Anne Elizabeth (Leake) Broun (1814 - 1855)

Born 1814 in England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Richard McBryde Broun — married 8 Mar 1837 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1855 at about age 41 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

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Anne Elizabeth Leake was born in 1814. She was the daughter of George Leake and Anne Growse.

Atwick 1829 Ships

Her father migrated to the Swan River Colony in 1829, and Anne followed some months later with her grandmother and uncle Luke Leake.^[1]

Anne married Richard McBryde Broun on 8 March, 1837.
Their children were:

Mary McBryde Broun b. 27 Jan 1840

Eliza Leake Broun b. 2 Sep 1841

Jane Broun b. 31 Jan 1845

• Broun b. 30 Dec 1845, d. 30 Dec 1845
• Un-named Broun b. 1847
• George Leake Broun b. 11 Sep 1848, d. 4 May 1870
• William Luke Broun b. 18 Sep 1850, d. 2 Mar 1935
• Frederick George Broun b. 5 Oct 1853, d. 1870
• unnamed Broun b. 18 Nov 1855, d. 18 Nov 1855

Swan River Colony 1832 Census #716

She died on 26 November 1855 at Fremantle, Western Australia. ^[2]

The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians

BROUN, Richard McBryde. b. 12.9.1806 (Guernsey), d. 10.11.1858 (Frem). son of William & Anne (nee Maringuy), arr. 3.1831 per Eliza, m. 1st 8.3.1837 Anne Elizabeth LEAKE b. 1815 d. 27.11.1855 (childbirth). dtr. of George, m. 2nd Charlotte HERBERT. Chd. Amelia b. 1834 (dtr. of Broun & his servant Hannah Dyer. adopted by Anne), Mary McBryde b. 1840. Eliza Leake b. 1841, son stillborn 1845, J.S. b. 1846, dtr. stillborn 1847. George Leake b. 1848 d. 1870. William Luke b. 1850. Frederick George b. 1853. Granted 5000 acres at Avon & Plantagenet. Appointed as Govt-. Registrar & Collector of Revenue 21.5.1831 after William Stirling the former Registrar died. Was Reg. Mag. at Frem. 1831-1858. JP 1834. Treasurer of Frem. Whaling Co. 1850 & arranged its sale. Visited S.A. per Eleanor with wife & 2 dtrs 1.8.1852. Visited London & returned 12.2.1858 with wife & 4 chd. His widow & chd. returned to England 15.1.1859.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ M. Medcalf, Leake, George (1786–1849), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,
   published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 1 January 2021.
2. ↑ Family Notices (1855, November 28). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66006009
3. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 1, B, pg 336. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary

• (Witness) Census: Anne Elizabeth Leake appeared on the census of 1837 in the household of Richard McBryde Broun at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia; listed as "Brown", Government Resident.
• Website WA Cemeteries Board (www.mcb.wa.gov.au).
• Microfilm Baptism Register, Perth, 1829 - 1833 & 1834 - 1855 "unknown cd."
• Colonial Secretary's Office Western Australia Census 1837.
• Unknown author, 'Inquirer (Perth)', "28/11/1855."
• Various authors, 'The Inquirer & Commercial News, Perth',.
• www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/poineerindex "reg 908."