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Descendants of 4th Leslie George-89682

Fifth Generation

6. MP, Merchant, Dent and Co, China Leslie William-46049 (William , George , John 6th , George ) was born in 1814. He died on 4 Mar 1880.

Notes for W, Leslie MOP of Dent and Co China, who is of line Leslie, Davidson, Farquhar and Turing, which Turing are the forebears of Turing the WWII mathematician associated with development of the computer. See http on Turing. Is he 10th or 11th? In China trade, resident, active 1884. This man is noted as a China resident or trader for Dent's by 1834. See Dyster on William Fanning and Richard Jones, p. 370. Max's thesis, p. 53, note 101. In 1808 he had a cousin Lt Forbes in Bombay. See De Falbe, table and Ch. 8. See Dyster on Fanning and Jones. His family in the Warthill, Aberdeenshire area since 1518. He is MA. Spent some years in China. A partner in Dent and Co. Magistrate in Aberdeenshire. Conservative. De Vries-Evans, p. 61 on pioneer women, jnl of Emmeline Macarthur qv. he is at times a merchant trader in Canton. Stenton, Brit Partls, Vol. 1, p. 236. See http on Turing. He is of Warthill as noted in http - arbuthnot - j.htm He seems to be of Dent and Co. Burke's LG for Stainton, etc.

William married Robinson Matilda Rose-37782 daughter of of Midlothian Robinson William Rose-103189 and RNotknown Miss-103190 in 1848.

See http on Turing. Hodson lists. De Falbe, table. Stenton, Brit Partls, Vol. 1, p. 236. see also http - arbuthnot - j.htm Burke's P&B for Stainton/Leslie.

William and Matilda had the following children:

	13	F	i	Leslie Rose-48631. She is dr1. See also http on Turing. De Falbe, table. Her descendant is Arbuthnot-Leslie.
				Rose married LNotknown Mr-48653. See also http on Turing. De Falbe, table.
	14	M	ii	11th, MP Leslie William-75643. Burke's LG for Stainton/Leslie. He may be linked to Leslie earlier of Dent and Co. He is of Warthill, Aberdeenshire. Burke's LG for De Falbe and Hanbury of Drumstinchall.
				William married RNotknown Miss-75637. See http on Turing. Burke's P&B for De Falbe. Burke's LG for Hanbury formerly of Drumstinchall.
+	15	F	iii	Leslie Mary Rose-41808 died on 6 Jan 1900.
+	16	F	iv	Of Folla Leslie Jane Amy Matilda-128579 died in 1925.

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