Theos-Talk Archives (June 2005 Message tt00158)

The records showing Leadbeater was born in 1854

I present below a summary of the historical 
facts/records/evidence that Gregory Tillett has 
presented in his book and on this forum:

(1) British marriage records indicate that 
Leadbeater's parents were married on May 26, 1853.

(2) Leadbeater's own birth record indicates that he 
was born on February 16, 1854. 

[NOTE: Connecting the facts presented in (1) and (2), 
one can see that Leadbeater was born about 9 months 
after his parents were married. Not surprising in 
light of known facts about human reproduction.]

(3) Leadbeater's mother gave his age [confirming the 1854 birthdate] 
when registering her husband's death.

(4) In the Anglican diocesan records, Leadbeater gave his birth date 
[1854] on his application for ordination in the Church of England

(5) In the census return submitted by Leadbeater in 1881, he stated 
as Head of the Household that his age was 27 (i.e. born in 1854),

I would suggest that these FIVE historical records give us THE MEANS 
to ascertain what year Leadbeater was born.

It is possible that one record might contain some kind of error but 
to suggest or maintain that 5 SEPARATE records are ALL wrong, 
INCLUDING records completed by Leadbeater and his mother, is 
to say the least, not a rational hypothesis.

Daniel
http://hpb.cc