Thomas Leonard Terry

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Thomas was born circa November 1862 at Dewsbury, Yorkshire.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Terry and Ruth Anna Leonard.

He was recorded as living with his parents, a boarder, two servants and his brothers Alfred, Frederick and Charles in the 1871 census at Lansdown Villa Wilmslow Road. He was recorded as being 8 years old..³

He was recorded as living with his parents, a boarder, a servant and his brothers Alfred, Frederick, Charles and Ernest in the 1881 census at Wilmslow Road, Withington, Lancashire. He was recorded as being 18 years old.² He was a student at at Victoria University circa 1885. He was studying a Bachelor of Arts.²

He was recorded as living with his father, his father's second wife, an assistant to his father and his siblings Alfred, Frederick and Ernest in the 1891 census at 87 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Lancashire. He was recorded as being 28 years old.⁴ His occupation was recorded as being a school tutor in the census.⁴