Hello List, If any kind member has access to the 1861 census, would they please do a look up for me? I am interested in finding any information on the LEAKE family. From the 1871 census this family are all stated as being born in St Mary's Bourne. Now I am not to sure about all of them as being born there, but I think there is a very good chance of William LEAKE being born there. The LEAKE family should include in 1861: William - c 1823 ? -1831? Isabella (nee HOSKIN) - 1823 ? - 1831 ? William - ? - son Thomas - c 1857 - 1862 - son - (given places of birth from Army records Somerset & Marriage cert & 1901 Census Southampton) Robert - 1860 - son 1871 Census: William - 48 - St Mary Bourne Isabella - 48 - St Mary Bourne Robert - 11 - St Mary Bourne Sarah - 5 - St Mary Bourne John - 1 - St Mary Bourne The 1881 census William - 50 - Portsmouth, Hampshire Isabella - 50 - Devon Robert - 21 - Taunton, Somerset Sarah - 18 - Southampton - seems to have gained quite a few years! John - 11 - Portsmouth, Hampshire Thomas is not on either the 1871 or 1881 census. I have been unable to find any birth record for Thomas, when he married my gt Aunt Sarah HOSKING in July 1900 he gave his age as 40 yrs, and on the 1901 census he gave his age as 41yrs. Any help would be truly appreciated, no matter how small. Many thanks and best wishes Heather Brown (nee Hosking)

Hi Heather Sory if someone has already answered off line, although there is really nothing to report. The 1861 census index for Southampton (I take it this was where you wanted us to look?) is almost completely finished, but sadly there is no entry for William or Isabella Leake or family. Or any variation on the name, as Leak, Leek, Leeke. Cheers, Dave Jacobs =============== At 13:10 09/11/2004, Heather Brown wrote: >Hello List, > >If any kind member has access to the 1861 census, would they please do a >look up for me? > >I am interested in finding any information on the LEAKE family. > > >From the 1871 census this family are all stated as being born in St > Mary's Bourne. > >Now I am not to sure about all of them as being born there, but I think >there is a very good chance of William LEAKE being born there. > >The LEAKE family should include in 1861: >William - c 1823 ? -1831? >Isabella (nee HOSKIN) - 1823 ? - 1831 ? >William - ? - son >Thomas - c 1857 - 1862 - son - (given places of birth from Army records >Somerset & Marriage cert & 1901 Census Southampton) >Robert - 1860 - son > >1871 Census: >William - 48 - St Mary Bourne >Isabella - 48 - St Mary Bourne >Robert - 11 - St Mary Bourne >Sarah - 5 - St Mary Bourne >John - 1 - St Mary Bourne > >The 1881 census >William - 50 - Portsmouth, Hampshire >Isabella - 50 - Devon >Robert - 21 - Taunton, Somerset >Sarah - 18 - Southampton - seems to have gained quite a few years! >John - 11 - Portsmouth, Hampshire > >Thomas is not on either the 1871 or 1881 census. > >I have been unable to find any birth record for Thomas, when he married my >gt Aunt Sarah HOSKING in July 1900 he gave his age as 40 yrs, and on the >1901 census he gave his age as 41yrs. > >Any help would be truly appreciated, no matter how small. > >Many thanks and best wishes >Heather Brown (nee Hosking) > > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx