John William Leslie

John was born on June 6th, 1855 and his baptism took place on June 28th, 1855 in St John Evangelist, Limehouse.¹   John's father was William Elgar Leslie and his mother was Frances West Baldwin.  His paternal grandparents were John Leslie and Elizabeth ?Ashcroft; his maternal grandparents were William Baldwin and Ann West. He had three brothers and six sisters, named William, John, Walter, Frances, Elizabeth, Mary, Eliza, Hannah and Edith.  He was the oldest of the ten children.  He died at 9 months old on March 29th, 1856.¹