Charles Leonard Leaman Hankins - Parents

[Artisan99]

My paternal grandmother's father was CHARLES LEONARD LEAMAN HANKINS, who was neglected and abused by his parents in 1903.

The case received a lot of press attention at the time, and named Charles's parents as ALICE LEAMAN and CHARLES HANKINS.

My great-grandfather was removed from his parents' care and grew up in the Burnham Industrial School. Through Papers Past, I've been able to trace aspects of his life, including a cheque fraud, bar brawl, enlistment in WWI in 1915 and a bigamy trial in 1935. I have his BDM codes for his birth, marriages and death, too.

But because of the varying spellings of his name in even the official BDM records, where "Leaman" occurs as Leamen, Leamon and even Lemon, I've reached a dead end with Charles' mother, ALICE LEAMAN. I don't have any conclusive details of Alice's birth, marriages or death.

If anyone can help, please let me know.

Thanks.
Imogen

[kiwihalfpint]

Hi Imogen

Welcome to Rootschat and the NZ Board.

Your request has been posted on the Completed Boards and since this is a new thread, I will ask the Moderator to move this to the active board where it will be seen. 

Cheers
KHP

[Artisan99]

Thanks, KHP! I'd just realised my blunder when you post came through.
Much obliged. 
Imogen

[Janette]

Hi Imogen,

Is this his death?
1981/35753 Hankins  Charles Leonard Lemon  born 2 October 1892

His birth

1895/12389 Leamon  Charles Leonard  Alice NR

Obviously the informant for his death didn't know his year of birth.

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

There are also 2 divorces for him

BBAE 4985/1457  D116/1958  Hankins, Esther Williamina v Hankins, Charles Leonard Leamon
 1958   Akld
Restricted for 60 years  Restriction expires end of: 2018



DAAC 20681 D140/439  1299  Hankins, Marjory Grenfell v Hankins, Charles Leonard Leamen 
 1936  Dun

oddly this one is restricted for 100 years Restriction expires end of: 2036

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=8670046

It may be worth emailing Dunedin Archives and asking them if that is correct as most divorces are 60 years,the file may well have a copy of the marriage cert which could have more details of Alice

Cheers Janette

[Beg Clonrode...]

Hello...

Welcome to Rootschat

Here is an on-line tree for an Alice LEAMAN. Just treat it as a starting point, not as proof of anything. You still have to do the research yourself.

Once on Mundia you might have to register to explore the trees further. It's free to register.

Mundia - Alice LEAMAN
http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/12235844/1429502050

Mundia - Charles Leonard Leaman HANKINS
http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/12235844/1429308356

Regards
Beg

[Artisan99]

Thank you, Janette. 

Yes, the birth and death numbers you've quoted are his. Even though Grandma grew up in care, she and her father reconnected later on. He lived in her front room for a time, and I do remember him as this little old man who lost a finger in the war. But the earlier estrangement probably affected the birth info provided after his death.

I meant to say above that I had a possible link to parents to Alice, but nothing conclusive yet to be sure.

In the cruelty trial, Alice's brother was called as a witness. In the press reports, he was named as RICHARD LEAMAN and THOMAS LEAMAN, and so on a BDM search, I found a family of Leamans with three children - Mary Elizabeth, Alice and Richard, with parents Mary Ann and William. But the birth dates mean Alice would have been turning 16 the year Charles Leonard Leaman was born.

Not confident about this potential connection, though.

Thanks for your help!
Imogen

[Artisan99]

Thank you, Beg!

I shall check this link out.
Imogen

[Janette]

This is the family mentioned on the Mundia tree

1877/2582 Leaman  Mary Elizabeth  Mary Ann William
1879/11609 Leaman  Alice  Mary Ann William
1881/15843 Leaman  Richard  Mary Ann William

It has Alice dying in Lyell Tasmania in 1908

Cheers Janette