 Abt 1820 - 1833 (~ 13 years)
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| Name |
Leach, John |
| Born |
Abt 1820 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Bef. 1833 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Person ID |
I00924 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2015 |
| Father |
Leach, John Wood alias, b. Abt 1789, Of London, England , d. Aft 1847, Australia (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Mother |
Toms, Elizabeth, c. 12 Feb 1791, St Martin in the Field, London, England , d. 9 May 1857, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age ~ 66 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1806 |
London, England |
| Family ID |
F00399 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Drowned in a well at Sydney n the 1820s
The second incident?? The Sydney Gazette Thursday 10th Feb. 1825.
On Friday afternoon last, a fine child, bordering upon two years, the son of one Solomons, in King Streel, was unfortunately drowned in a well. The poor little creature had been seen by the mother only a moment prior to the disaster, and upon being missed, she ran to the well, where was seen a bubbling of the water. Assistance was immediately pro- cured, and the sweet babe soon raised, though the well is about 36 feet deep, with 5 feet of water. Every effort was resorted to, to restore animation, but it was unavailing, as the neck had been dislo- cated in the fall. The Verdict of a Coroner's In- quest was, we understand, Accidental Death.
Notwithstanding we have had repeatedly to observe upon the extreme criminality of individuals leaving wells exposed to the danger of travellers, and espe- cially of poor little infants, yet it would seem that the mind is callous to every appeal-to every afflic- tive visitation ! Only a few weeks ago we noticed a similar doleful event that took place in Hyde Park, where, by the bye, the well was not directly in the way of danger; in this instance, however, the well was not only at the corner of a populous street, but within two yards of the very door of the distracted parents' dwelling !
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