About Samuel Leeke
Lived 1754 – 1806 (aged 51–52). Samuel Leeke was a magistrate.
Samuel Leeke (1754–1806) JP of Havant, was Deputy Lieutenant for the Hampshire a major landowner and magistrate who died joining others in quelling a riot.
He was the son of Samuel Leeke, of Portsmouth. Samuel Leeke snr had been bequeathed Portsea manor by the previous owner John Moody; its manor house remains in the Leeke family. Leeke snr was also bequeathed a share of Havant manor. He died in 1775.
Family Samuel Leeke married Sophia, daughter of Capt. Richard Bargus of Fareham and Cheltenham, RN. She died on 4 April 1847. Their children were:
Thomas Samuel – a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Urania Ann Sophia Henry John (later Sir Henry), Royal Navy Admiral William, army officer, Waterloo veteran and historian, clergyman Emily Sophia
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Who was Samuel Leeke?
British landowner
When was Samuel Leeke born?
Samuel Leeke was born on 31 May 1754.
When did Samuel Leeke die?
Samuel Leeke died in 1806.
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Samuel Leeke was a magistrate.
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