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Clifton Rugby Football Club History |
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Edward Albert Leonard |
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Born abt. 1849 in Clifton, Bristol. His father was Soloman R. Leonard and his mother was Emily Leonard (nee Page). His grandparents were Isaac Leonard (born 1760. Died 1825) and Mary Leonard (nee Maynard). The family has a long association with Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Above his cousin, Crosby Leonard who was a Surgeon at the Bristol Royal Infirmary from the 5th January 1860 to the 13th August 1878.
Edward joined Clifton RFC in 1879 at 30 years old and became captain and secretary from 1883-85 of Clifton RFC.
In the 1851 Census the Leonard family lived at 3 Buckingham Villas, Clifton. They were
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Above 3 Buckingham Villas, Oakfield Road, Clifton.
In the 1861 census he is at school at Lewisfell, Clevedon.
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In 1881 census he was living at 11 Oakfield Road, Clifton
| Name | Relation | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Emily Leonard | Head | 76 | Income derived from dividends | Bristol |
| Fanny E. Leonard | Daug | 51 | Income derived from dividends | Harpendon, Herts |
| Ellen Leonard | Daug | 34 | Income derived from dividends | Woodchester, Stroud |
| Edward Leonard | Son | 32 | Income derived from dividends | Clifton, Bristol |
| Caroline J. Page |
Sister |
63 | Income derived from dividends | Clifton, Bristol |
| Margaret Leonard | Granddaughter | 15 | Scholar | Nailsworth, Glos. |
| Mary Morgan | Serv | 37 | Cook | South Wales |
| Elizabeth Williams | Serv | 35 | General Serv | Bristol |
| Elizabeth Ackery | Serv | 23 | General Serv | Bristol |
| Lavinia Hampton | Serv | 29 | Ladys Maid | Westmacote, Worcester |
Above 11 Oakfield Road, Clifton. Next door between 1882 and 1925 lived the pioneer doctor Eliza Walker Dunbar. Eliza Walker Dunbar established the Read Dispensary for Women & Children in Bristol in 1874 and the 12 bedded Bristol Private Hospital for Women and Children also at Bristol in 1895, with the assistance of Dr Emily Eberle
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| Back Row (L-R): A.Spencer, J.C.Gilmore, H.C.M.Hirst, H.C.Baker, H.I.Pocock, H.Budget, A.M.Fry, R.I.Pocock. Middle Row: T.Myles, E.D.Evans, E.Leonard (Captain), J.Smith, H.Williams, F.Devis,. Front Row: T.Adams, F.R.Fry. |
Above Clifton XV of 1884-85 with Leonard as Captain.
Above Leonard from the Clifton 1st XV of 1888. He became Hiatt Cowles Bakers right-hand man.
He played rugby for Gloucestershire enough to win his county cap. He played for Gloucestershire against the Maori's, otherwise known as the New Zealand Natives on February 2nd 1889 with Hiatt Baker as captain.
In the 1891 census the family are still living at 11 Oakfield Road, Clifton.
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From the 9th April 1895 to the 13th May 1902 he was Secretary at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
In 1901 he was living at Pinnacle, Frenchay Road, Bristol. They were
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He died on 28th December 1940
The Times on January 2nd 1941 said
LEONARD.- On Dec 28th 1940 at Roadwater, Somerset. EDWARD ALBERT LEONARD, of Bristol, yougest son of the late Soloman Leonard JP. in his 92nd year.
