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Isabella Gretton Leach

Female 1858 - 1887  (28 years)

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  • Name Isabella Gretton Leach  [1] 
    ADOB 1858  Rickett Street Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth 4 Oct 1858  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptism 4 Nov 1858  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1882  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gov't Hill
    Immigration 24 Oct 1885  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Isabella Gittens and her two surviving sons Julian age 5 and Clifford age 3 travelled aboard the Steamship Trinidad from Barbados arriving in New York on 24 October 1885. Travelling with them was Ann Hardy a family servant age 26.
      It seems fairly certain that the family was joining their father Edwin Thomas George Gittens who had already arrived in New York on 1 Sep 1885.
      Passenger List Details:
      AME:Mrs. E Gittens
      ARRIVAL DATE:24 Oct 1885
      BIRTH DATE:abt 1858
      AGE:27
      GENDER:Female
      ETHNICITY/ NATIONALITY:English
      PLACE OF ORIGIN:England;Barbados
      PORT OF DEPARTURE:Windward Islands
      DESTINATION:New York
      PORT OF ARRIVAL:New York, New York
      SHIP NAME:Trinidad
      SEARCH SHIP DATABASE:Search for the Trinidad in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
      NAME:Julian Gittens
      ARRIVAL DATE:24 Oct 1885
      BIRTH DATE:abt 1880
      AGE:5
      GENDER:Male
      ETHNICITY/ NATIONALITY:English
      PLACE OF ORIGIN:England;Barbados
      PORT OF DEPARTURE:Windward Islands
      DESTINATION:New York
      PORT OF ARRIVAL:New York, New York
      SHIP NAME:Trinidad
      SEARCH SHIP DATABASE:Search for the Trinidad in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
      NAME:Clifford Gittens
      ARRIVAL DATE:24 Oct 1885
      BIRTH DATE:abt 1882
      AGE:3
      GENDER:Male
      ETHNICITY/ NATIONALITY:English
      PLACE OF ORIGIN:England;Barbados
      PORT OF DEPARTURE:Windward Islands
      DESTINATION:New York
      PORT OF ARRIVAL:New York, New York
      SHIP NAME:Trinidad
      SEARCH SHIP DATABASE:Search for the Trinidad in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
    Alt. Death Abt 1887  Brooklyn (Kings Co.), New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Cause 28 Jul 1887  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Isabella died on the 28th of July 1887 as a result of Septicemia following a Right Breast Abscess. It seems (I am guessing here because I cannot decipher the word) that she had the abscess drained and got what is called "blood poisoning" the layman's word for septicemia - which in those days was fatal because of lack of adequate medication - so it was a consequence of childbirth. [Information supplied by Florence Gittens, who is a trained nurse, after I sent her a copy of the death certificate.]
      Family Lore recounts that Isabella's death followed the birth of her youngest son, Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens. I have not been able to locate a birth record for Teddy and I suspect that under the circumstances the family likely neglected to in fact register his birth. This would be perfectly understandable.
    Residence 28 Jul 1887  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 139 West 62nd Street
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    Death 28 Jul 1887  Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    • It appears that she died of Septicaemia following a Right Breast Abscess. It seems (I am guessing here because I canno
    Burial 30 Jul 1887  Calvary Cemetery Woodside, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I42  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2023 

    Father John Gretton Leach,   b. 1820, Saint George, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Margaret Thorp Conliff,   b. 1828 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1855  Saint Peter, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Thomas George Gittens,   b. Abt 1850, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1925, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1880  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 10, 11] 
    Children 
     1. John Gretton Gittens,   b. Abt 8 Jun 1881, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 8 Aug 1881, Westbury Cemetery, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +2. Julian "Ben" Hyde Gittens,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1953, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +3. Clifford Bertram Gittens,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1975, Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +4. Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens,   b. 15 Mar 1887, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1921, District of Castries, State of Saint Lucia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S603] FamilySearch, Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891, database.

    2. [S584] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.

    3. [S593] "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," online database and images : 2010, Ancestry,com, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2010)).

    4. [S596] Louise Williamson, Louise Williamson, Personal Knowledge, (Barbados).

    5. [S585] City of New York, State of New York, Death Certificates, death certificate Death Certificate number 8166, other identifier 610836 (1887), Isabella G. Gittens.

    6. [S598] Isabella Gretton Leach.

    7. [S409] City of New York, State of New York, Death Certificates, death certificate 610836/8166 (1887), Isabella G. Gittens.

    8. [S13] "Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879," database.

    9. [S251] IGI, Batch No M514953, dates 1880, Source Call No: 1157999, type Film.

    10. [S588] Barbados Archives.

    11. [S962] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.