See also

Family of Stephen Leek and Sarah Doughty

Husband: Stephen Leek

  • Name:

  • Stephen Leek4,5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Leek (1725?-1803)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Campling (1732?-1799)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • basket and sieve maker1,4

  • Birth:

  • 1770 (app)

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England1,5,6

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Apr 1771 (age 0-1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • son of John Leek and Mary

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 70-71)

  • Well Close Lane, Framlingham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 70, basket maker living with his wife and a son. Born in Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 6 Aug 1847

  • The Crown Hotel, Framlingham, Suffolk, England7,8

  •  

  • 's home and shop were to be sold at auction

  • Death:

  • Aug 1848 (age 78)

  • Plomesgate "Registration District", Suffolk, England9,10,11

  • Burial:

  • 7 Aug 1848

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England10,11

  •  

  • aged 78

Wife: Sarah Doughty

  • Name:

  • Sarah Doughty1,3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Doughty (1725?-1790)

  • Mother:

  • Ephanuel Sparham (1725?-1791)

  • Birth:

  • 1765 (app)

  • Suffolk, England1,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Apr 1766 (age 0-1)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter of George and Ephanuel Doughty

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 75-76)

  • Well Close Lane, Framlingham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 75, living with her husband and a son. Born in Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 4 May 1844 (age 79)

  • Framlingham, Suffolk, England10,12,15,16

  •  

  • last surviving daughter of Mr George Doughty formerly of the White Horse Inn Framlingham

  • Burial:

  • 9 May 1844

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England10,13

  •  

  • aged 79 of Framlingham as Sarah Leeke

Child 1: John Leek

  • Name:

  • John Leek1,17,18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bakers labourer19

  • Birth:

  • 1792 (app)

  • Framlingham, Suffolk, England1,17,19

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Mar 1792 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England17,18,20

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leeke and Sarah his wife late Doughty, private baptism

  • Received into the Church:

  • 24 Jul 1792 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England17,21

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leeke and Sarah his wife late Doughty (note this is assumed be a reception into the Church)

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 48-49)

  • Well Close Lane, Framlingham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • son aged 45, living with parents. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 58-59)

  • Market Place, Framlingham, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • brother aged 60 unmarried, baker's labourer living with sister Ann. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • May 1856 (app) (age 63-64)

  • Suffolk, England22

Child 2: Stephen Leek

  • Name:

  • Stephen Leek23

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Charlotte Coleman (1798?-1849)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • basket maker and game dealer24,25,26

  • Birth:

  • 1793 (app)

  • Suffolk, England23,25

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Oct 1793 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leeke and Sarah his wife late Doughty

  • Directory:

  • 1830 (age 36-37)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • as a basket and sieve maker of

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 23 May 1833

  • White Horse Inn, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • attended a meeting of the Wickham Market Association for the prosecution of felons and others

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 8 Apr 1835 (age 41-42)

  • Woodbridge Magistrates, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England28,29

  •  

  • giving evidence in a house burglary hearing, proving that shoe prints matched those of both defendants

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 20 Jul 1836

  • Woodbridge Magistrates, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • was granted a licence to deal in game

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 7 Oct 1836

  • The Bell Inn, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England31

  •  

  • won three prizes at the Wickham Market and Saxmundham Horticultural Society Show, best out-door black grapes, best kitchen apples and 2nd best plums

  • Directory:

  • 1839 (age 45-46)

  • Lower Street, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • as a basket maker of

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 47-48)

  • Lower Street, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • aged 45, basket maker living with his wife, a son and a female servant. Born in Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 13 Jan 1843 (age 49)

  • Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne, Suffolk, England10,24,33

  •  

  • Cause: suddenly

    a much respected basket maker and game dealer of Wickham Market

  • Burial:

  • 18 Jan 1843

  • All Saints Church, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • aged 49

Child 3: Timothy Leek

  • Name:

  • Timothy Leek34,35

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Elizabeth Coleman (1797?-1843)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Mary Brown (1812-1878)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a confectioner, baker and basket maker36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45

  • Birth:

  • 1795 (app)

  • Framlingham, Suffolk, England35,37,38,39,46

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Nov 1795 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England35

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leek and Sarah his wife late Doughty, private baptism

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 9 Nov 183147

  •  

  •  

  • signed a petition to the High Sheriff of Suffolk calling for meeting to discuss the best means for the government to improve representation of the people

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 45-46)

  • Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England40

  •  

  • aged 43, confectioner living with his wife, a niece Maria Leek and Ann Blomfield. Born in Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • Mar 1843

  • Jenner's Dole, Melton, Suffolk, England48

  •  

  • two pieces of Church Charity land currently occupied by Timothy Leek were put up for rent

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 13 Feb 1844 (age 48-49)

  • Woodbridge Magistrates, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England49,50

  •  

  • where Martha Turner, a nurse to Timothy's ailing wife, was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, first and last weeks in solitary, for stealing a pair of shoes, shawl etc from Timothy

  • Bankruptcy Sale:

  • 1 Sep 1847 (age 51-52)

  • Melton, Suffolk, England51

  •  

  • and included household and business goods and 17.5 acres of land. A second sale took place the following day in Woodbridge

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 55-56)

  • Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England37

  •  

  • head of the household aged 50 married, confectioner living with his wife, three children and a nurse. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 65-66)

  • Turret Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England38

  •  

  • head of the household aged 63 married as Timothy Leake, baker living with his wife and two children. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 75-76)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England39

  •  

  • head of the household aged 74 married, confectioner living with his wife and a son. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1880 (age 84)

  • Plomesgate "Registration District", Suffolk, England52

Child 4: Isaac Leek

  • Name:

