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Hmmm looking at Harry's first born's name this baptism i found earlier fits nicely?

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about William Henry Clark
Name: William Henry Clark
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1862
Baptism Date: 20 Apr 1862
Father's Name: William John Clark
Mother's Name: Nancy Clark
Parish or Poor Law Union: Limehouse St Anne
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers


As i said before Nancy/Ann interchange too :-)

off to check the baptism image now nd see what clues are held within. If there's an address they might ahve still been there in 1861 :-/

T x

I have no info on Ann's parents at all.

I wish everyone was accurate with names etc too!!!! I am sending a PM now. Thank you

J x

Ok another question for you...

How far have you drilled into Harry's marriage cert?

By that i mean do you kow the witness's... have you found them on the census?

Could they be relatives? Cousin's....or just family friend's? Sometimes the devil is in the detail.

T x

Births Mar 1863 (>99%)
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CLARK Harry Marylebone 1a 474

Could this be the birth?

Think this Harry is in 1881 in Marylebone with widowed mother Ann (a needlewoman born in 1827)

Jude

No I haven't looked in the witnesses on Harry's marriage certificate.

The witnesses were James Leakey (presumably Alice his wife's father...same name) and Florence Eliza ....looks like Cook(e).


I will try to look further into Florence!!!!!

Ok so chipping away slowly...

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Alice Louisa Leakey
Name: Alice Louisa Leakey
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1866
Baptism Date: 18 Nov 1866
Father's Name: James Leakey
Mother's Name: Anne Leakey
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers

Born 21st Oct 1866 at Old General Hospital. Father occupation, Private Military.

T x

Alice's siblings,

Name: Edward Leakey
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1873
Baptism Date: 30 May 1873
Father's Name: James Leakey
Mother's Name: Anne Leakey
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers
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Name: Alfred Thomas Leakey
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1877
Baptism Date: 23 Dec 1877
Father's Name: James Leakey
Mother's Name: Anne Leakey
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers
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Name: Arthur Lackey
[Arthur Leakey]
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1869
Baptism Date: 6 Jun 1869
Father's Name: James Lackey
Mother's Name: Ann Lackey
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers
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Name: Frederick Leakey
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1875
Baptism Date: 5 Nov 1875
Father's Name: James Leakey
Mother's Name: Ann Leakey
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers
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T x

Hi Judith.......thanks for helping!

Because I'm from Australia and have no clue as to the layout of London. Is Marylebone near Limehouse? In each census, I have Harry born in East London (1891) London (1901) and London Limehouse (1911)
and in each he is born in 1863.

I am not saying it isn't him though. Will definately keep this in mind....

Thanks heaps again

J x

Even Alice was called by her middle name!!!

1881 RG number: RG11 Piece: 742 Folio: 28 Page: 1
Reg. District: Woolwich Sub District: Woolwich Dockyard
Address: 10, St Marys St, Woolwich County: London, Kent
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LEAKEY, James Head Married M 47 1834 Labourer Churchill Somerset
LEAKEY, Mary A Wife Married F 32 1849 Woolwich Kent
LEAKEY, Henry Son Single M 16 1865 Labourer Montreal America
LEAKEY, Louisa Daughter Single F 14 1867 Woolwich Kent
LEAKEY, Arthur Son Single M 12 1869 Scholar Woolwich Kent
LEAKEY, Edward Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar Woolwich Kent
LEAKEY, Frederick Son Single M 5 1876 Scholar Woolwich Kent

T x

My grandmother, god rest her soul, was also known by her middle name!!!! Oh it makes things so hard!

Could you please answer a question about your research skills? I am absolutely blown out of the water by the detail you have on Alice Louisa Leakey, what date she was born and where etc. Can I also find that info somewhere???

I seem to spend a HUGE amount of time just sourcing snippets of info and you do it all in the blink of an eye. You are amazing!

J x

In modern day London they are about 7 miles apart. Striclty speaking in 1863 I think Limehouse would have been covered by Stepney. But there certainly isn't a birth that matches Stepney.

I don't have subscription to Ancestry at the mo, but this Harry (I think) is with mother Ann - no mention of father again as far as I can see in 1871.

There are plenty of deaths matching John Clark being deceased by 1871

Jude

Found this... looks like Alice Louisa's father.

First name(s): James
Last name: LEAKEY
Calculated year of birth: 1832
Parish of birth: Churchall
Town of birth: Bristol
County of birth: Somerset
Age at attestation: 23 years
Attestation date: 2 February 1855
Attestation corps:
Attestation soldier number:
Discharge rank: Private
Discharge corps: Army Service Corps
Discharge soldier number: 134
The National Archives reference: WO97 / 2151 / 62

T x

Hi Joan,

I have subs for most of the major sites and they hold all this info. I will shortly be sending you Alice Louisa's baptism record and the marriage cert for a possible parent's of Harry.


T x

I am emailing yourself James Leakey's military papers :-)

T x

From the military paperwork it does seem indeed it is right that Henry Leakey (Alice's brother) was born in Canada, his father James served 2 1/2 years there!

He also it appears served in the Crimea for 9 months.

T x

Judith.......You may certainly be on to something and I will try to prove you correct.....hopefully. Thanks again x

WayneTracey (tracey I presume and forgive me if that is not correct) Thank you for all you have done.

It is almost 10.40pm Sun day evening here in Australia and unfortuneately I hade to get up early. I so wish I could stay on-line and explore further but ufortunately bed calls. May I PM you another day? You have been so patient and I do really appreciate everything you have done thus far. I look forward to receiving the marriage certicate and military papers. Oh and if I may ask one last thing, my GGG grandfather on the other side of my family served in the army and I know he served in India and died in India on 6.9.1874. His name was Daniel Whayman. If you could perhaps please find his papers also and send them to me I would really be eternally grateful!

Good night

J x

I can't see his papers but i'll keep looking...

Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details

Name: WHAYMAN, D
Rank: Farrier Staff-Sergeant
Soldier number: 61580
Unit: Royal Horse Artillery

Just before I retire for the night, Daniel Whayman was born in Grundisburgh, Suffolk in 1834. He died in Umballa, Bengal, India on 6.9.1874. There was another Daniel Whayman who also served in the British army many years later. He was Daniel Bedingfield Whayman, a relation of the first Daniel.

J x

Good night and thanx

J x

Another step backwards on the Leakey side for you. These are Alice's Grandparents.

1851 RG number: HO107 Piece: 1937 Folio: 314 Page: 7
Reg. District: Axbridge Sub District:
Address: Churchill Street, Churchill County: Somersetshire
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LEAKEY, George Head Married M 50 1801 Agricultural Labourer Winscombe Somerset
LEAKEY, Elizabeth Wife Married F 40 1811 Dress Maker Churchill Somerset
LEAKEY, James Son Unmarried M 22 1829 Agricultural Labourer Churchill Somerset
LEAKEY, John Son Unmarried M 14 1837 Churchill Somerset
LEAKEY, Ellen Daughter Unmarried F 10 1841 Churchil Somerset
LEAKEY, Martha Daughter Unmarried F 7 1844 Churchill Somerset
LEAKEY, William Son Unmarried M 2 1849 Churchill Somerset

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Louisa's father's baptism.

County Somerset
Place Churchill
Church St John the Baptist
RegisterNumber 676
DateOfBirth 28 Oct 1828
BaptismDate 26 Nov 1837
Forename James
Sex M
FatherForename George
FatherSurname LEAKEY
MotherForename Elizabeth
Abode Churchill
FatherOccupation Labourer
FileNumber 11054