Leeks Family in Great Waldingfield


The following entries are Leeks family baptisms, marriages, and burials recorded in the Great Waldingfield (Suffolk) parish records from 1539 until 1900. Early records are often incomplete or illegible.

Baptismal Records

Dates in parentheses are birth dates.
Surname   Forename     Parents                                  Date

Leeks     John         John & Sarah                              3 Mar 1782
Leeks     John         John & Susannah (Steed)                 (24 Dec 1790)    
                                                                 9 Jan 1791
Leeks     Sarah        John, labourer, & Mary                   14 Mar 1817
Leeks     Henry        John, labourer, & Mary                   20 Sep 1818
Leeks     Sarah Ann    John, labourer, & Mary                   25 Aug 1822
Leeks     William      John, labourer, & Mary                   18 Aug 1826
Leeks     Caroline     John, labourer, & Mary                   21 Jul 1827
Leeks     Harriet      William, labourer, & Harriet              2 Aug 1846
          Amelia
Leeks     Sarah        Caroline, singlewoman                   (24 May 1847)
                                                                 1 Jun 1851
Leeks     Peter        William, labourer, & Harriet              4 Feb 1849
Leeks     Walter       William, labourer, & Harriet              2 Jul 1851
          Charles
Leeks     Esther       Caroline, singlewoman                   (16 May 1852)
                                                                 2 Sep 1855
Leeks     Selina       William, labourer, & Harriet              5 Dec 1852
Leeks     Peter        William, labourer, & Harriet              4 Nov 1855
Leeks     Walter       William, labourer, & Harriet             18 Jun 1858
          William
Leeks     Edgar        William, labourer, & Harriet              8 Jul 1860
Leeks     Susan Ann    John, labourer, & Sarah Ann               9 Jan 1863
Leeks     Jane         William, labourer, & "the late"          12 Jul 1863
                       Harriett
Leeks     Laura Jane   John, labourer, & Sarah Ann               3 Apr 1864
Leeks     Henry James  John, labourer, & Sarah Ann               5 Nov 1865
Leeks     Frances      John, labourer, & Sarah Jane              3 Mar 1867
          Jane
Leeks     Job          John, labourer, & Sarah Ann               9 Aug 1868
Leeks     Agnes        John, labourer, & Sarah Ann               2 Apr 1871
          Selina
Leeks     Mary Anne    John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             (28 Feb 1873)
          Elizabeth                                              4 May 1873
Leeks     Florence     Susannah                                  5 Oct 1873
          Jane
Leeks     Sarah        James, labourer, & Emma                 ( 3 May 1874)
          Elizabeth                                              7 Jun 1874
Leeks     Eliza Jane   John, labourer, & Sarah                 (   Nov 1874)
                                                                 3 Jan 1875
Leeks     William      Selina                                  ( 3 Dec 1874)
          John                                                   7 Feb 1875
Leeks     Ellen Laura  James, labourer, & Emma                 (24 Jul 1875)
                                                                 3 Oct 1875
Leeks     Frederick    John, labourer, & Sarah Anne            ( 9 Jul 1876)
          Charles                                               12 Nov 1876
Leeks     Robert       James, labourer, & Emma                  14 Jan 1877
          James
Leeks     Walter       Walter William, labourer, & Susannah    (14 Jan 1878)
          William                                               10 Mar 1878
Leeks     Anne Rosa    John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             (24 Jan 1879)
                                                                11 May 1879
Leeks     Laura Emma   James, labourer, & Emma                 (13 Jun 1879)
                                                                10 Aug 1879
Leeks     Walter       John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             (26 Oct 1880)
          William                                                9 Jan 1881
Leeks     Thomas       James, labourer, & Emma                 (16 May 1881)
          William                                               10 Jul 1881
Leeks     Harry        Selina, singlewoman                     ( 9 Nov 1881)
          Eliakim                                               25 Dec 1881
Leeks     William      James, farm bailiff, & Emma             (10 Sep 1882)
          Herbert                                               12 Nov 1882
Leeks     Ernest Nice  John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             ( 6 Mar 1883)
                                                                13 May 1883
Leeks     Florence     Laura, singlewoman                        9 Sep 1883
          Elizabeth
Leeks     William      William, labourer, & Louisa             (22 Mar 1884)
          James        baptised privately, died 28 May 1884     24 May 1884
Leeks     Robert       John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             (19 Jan 1885)
          William                                                5 Apr 1885
Leeks     Alice        James, farm bailiff, & Emma             ( 7 Mar 1885)
                                                                31 May 1885
Leeks     Eva          Walter William, labourer, & Susannah    (16 Jun 1885)
          Virginia                                               2 Aug 1885
Leeks     Claude       John, labourer, & Sarah Ann             (27 Jun 1887)
          Thomas                                                11 Sep 1887
Leeks     Sidney       Walter William, labourer, & Susannah    (16 Jul 1887)
          James                                                 11 Sep 1887
Leeks     George       Edgar, labourer, & Celethea             (27 Dec 1887)
          William                                                8 Apr 1888
Leeks     George       George, labourer, & Eliza               (21 Sep 1889)
          Thomas Ralph                                           3 Nov 1889
Leeks     Ella         William, labourer, & Louisa             (30 May 1890)
          Roberta                                               13 Jul 1890
Leeks     Evelyn       Agnes, singlewoman                      (27 May 1890)
          Mary Ann                                              12 Oct 1890
Leeks     John         Job, railway fireman, & Rosetta         (28 Sep 1890)
          Brawston     from Stratford, London                    2 Aug 1891
Leeks     Mabel        Walter William, farm labourer, &        (10 Nov 1890)
                       Susannah                                  8 Feb 1891
Leeks     Lucy Maria   George, farm labourer, & Eliza          (16 May 1891)
                       from Alpheton                             9 Aug 1891
Leeks     Claude       Job, railway fireman, & Rosetta         (12 Nov 1891)
          Herbert      from Stratford, Essex                    28 Aug 1892
Leeks     Eleazer      Walter William, labourer, & Susannah     15 May 1894

