Name confirmed as he was listed as a nephew of Martha Simms Leake in her probate.

England Select births William Aubrey Leake, born December 16 1832, baptism January 12 1833, St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, parents John and Elizabeth Leake

In the 1841 census Frederick Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Henry Leake, age 11 pupil, not born in Warwickshire
Aubrey Leake, age 8, pupil, not born in Warwickshire
The first name at the address in Elizabeth Harris, age 35, school, born in Warwickshire
[Thus this is very likely a boarding school.]


In the April to June 1858 marriage index William Aubrey Leake and Mary Gertrude Craddock, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, volume 7b, page 493

In the 1861 census 4 Norfolk Road Villas, Kensington, Middlesex
Head William A. Leake, age 28, hardware merchant and factor, born Dudley, Staffordshire
Wife Mary G. Leake, age 25, born Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Son Aubrey H. C. Leake, age 2, born Bayswater, Middlesex
Daughter Gertrude E. A. Leake, age 9 months, born Bayswater
a cook and a nurse
[The last name seems to read Searle]

In the 1871 census 27 St.? James Square, Kensington, Chelsea, London
Head William Aubrey Leake, age 37, hardware merchant, born Dudley, Staffordshire
Wife Mary G. Leake, age 34, born Warwick
Son Aubrey H. C. Leake, age 12, scholar, born Kensington, Middlesex
Daughter Gertrude E. A. Leake, age 10, scholar, born Kensington
Daughter Francis L. E. Leake, age 9, scholar, born Kensington
Son Edward C. Leake, age 7, scholar, born Kensington
Daughter Constance A. Leake, age 6, born Kensington
Daughter Ethel B. Leake, age 4, twin, born Kensington
Daughter Florence N. Leake, age 4, twin, born Kensington
Daughter Adelaide M. Leake, age 1, born Kensington
Cousin Samuel H. Barnett, married, age 23, hardware merchant, born KLidderminster
a governess and 2 domestic servants

In the 1881 census 65 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Visitor William A. Leake, age 48, hardware merchant, born Dudley, Staffordshire
Visitor Mary G. Leake, age 45, wife of above, born Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Thet are staying with the Arthur C Plater Fa,ily. Arthur is a bank manager

In the London Electoral Registers 1889
William Aubrey Leake, 90 Cambridge gardens, dwellinghouse

In the 1891 census 90 Cambridge Gardens, Kensington, London
Head William A. Leake, age 58, hardware merchant, employer, born Dudley Staffordshire
Wife Mary G. Leake, age 55, born Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Daughter Frances L. E. Leake, single, age 29, born Kensington
Daughter Constance A. Leake, single, age 26, born Kensington
Daughter Florence M. Adye?, widow, age 24, own means, born Kensington
Daughter Adelaide M. Leake, single, age 21, born Kensington
Son Arthur H. Leake, single, age 19, clerk, born Kensington
Daughter Edith O.Leake, age 17, scholar, born Kensington
Son Charles L. R. Leake, age 13, scholar, born Kensington
1 servant

In the 1901 census 27 Stile Hall Gardens, Chiswick, Ealing, Middlesex
Head William A. Leake, age 68, retired merchant, born Dudley Staffordshire
Wife Mary G. Leake, age 65, born Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Daughter Gertrude E. A. Leake, single, age 29 [should be 41], born Kensington

In the April to June 1903 death index William Aubrey Leake, died age 71, Brentford district, Middlesex, volume 3a, page 73