Leake family tree
Encyclopedia
A number of members of the Leake family were prominent and notable individuals in the Swan River Colony
and the history of Perth, Western Australia
- and the History of Western Australia
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Members of the family were included in the Six hungry families
who inter-married and sustained a significant political power in nineteenth century Perth.
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony was a British settlement established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832, the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when the colony's founding Lieutenant-Governor, Captain James Stirling,...
and the history of Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
- and the History of Western Australia
History of Western Australia
The human history of Western Australia commenced between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago with the arrival of Indigenous Australians on the north-west coast. The first inhabitants expanded the range of their settlement to the east and south of the continent. The first recorded European contact was in...
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Members of the family were included in the Six hungry families
Six hungry families
Six hungry families was a phrase used in the 1880s and 1890s to describe six of the most prominent and powerful families in colonial Western Australia, with extensive influence in judicial, political, mercantile and social circles...
who inter-married and sustained a significant political power in nineteenth century Perth.
Tree
List
- ? m. Ann (1758-1836)
- Luke (1784-1838) m. Mary-Ann Walpole (1801-1872)
- John (1827-1850 in California)
- Sir Luke Samuel LeakeLuke Samuel LeakeSir Luke Samuel Leake , MLC, was sometime Speaker of Legislative Council, Western Australia.Leake was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of Stoke Newington, Middlesex...
(1828-1886) m. Louisa Walpole - George Walpole LeakeGeorge Walpole LeakeGeorge Walpole Leake was a Western Australian barrister and magistrate and nephew of George Leake...
(1825-1895) m1. Rose Ellen Gliddon m2. (1893) Amy Mabel May- George LeakeGeorge LeakeGeorge Leake CMG QC was Premier of Western Australia from 27 May 1901 to 21 November 1901, and again from 23 December 1901 until his death on 24 June 1902.-Early life:...
(1856-1902) m. Louisa Emily Burt
- George Leake
- George Leake (merchant)George Leake (merchant)George Leake was a wealthy landholder in the early days of the Swan River Colony. Backed with considerable assets, Leake supported many of the early settlers of the colony who were struggling financially...
(1785-1849) m.1 Anne Growse m.2 - John (1795-1850 in Adelaide)
- Catherine
- Luke (1784-1838) m. Mary-Ann Walpole (1801-1872)
Further reading
- Adam, Jane E. (née Leake), (d 1951) (1949).Reminiscences of early days in Perth ...completed in 1949 when she was in her 85th year. Typescript held in Battye Library. - library catalogue description has the social conditions, buildings, personalities of Perth in her childhood in 1870's and as seen on visits in 1929 and later. Includes Leake family history from 1830-.
- Chapman, Jenny.(1965) Perserverando : the Leake family in the political, economic and social life of W.A., 1829-1902, with particular reference to George Leake (1786-1849), Sir Luke Samuel Leake (1828-1886), and George Leake (1856-1902) held in Battye Library.
Family papers
- Leake family. Papers, 1824-1904 [manuscript] Battye Library, MN 392, Leake family papers, ACC 871A, ACC 1955A, 4102A, 4441A, 4702A. Library catalogue part description of papers: George Walpole Leake (1825-1895) came to Western Australia on the "Cygnet" in 1833; became land owner in the Swan district, Crown Solicitor, Acting Attorney-General, 1874-1875. His son George (1856-1902) was called to the Bar in 1880, becoming in turn Crown Solicitor, Public Prosecutor, Q.C., M.L.C. for Albany (1894-1900), then West Perth (1901-1902). Delegate to Australasian Federal Convention of 1897-1898. Premier of W.A. 1901-1902. Detailed listing available (MN 392)