Leeke — This name has two known origins. The first being locational from Leak in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Leake in Lincolnshire and Nottingham or Leek in Staffordshire. All these places are named from the Olde Norse elements loekr meaning a brook … Surnames reference
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William Leeke — (1797 – 1879) was a British Army officer and clergyman, famous for his published reminiscences of the Waterloo Campaign, which form a primary source for many modern histories of the campaign.Early lifeLeeke was born in 1797 on the Isle of Wight… … Wikipedia
Samuel Leeke — of Havant, was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for the Hampshire.He was the son of Samuel Leeke, of Portsmouth. [Dod, Robert P.; [http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=B ANAAAAQAAJ pg=PA362 lpg=PA362 dq=%22Samuel+Leeke%22+%22Isle+of+Wight%22… … Wikipedia
Henry Alan Leeke — (November 15, 1879 ndash; May 29, 1915) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Leeke was the only son of Henry Leeke, also an athlete, and grandson of William Leeke, a Waterloo veteran. A Notable Athlete ,… … Wikipedia
Henry John Leeke — Sir Henry John Leeke (1794–1870) was an Admiral in the Royal Navy, an MP for Dover, and deputy lieutenant of Hampshire. He was knighted for his services in 1835. He was born in 1794 at St John s, Isle of Wight. His father was Samuel Leeke, a… … Wikipedia
Georg Gustav Paul Leeke — Nacimiento 1883 Fallecimiento 1933 Residencia Alemania Nacionalidad alemán … Wikipedia Español
Edward Tucker Leeke — The Reverend Edward Tucker Leeke (1842 – 1925) was a British clergyman and scholar. He was Canon and sub dean of Lincoln Cathedral.The son of Revd. William Leeke, the Waterloo veteran and historian, Death of Canon E.T. Leeke , The Times , May 25 … Wikipedia
Henry Leeke (athlete) — Henry Leeke (c.1846 – 1922) was a notable British amateur athlete, and one time Amateur Champion of England in the hammer throw. Early yearsBorn in Holbrook, Derbyshire, Leeke was the son of the Reverend William Leeke, noted Waterloo historian,… … Wikipedia
Henry Leeke — is the name of several notable people:* Henry Leeke (athlete) (d. 1922), notable Cambridge athlete * Henry Alan Leeke (1879 – 1915), British track and field athlete and Olympian, son of Henry Leeke * Sir Henry John Leeke (1794–1870), an Admiral… … Wikipedia
