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Unfortunately, I have not been able to link your Jane Wood Leeds for certain with the main Leeds family as there were a few Mary Leeds in Lydd, single and married, during that period of time so it's difficult to identify her accurately.       

In case this helps someone, I have recently discovered what happened to the surviving child Michael Leeds (2) born in 1799 in Lydd to one of the Mary Leeds, mentioned in previous mails.   He married Elizabeth Chamberlain of Hythe and died young at Hythe leaving small children who were probably raised by their Chamberlain maternal grandparents as they are with them in 1841 and 1851 census for Hythe.    One of these orphans was yet another Michael, who emigrated to Australia in 1854, was involved in gold prospecting, owned a mine, sold it after he lost a lot of money in a fire.   He married twice, had 10 children.   He has descendants in Australia and New Zealand.

This is a very very late reply, but this is my direct line. I wasn't aware of the fire that Michael leeds lost money in - What I've been told is that Micheal Leed's first Wife, who is my ancestor(Jane Eliza Jones) passed away in a heatwave in Australia, and thats why he remarried later.

I was wondering, where did you get the information on Michael Leeds in Australia? It would be very helpful to know!