Frank
(Francis)
[uncertain]
Leak
aka Leek
Born before in Balkholme, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Leak
and Tamar (Bell) Leak
Brother of
Robert Leak, William Leak, William Leak, Robert Leak, Tommy Leak, Elizabeth Leak, Robert Leak, Mary (Leak) Hill, James Leak and James Leak
Husband of
Hannah (Shipley) Martin
— married
28 Apr 1845 in Blacktoft, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Elizabeth (Leak) Cowling and William (Leek) Leak
Died before
at about age 30
in Balkholme, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2021
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Biography
Francis Leak was born in Yorkshire, England.
This profile is part of the Eastrington, Yorkshire One Place Study.
At the time of the 1841 census Frank (known as Francis) lived at Benetland in the parish of Eastrington, Yorkshire, where he worked as an agricultural labourer.[2]
He married Hannah Shipley in Blacktoft, Yorkshire, in 1845.[3][4] The family lived in Balkholme where Francis was a farm labourer.[5]
Frank died in Balkholme in 1853 at the age of 30. He was buried in Howden.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Howden. 17 Nov 1822. Frank, son of Thomas (labourer) & Tamar Leak of Balkholme.
Yorkshire Baptisms. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 17 Aug 2021 - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPT-DX3 : 7 March 2021), Francis Leak in household of John Sowby, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Blacktoft. 28 Apr 1845. Francis Leek (full age; bachelor; labourer; of Scalby; father Thomas Leek, labourer) married Hannah Shipley (20; spinster; of Scalby; father William Shipley, labourer). Neither signed. Witnesses Thomas Smart, James Meakins.
findmypast.co.uk. Yorkshire Marriages Transcription. Accessed 17 Aug 2021 - ↑ GRO index. Marriages Mar 1845. LEEK Francis. Howden XXIII 75. FreeBMD
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1J-YR8 : 12 September 2019), Francis Leak, Balkholme, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England; citing Balkholme, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Burials in Howden. Frank Leek of Balkholme. 16 Nov 1853. Age 30
Yorkshire Burials Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 17 Aug 2021
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