Marriage Records

Surname   Forename     Spouse      Notes                        Date

Leekes    Abraham      Susannah    Both were single,            15 Oct 1759
                       Wilden      illiterate, and from Great
                                   Waldingfield. Banns:
                                   30 September and
                                   7, 14 October 1759.

Leeks     John         Sarah       Both were single,             4 Sep 1781
                       Samford     illiterate, and from Great
                                   Waldingfield. Banns:
                                   12, 19, 26 August 1781.

Leeks     John         Susannah    Both were illiterate and     11 Oct 1787
                       Steed       from Great Waldingfield.
                                   Groom was a widower. Bride
                                   was a widow. Witness:
                                   Thomas Leeks. Banns:
                                   16, 23, 30 September 1787.

Leeks     John         Mary Nice   Both were single,             4 Jun 1816
                                   illiterate, and from Great
                                   Waldingfield.

Leeks     William      Harriet     Both were single and from    23 Jul 1833
          Charles      Mayhew      Great Waldingfield. Banns:
                                   23, 30 June and 7 July 1833.
                                   
Leeks     Henry        Frances     Both were single. Groom was         1838
                       Day         from Great Waldingfield.
                                   Bride was from Little
                                   Waldingfield. Banns:
                                   16, 23, 30 September 1838.

Leeks     William      Harriet     Both were single,            25 Jul 1845
                       King        illiterate, and from Great
                                   Waldingfield. Groom was 21
                                   and a labourer. Bride was
                                   20. Fathers: John Leeks,
                                   labourer; George King,
                                   labourer. Banns:
                                   15, 22, 29 June 1845.

Leeks     Mary Ann     John        Both were single and from    20 Oct 1860
                       Fosker      Great Waldingfield. Groom
                                   was 27 and a labourer.
                                   Bride was 20 and illiterate.
                                   Fathers: Henry Leeks,
                                   labourer; Zachariah Fosker,
                                   labourer. Witness: William
                                   Leeks. Banns: 23, 30
                                   September and 7 October 1860.

Leeks     John         Sarah Ann   Both were single. Groom was  22 Jul 1862
                       Bowers      23 and an illiterate 
                                   labourer from Little
                                   Waldingfield. Bride was
                                   formerly a schoolteacher.
                                   Fathers: Henry Leeks,
                                   labourer; Henry Bowers,
                                   labourer.

