Researching David Leahy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 466 people with the Leahy surname? In that year Leahy was ranked number 3113 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Leahy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Leahy and the Leahy Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leahy Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Leahy family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2496 people with the Leahy surname in the UK? Leahy is now ranked number 2055 for popularity in the UK. |
Leahy Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called David Leahy
David Leahy
David Joseph Leahy (19 October 1883 – 19 December 1948) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1938 until his death, representing the seat of Hannans.
Leahy was born in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland, to Margaret (née Reidy) and David Leahy. His parents emigrated to Australia when he was a child, and he was raised in Kyneton, Victoria. Leahy moved to Western Australia in 1906, and began working as a miner in the Sandstone area. He later moved to the Eastern Goldfields, living for periods in Kalgoorlie and Boulder and working as an official with a gold miners' union. Leahy entered parliament at the 1938 Hannans by-election, caused by the death of Labor government minister Selby Munsie. He was re-elected at the 1939, 1943, and 1947 elections, but died in office in December 1948, aged 65, after a long illness. Leahy had married Sophie Fongo in 1912, with whom he had five children.
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