  • Isaac Leek19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Coleman (1801?-1875)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tailor, draper and confectioner19,26,32,53,54,55

  • Birth:

  • 1798 (app)

  • Framlingham, Suffolk, England19,56

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jun 1798 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England56

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leek and Sarah late Doughty

  • Directory:

  • 1830 (age 31-32)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • as a tailor and draper of

  • Directory:

  • 1839 (age 40-41)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • as a tailor and confectioner of

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 42-43)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England53

  •  

  • head of the household aged 40, tailor living with his wife and six children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 52-53)

  • Middle Street, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • head of the household aged 51 married, tailor living with his wife and six children. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1855 (age 56-57)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England57

  •  

  • as a tailor of

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 62-63)

  • Middle Street, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England54

  •  

  • head of the household aged 61 married, tailor living with his wife, two children, a grandson and a boarder. Born in Wickham Market Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 3 Dec 1861 (age 64)

  • Wickham Market, Suffolk, England58,59

  • Burial:

  • 8 Dec 1861

  • All Saints Church, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • aged 64

Child 5: Spencer Leek

  • Name:

  • Spencer Leek60

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Anne Bridges (1805-1869)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • confectioner19,53

  • Birth:

  • 1801 (app)

  • Framlingham, Suffolk, England19,61

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jun 1801 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England62

  •  

  • son of Stephen Leek and Sarah late Doughty, private

  • Princ.:

  • 9 Nov 1831 (age 29-30)

  • Miscellaneous

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 39-40)

  • Well Close Square, Framlingham, Suffolk, England53

  •  

  • aged 40, confectioner living with his wife and two servants. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 49-50)

  • Well Close Square, Framlingham, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • head of the household aged 49 married, confectioner living with his wife, a niece and a nephew. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Feb 1880 (age 79)

  • Plomesgate "Registration District", Suffolk, England10,63,64

  • Burial:

  • 5 Feb 1880

  • Framlingham Cemetery, Infirmary Lane, Framlingham, Suffolk, England10,64

  •  

  • aged 79 of Hitcham Almshouses, service at St. Michael, Framlingham

Child 6: Ann Doughty Leek

  • Name:

  • Ann Doughty Leek53,65

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a straw hat / bonnet maker19,53

  • Birth:

  • 1803 (app)

  • Suffolk, England53,65,66

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jun 1803 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, England65

  •  

  • daughter of Stephen Leek and Sarah late Doughty, pivate

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 37-38)

  • Well Close Square, Framlingham, Suffolk, England53

  •  

  • aged 35, straw hat maker living with Mary Ann Leek. Born in Suffolk. My guess is she was teaching her niece to become a hat maker.

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 6 Aug 1847

  • The Crown Hotel, Framlingham, Suffolk, England7,8

  •  

  • 's home and shop were to be sold at auction

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 47-48)

  • Market Place, Framlingham, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • head of the household aged 46 unmarried, straw bonnet maker living with brother John. Born in Framlingham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Jul 1856 (age 52-53)

  • Suffolk, England10,66,67

  • Burial:

  • 17 Jul 1856

  • Framlingham Cemetery, Infirmary Lane, Framlingham, Suffolk, England10,66

  •  

  • aged 53 of Framlingham as Ann Leeke, service at St. Michael, Framlingham

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2.

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3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Marriages 1560-1920 page:86.

4.

Marriage Certificate. daughter Mary to Timothy Leek. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Woodbridge St. Mary fiche:12 of 68. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 24 July 1847 page:1.

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Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Burials 1765-1920 page:98.

14.

Ibid. Baptisms 1718-1841 page:72.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1844 quarter:2 volume:12 page:251.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate volume:4a page:415?

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Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Baptisms 1718-1841 page:128.

24.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 25 January 1843 page:2.

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England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1041 folio:8 page:9.

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Pigots Directory of Suffolk 1830, (own fiche).

27.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 1 June 1833 page:3.

28.

Ibid. Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 15 April 1835 page:2.

29.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 11 April 1835 page:3.

30.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 6 August 1836 page:3.

31.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 15 October 1836 page:2.

32.

Pigots Directory of Suffolk 1839.

33.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 21 January 1843 page:2.

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Marriage Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

35.

Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Baptisms 1718-1841 page:135.

36.

Marriage Certificate. daughter Mary Ann. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

37.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1801 folio:653 page:20.

38.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1164 folio:22 page:7.

39.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1763 folio:122 page:20.

40.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1028 folio:55 page:28.

41.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Woodbridge St. John fiche:1 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

42.

Ibid. Bromeswell St. Edmund fiche:7 of 8. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

43.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy).

44.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 28 November 1843 page:3.

45.

Marriage Certificate. son Spencer. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate v4a p447.

47.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 9 November 1831 page:1.

48.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 18 March 1843 page:2.

49.

Ibid. Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 22 March 1844 page:2.

50.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 25 February 1845 page:3.

51.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 28 August 1847 page:2.

52.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1880 quarter:2 volume:4a page:447.

53.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

54.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

55.

Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Marriages 1560-1920 page:172.

56.

Ibid. Baptisms 1718-1841 page:145.

57.

Archive CD Books, White's Directory of Suffolk 1855 (own copy), (CD-ROM).

58.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate quarter:4 volume:4a page:388.

59.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

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Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Banns page:39.

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62.

Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Baptisms 1718-1841 page:155.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1880 quarter:1 volume:4a page:512.

64.

Suffolk Family History Society - Framlingham St Michael, (2005 own copy). Burials 1765-1920 page:136.

65.

Ibid. Baptisms 1718-1841 page:161.

66.

Ibid. Burials 1765-1920 page:115.

67.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1856 quarter:3 volume:4a page:383.