LEEF/LEAF family of Portsea

[DorothyMH]

I am helping someone trace their LEEF/LEAF ancestry and would like to hear from anyone else researching this name in and around Portsea.  William Henry LEEF and John Henry LEEF were both baptised at St Mary Portsea, both listed parents as John and Mary.  I cannot find any more information on their parents - William Henry remained in Portsea and married and had a family, he is on the 1841 census with his wife and children.  John left the UK.

Is there anyone on this list who can connect to the family?

Thanks,

Dot

[hoobaloo]

Are these any help to you?

William Leef married Elizabeth Norris May 4th 1812 at Alverstoke, Hampshire.
William Henry christened  2-5-1813
Maria                 "       "     2-7-1815
John                  "       "     11-1-1818
Elizabeth           "       "     20-8-1826
Charles              "       "    20-8-1826
Mary Ann           "       "    17-3-1833

Mary Ann's marriage on free bmd 1854 Q4.
All christenings at St. Marys, Portsea.

[KawakawaNZ]

Hi hoobaloo,

Re: Elizabeth christened 20-8-1826

I do not have an Elizabeth recorded with this family.  Based on the list she was christened the same day as her brother Charles.  I have not found her anywhere.  Given her christening the same day as her brother, I also checked the source microfilm for St Mary's Baptisms, loaned to the local LDS Family History Centre, and did not find her.

Do you have a source for her?

Regards Peter

[hoobaloo]

Hi, It's some time since I looked up the info and I'm fairly certain most of it came from LDS records.  I've, in the past, used the parish records as published on the net at:-
<http://www.knightroots.co.uk/transcriptions/Parishes_P/Portsea_Portsmouth_
Southsea>

Hope this is of some use, regards, John.

Addenum, I did find one other ref., to W H Leaf born 31st Jan 1793 Portsea
 baptised at St Marys, Portsea on 20th Dec 1807. Father John and Mother Mary.