Leaning Family History Society
The Aim of The Society
Put simply, the Society aims to compile and share information on the Leaning Surname, including it’s origins, history, genealogy and geography.
The ultimate goal is to publish the definitive one name study on this relatively rare surname, and to use this to collate a genealogical database for use by family researches all over the world. No mean task! This is why we are continually appealing for new Society Members and contributors.
The message board is for queries, questions, pleas for help etc. - all other interesting information will be compiled in an electronic newsletter sent free of charge to Society Members.
To join - simply send your details and you’ll be added to the list free of charge. All we ask is that you contribute actively to the message board and help out when you can. That’s it.
NB - Please put a couple of lines in your email describing your connection with the Leaning surname.
Lincolnshire
As most of you will be aware, the Leaning Name has it’s origins in England, and goes back to the 11th and 12th centuries in one form or other. Concentrated heavily around Lincolnshire, the name is rarely found anywhere else in the British Isles. Those that have strayed in the UK and abroad almost always trace ancestors back to Lincolnshire.
