On This Day ... 9 April

1809     John Leeming was born in Hartlepool, Co Durham. He was the son of John Leeming and Mary Huntridge.

1827     Dent Wallace was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Dent Wallace and Margaret Hudson.

1879     Charles Pugh married Mary Elizabeth Linton at Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.

1912     Norman James Darby was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. He was the son of William Henry Darby and Jessie Pugh, and was my grandfather.