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Adm. Fell.-Com. at QUEENS', Feb. 8, 1825. [S. of S., of St John's, Isle of Wight, and Havant, Hants. (and Sophia). B. 1797.] ' Matric. Michs. 1825; B.A. 1829; M.A. 1832. Ensign (52nd Light Infantry) at Waterloo, 1815. Ord. deacon (Chichester) 1829; priest, 1830; C. of Westham, Sussex, 1829-31. C. of Brailsford, Derbs., 1831-40. P.C. of Holbrooke, 1840-77. Rural Dean of Duffield, 1849-74. Author, A Few Suggestions for Increasing the Incomes of many of the Smaller Livings and for the almost total Abolition of Pluralities, more especially addressed to the Members of Both Houses of Parliament; Memorials to the Archbishop of Canterbury, from Seventy-two of the Clergy of Derbyshire, on the Abolition of Pluralities; History of Lord Seton's Regiment (52nd Light Infantry) at the Battle of Waterloo. Disappears from Crockford, 1880. Father of Edward T. (1858), Henry (1864), John C. (1860) and Samuel (1866). (Clergy List; Foster, Index Eccles. (Leek); Who was Who, 1916-28 (sub his s. Edward T.); P. B. G. Binnall.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829 | Subsc | Leeke, William | Westham / | Curate | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Leeke, William | Brailsford with Osmaston / | Stipendiary Curate | View |