY LEECE, b. July 1857, Arbory, Isle of Man.

Children of JOHN LEECE and ELEANOR QUALTROUGH are:

vi. EDWARD3 LEECE, b. Abt. December 1883; d. Abt. 29 March 1884, Arbory Isle of Man.
4. vii. RICHARD LEECE, b. 1885; d. 1953.

viii. SAMUEL EDWARD LEECE, b. 1886.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN3 LEECE (JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 1848 in Arbory, Isle of Man, and died Abt. 14 October 1925 in Colby, Isle of Man. He married CATHERINE KENNAH. She was born 1848 in Arbory, Isle of Man, and died Abt. 28 December 1920 in Colby, Isle of Man.

Children of JOHN LEECE and CATHERINE KENNAH are:

i. ELIZABETH JANE4 LEECE, b. 1876, Isle of Man; d. 30 May 1931, Port St Mary, Rushen, Isle of Man; m. THOMAS KINLEY, 8 May 1897, Arbory, Isle of Man; b. 19 December 1865, Rushen Isle of Man; d. 23 December 1955, Port St Mary, Rushen, , IOM.

ii. WALTER LEECE, b. Abt. 1878, Isle of Man; d. Abt. 1921, Isle of Man; m. UNKNOWN.

iii. EVAN LEECE, b. 1886; d. Abt. 9 May 1936, Fistard, Rushen, Isle of Man; m. CATHERINE MARY CARDLE, 16 February 1911, Rushen, Isle of Man; b. 1888, Rushen Isle of Man.

4. RICHARD3 LEECE (JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1885, and died 1953. He married ALMA ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She was born 1887, and died 1925 in The Level, Colby, Arbory, Isle of Man.

Children of RICHARD LEECE and ALMA UNKNOWN are:

i. DORIS4 LEECE, m. PADDY WOOLNOUGH.

ii. OLIVE LEECE, m. CLAUDE STANLEY MCFEE.

iii. RICHARD LEECE.

If you connect into this family or are happy to share information, I would really appreciate hearing from you please. Thank you

Elizabeth