Leeks     William      Hannah      Both were 22, single,        25 Jul 1864
                       Maria       illiterate, and from Great
                       Fosker      Waldingfield. Groom was a
                                   labourer. Bride was a
                                   velvet weaver. Fathers:
                                   Henry Leeks, labourer;
                                   Zachariah Fosker,
                                   labourer.

Leeks     Esther       William     Both were single,            15 Sep 1867
                       Diggens     illiterate, and from Great
                                   Waldingfield. Groom was 24,
                                   a labourer, and the son of
                                   John Diggens, labourer.
                                   Bride was 16.

Leeks     Sarah *      James       Both were single,            29 Jun 1873
                       Daniel      illiterate, and from Great
                       Bowers      Waldingfield. Groom was 31,
                                   a labourer and the son of
                                   Peter Bowers, labourer.
                                   Bride was 27. Witness:
                                   Esther Diggens.

Leeks     Susan Ann    Smith       Both were single and from     3 Apr 1880
                       Robert      Great Waldingfield. Groom
                       Theobald    was 20 and a labourer.
                                   Bride was 18. Fathers:
                                   John Leeks, labourer;
                                   William Theobald, thatcher.
                                   Witness: Harry Leeks.

Leeks     William      Louisa      Both were from Great         13 Apr 1884
                       Bird        Waldingfield. Groom was 59,
                                   an illiterate labourer, and
                                   a widower. Bride was 21 and
                                   single. Fathers: John
                                   Leeks, labourer; Robert Bird,
                                   labourer.

Leeks     Edgar        Augustina   Both were single and from    31 Aug 1884
                       Rippingale  Great Waldingfield. Groom
                                   was 23 and a labourer. Bride
                                   was 24 and illiterate.
                                   Fathers: William Leeks,
                                   labourer; George Rippingale,
                                   labourer.

Leeks     Laura Jane   William     Both were 21, single, and     8 Nov 1885
                       Stearns     from Great Waldingfield.
                                   Groom was a labourer.
                                   Fathers: John Leeks,
                                   labourer; Charles Stearns,
                                   labourer.

Leeks     Frances      Thomas      Both were single and from    29 Jul 1888
          Jane         Theodore    Great Waldingfield. Groom
                       Munson      was 20 and a labourer.
                                   Bride was 21. Fathers:
                                   John Leeks, labourer; John
                                   Munson, labourer.
Sarah Leeks' surname was given as Diggens but this was crossed out and Leeks was written above it.

Burial Records

Dates in parentheses are death dates.
Surname   Forename     Notes                                    Date

Leeks     John         son of John & Sarah                       8 Mar 1782
Leeks     Sarah        wife of John, "late Samford"             23 Jun 1785
Leeks     John         age 56                                  (25 Dec 1807)
                                                                29 Dec 1807
Leeks     Sarah Ann    age 11                                   20 May 1833
Leeks     John         age 23                                   11 Jun 1837
Leeks     Mary         age 67                                   12 Sep 1847
Leeks     Walter       age 4 months                             17 Oct 1851
          Charles
Leeks     Peter        age 6                                    28 Sep 1854
Leeks     John         age 78                                   15 Jun 1862
Leeks     Harriett     age 57                                    8 Jul 1863
Leeks     Jane         age 4 months                             18 Oct 1863
Leeks     Thomas       age 5 months                              5 Nov 1881
          William
Leeks     Selina       age 29                                   19 Nov 1881
Leeks     Harry        age 3 months, "a bastard child"          10 Feb 1882
          Eliakim
Leeks     William      age 8 days                                2 Jun 1884
          James
Leeks     Emma         age 38                                   25 May 1886
Leeks     Edgar        age 5 days                               27 Jul 1886
Leeks     Mary Anne    age 15                                   18 Apr 1888
Leeks     Evelyn Mary  age 20 months                            29 Jan 1892
          Ann
Leeks     William      age 67                                   27 Sep 1892
Leeks     Ebenezer     age 3 weeks                              23 May 1894
Leeks     Caroline     age 67                                   21 Sep 1895
Leeks     Henry        age 84                                   25 Nov 1896
This information was taken from copies of the original parish records held at the Suffolk Records Office in Bury St. Edmunds. We have tried to be as accurate as possible but because of the faded and sometimes illegible script in the records, this listing may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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