Leonard COTMAN

1869 - 1950  (80 years)

• Name	Leonard COTMAN
  Birth	2 May 1869	Preston, Lancashire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	201921F565C9416C92A2B6F367C65D31C245
  Death	23 Apr 1950	Amounderness RD   [3, 4]
  Notes	According to "England, Oxford Men and Their Colleges, 1880-1892" (at ancestry.com), Leonard was born at Preston on 2 May 1869 and attended Preston Grammar School and Pembroke College. 1911 census: at Jackson Hill, Forton, Garstang, Lancs (8 rooms) (all COTMAN), Leonard (head, 41, solicitor, employer of law clerks, born Preston, Lancs), Maria Pia (wife, 34, married 4 years, 4 children, 2 living, 2 dead, born London), Arthur Antony Streatfield (son, 3, born Forton, Garstang, Lancs) and Richard Digby Sell (son, 3½ months). Also Minnie BRENNAN (23, single, nurse, born Crossdoney, Co. Cavan, Ireland), Margaret CHAMLEY (19, single, cook, born Blackpool, Lancs) and Mary LOCKLEY (15, housemaid, born Lancaster, Lancs). 1939 Register: at 65 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Lancs COTMAN, Leonard born 2 May 1869, married, solicitor COTMAN, Dorothy M born 9 Aug 1893, married, unpaid domestic duties COTMAN, Humphrey C born 4 Aug 1913, single, solicitor's articled clerk, attested for military service KEELEY, Alice born 3 Feb 1910, single, paid domestic TASSAKER, Albert born 10 Aug 1927, at school TASSAKER, later NORRY, Norah born 17 Apr 1929, at school ---1 closed record --- TASSAKER, later BRADLEY, Muriel born 24 Jul 1934, at school England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 at ancestry.com: COTMAN Leonard of 61 Lower Bank-road Fulwood Preston Lancashire died 23 April 1950 Probate London 7 October to Richard Digby Sell Cotman and Humphrey Cauldwell Cotman solicitors. Effects £30206 4s 1d.
  Person ID	I3310	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Frederick COTMAN,   b. Abt 1827, Diss, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria WELLS,   b. Abt 1833, Hemel Hempstead, Herts d. Dec 1902, Preston, Lancashire (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1857	Cookham RD   [5]
  Family ID	F887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Pia LINATI,   b. Abt 1879   d. 27 Nov 1917, Fullwood, Preston, Lancs (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1906	Kensington RD   [6]
  Children	1. Arthur Anthony Streatfeild COTMAN,   b. Sep 1907, Forton, Garstang, Lancashire d. 1973, Campbelltown, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Richard Digby Sell COTMAN,   b. 29 Dec 1910, Forton, Garstang, Lancashire d. Sep 1980, Worthing RD (Age 69 years)   3. Humphrey Cauldwell COTMAN,   b. 4 Aug 1913, Preston RD d. Mar 1973, Tonbridge RD (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Marguerite BALL,   b. 9 Aug 1893, Wigan RD d. Jun 1946, Amounderness RD (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1920	Douglas Parish Church, Lancaster, Lancs   [7]
  	Married by licence. Leonard Cotman, full age, widower, solicitor of Fulwood, Preston, father Frederick Cotman (deceased), solicitor. Dorothy Marguerite Ball, full age, spinster of The Firs, Parbold, father James Ball, corn merchant. Both signed full names. Witnesses H P Glover, James Ball, G M Ball, Mary A Ball, B Marsh.
  Family ID	F888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] BMD index, Q2 1869 Preston 8e/554. (Reliability: 3). [S162] 1939 Register at findmypast.co.uk. [S14] BMD index, Q2 1950 Amounderness 10b/30. (Reliability: 3). [S171] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 at ancestry.com. [S14] BMD index, Q3 1857 Cookham 2c/622. (Reliability: 3). [S14] BMD index, Q2 1906 Kensington 1a/470. (Reliability: 3). [S211] Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 at ancestry.com.