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Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset 1835–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1835

Birth Location: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 6 Oct 1902 ; age 67yrs

Death Location: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Lt Lodge

Mother: Frances Lady

Spouse(s): Henry Esq

Children(s): Alan Leeke, Maria Leeke, Agnes Robinson, Grace Robinson, Henry Leeke

Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset was born in 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Lt Gen Sir Henry Plantagenet Somerset Of Roehmapton Lodge And Frances Sarah Heathcote Lady. In 1871, Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset resided in Fareham, Hampshire, England. Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset married Henry Edward Leeke Esq, and had children including Agnes Ann Robinson, Alan Fitzroy Henry Leeke, Grace Robinson, Henry Somerset Leeke, Maria Augusta Frances Leeke. Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset passed away in 1902 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset was born in 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Lt Gen Sir Henry Plantagenet Somerset Of Roehmapton Lodge And Frances Sarah Heathcote Lady.
  • In 1871, Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset resided in Fareham, Hampshire, England.
  • Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset married Henry Edward Leeke Esq, and had children including Agnes Ann Robinson, Alan Fitzroy Henry Leeke, Grace Robinson, Henry Somerset Leeke, Maria Augusta Frances Leeke.
  • Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset passed away in 1902 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Maria Somerset
1835–1902
Birth Place: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Lt Gen Sir Henry Plantagenet Somerset of Roehmapton Lodge
1794–1862
Westminster, London, England
Frances (Sarah Heathcote) Lady
1800–1886
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Charles (Henry Somerset - Gen) Lord
1766–1835
Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, England
Hon. (Elizabeth Somerset, nee) Courtenay
1766–1815
Powderham, Devon, England
Henry Heathcote
1777–1851
Hursley, Hampshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Guscott
1781–1845
Queenborough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry, Somerset
1744–1803
Elizabeth Boscawen
1747–1828
William (Earl)-Sir
1742–1788
Lady Castle
1740–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Somerset
1709–1756
Elizabeth Beaufort
1718–1799
Sir Devon
1709–1762
Frances Lady
1720–1761
Thomas Clack
1714–1761
Sarah Clarke
1722–

Maria Somerset's Descendants

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Maria (Caroline Leeke, nee) Somerset (13 Mar 1835–6 Oct 1902 ; age 67yrs) m. Henry (Edward Leeke*) Esq (abt 1829–02 May 1885)
  1. 1. Alan (Fitzroy Henry) Leeke 1864–1953
  2. 2. Maria (Augusta Frances) Leeke 1857–1929
  3. 3. Agnes (Ann) Robinson 1878–
  4. 4. Grace Robinson 1880–
  5. 5. Henry (Somerset) Leeke 1859–1919

Maria Somerset's Timeline

6 Records

1835
13 Mar 1835
Birth of Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1835
13 Mar 1835
Birth of Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1871
1871
Age 36
Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset resided here in Fareham, Hampshire, England
Fareham, Hampshire, England
1881
1881
Age 46
Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset resided here in "Catisfield House", Fareham, Hampshire, England
"Catisfield House", Fareham, Hampshire, England
1901
1901
Age 66
Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset resided here in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1902
6 Oct 1902 ; age 67yrs
Age 67
Death of Maria Caroline Leeke, nee Somerset in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; vol.2c., pg.119
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; vol.2c., pg.119

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1167; Folio: 46; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341286
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1154; Folio: 76; Page: 1; GSU roll: 827792
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1107; Folio: 115; Page: 20
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fareham, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1154; Folio: 76; Page: 1; GSU roll: 827792

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: "Catisfield House", Fareham, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1167; Folio: 46; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341286

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1107; Folio: 115; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1902 ; age 67yrs
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; vol.2c., pg.119
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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