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Olga LEIGHTON's other families: with Frank Jay MACKEY (1852-1927) and Isidro MARTIN-MONTIS ( - )
Olga LEIGHTON's parents: Edward William Forester LEIGHTON (1840-1932) and Beatrice Jane EYRE (1862-1940)
Olga LEIGHTON's brother: Charlton Dudley Forester LEIGHTON (1887-1973)
Family of Alphonso DE PORTAGO and Olga Beatrice LEIGHTON
| Husband: | Alphonso DE PORTAGO ( -1942) | |
| Wife: | Olga Beatrice LEIGHTON (1889-1980) | |
| Children: | Alphonso DE PORTAGO (1928-1957) | |
| Solidad DE PORTAGO ( - ) | ||
Husband: Alphonso DE PORTAGO
| Name: | Alphonso DE PORTAGO | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Death | 1942 | |
Wife: Olga Beatrice LEIGHTON
| Name: | Olga Beatrice LEIGHTON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Edward William Forester LEIGHTON (1840-1932) | |
| Mother: | Beatrice Jane EYRE (1862-1940) | |
| Birth | 28 Jul 1889 | Fulham reg district 1,2 |
| Census (1) | 5 Apr 1891 (age 1) | 4 Tyneside?Terrace, Fulham, London, England |
| Census (2) | 31 Mar 1901 (age 11) | Wynnstay Bank, Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex, England |
| Census (3) | 2 Apr 1911 (age 21) | Manor House, Halford, Shipton on Stour, Warwickshire, England |
| Emigration (1) | 19 Jan 1920 (age 30) | from Southampton to Miami, Florida, USA |
| Immigration | 1 Jun 1920 (age 30) | to Liverpool from New York, USA |
| Emigration (2) | 15 Apr 1922 (age 32) | from Southampton, England to New York, USA |
| Death | 8 Feb 1980 (age 90) | Lausanne, Switzerland 3 |
Additional Information
| Census (2) | Pupil |
| Census (3) | Visitor staying at the Freake household, living on private means |
| Emigration (1) | Departed from Southampton onboard the Mauretania on the 19th January 1920,
destined for Miami Florida.
Travelling alone as far as can be identiied, aged 30 years 5 months and single. Next of kin given as her father Capt F Leighton of 40 Brompton Square, London. |
| Immigration | Arrived from New York onboard the Baltic on the 1st June 1920.
Travelling alone as far as can be identiied, aged 30 years. Destinatio given as 40 Brompton Square, London. |
| Emigration (2) | Sailed on the Mauretania departing from Southampton (15th April 1922) and
arriving in New York (21st Apr 1922).
Address in USA given as Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
Child 1: Alphonso DE PORTAGO
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| Alphonso DE PORTAGO | ||
| Name: | Alphonso DE PORTAGO | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Carol MCDANIEL ( - ) | |
| Birth | 11 Oct 1928 | Marylebone reg district 1,4 |
| Occupation (1) | 1950 (age 21-22) | Grand National Jockey 5 |
| Occupation (2) | 1952 (age 23-24) | Grand National Jockey 5 |
| Occupation (3) | 1956 (age 27-28) | Olympic Competitor 6 |
| Occupation (4) | frm 1956 to 1957 (age 27-29) | Formula 1 racing driver for Ferrari 7 |
| Death | 12 May 1957 (age 28) | Giudizzolo, Itlay 3,4,8 |
Additional Information
| Occupation (1) | Rode Garde Toi in the 1950 Grand National |
| Occupation (3) | Represented Spain in the 1956 Winter Olympics
4th in Men's Two 9th in Men's Four |
| Occupation (4) | Competed in 6 Grand Prix races earning 4 championship points.
Placed 2nd in the 1956 British Grand Prix. Placed 5th in the 1957 Argentinian Grand Prix Competed and died in the 1957 Mille Miglia. |
Child 2: Solidad DE PORTAGO
| Name: | Solidad DE PORTAGO | |
| Sex: | Female | |
Note on Wife: Olga Beatrice LEIGHTON
On the death of her first husband Frank she inherited a controlling interest in Household Financial Corporation which at the time of her son Alphonso's death in 1957 was worth $550,000,000
Sources
| 1 | "BMD indexes". |
| 2 | "Passport application". |
| 3 | "Newspaper Obituary". |
| 4 | "Gravestone". |
| 5 | "The West Australian (newspaper)". |
| 6 | "sports-reference.com". |
| 7 | "formula1.com". |
| 8 | "sports-reference.com". Died in an accident caused by a blown tyre during the Mille Miglia race. The race also killed his co driver Edmund Nelson and 10 spectators and injuring 20 others. |