Sarah (Maddox) Leake (1822 - 1891)

Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Census 4 Research Notes 5 Sources

Biography

Sarah was born in 1822 at Cot(t)on^[1][2], Shropshire, England and baptised on the 18th August 1822 at the chapelry of St. Mary the Virgin, Edstaston in the parish of Wem, Shropshire, England, the daughter of John Maddox^[3] and Martha Maddox of Cotton.^[4]

In 1851, Sarah was probably the Sarah Maddox (aged 28, b. 1823 Wem [sic]) occupied as a House Servant in the household of freeholder Daniel Boote and his wife Mary Ann Boote at Edstaston Hall, Edstaston, Shropshire.*

In 1851, Sarah's eldest sons Richard and Henry were staying with their maternal grandmother Martha Maddox at Cotton, Shropshire, England.^[5]

In 1861, Sarah was a dairy maid and Edward Leek was a cow man, both living in the household of Farmer Abraham Ruscoe and his sister Sarah Ruscoe at Lacon, Shropshire, England.

On the 27th December 1864, Sarah Maddox of Edstaston married Edward Leek at Wem, Shropshire, England. Edward Leek, 42, bachelor, labourer of Wem, son of John Barnett (Wheelwright); and Sarah Maddox 48 [sic], spinster of Edstaston , daughter of John Maddox (labourer). Witnessed by Henry Davies and Eliza Boote.^[3]

Sarah's husband Edward died aged 58 years in 1880 and was buried on the 14th October 1880 at St. Mary the Virgin, Edstaston, Shropshire, England.

Sarah Leake died aged 70 years in 1891 and was buried on the 22nd July 1891 at St. Mary the Virgin, Edstaston, Shropshire, England.

Children

By Edward Leak?

1. Richard Maddox b. 1844^[6] at Cotton, Shropshire, England
2. Henry Maddocks b. 1847^[7] at Whixall, Shropshire, England
3. Charles Maddox b. 1851^[8] at Quina Brook, Shropshire, England
4. Martha Maddox aka Leak b.1862^[9] at Coton, Shropshire, England m. 1884

Census

1861 Census of England & Wales: 7th April 1861
Lacon, Shropshire, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Abraham	Ruscoe	Head	Unm(arried)	Male	63	Farmer of 272 Acres	Wem, Shropshire
Sarah	Ruscoe	Sister	Unm(arried)	Female	68	-	Wem, Shropshire
Sarah	Madox [sic]	-	Unm(arried)	Female	38	Dairy Maid	Wem [sic], Shropshire
Harriet	Newbrook	-	Unm(arried)	Female	19	House Servant	Prees, Shropshire
Charles	Fletcher	-	Unm(arried)	Male	21	Carter	Wem, Shropshire
Edward	Leek	-	Unm(arried)	Male	38	Cowman	Wem, Shropshire
John	Edgerton	-	Unm(arried)	Male	15	Carter Boy	Wem, Shropshire

^[10]

1871 Census of England & Wales: 2nd April 1871
Edstaston, Shropshire, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Edward	Leek	Head	Mar(ried)	Male	49	Ag(ricultural) Lab(ourer)	Wem, Shropshire
Sarah	Leek	Wife	Mar(ried)	Female	50	-	Coton, Shropshire
Martha	Leek [sic]	Daughter	Unm(arried)	Female	9	Scholar	Coton, Shropshire

^[1]N.B. not actually living in Edstaston House as transcribed by FindMyPast, but in a neighbouring building, possibly in the grounds of Edstaston House.

1881 Census of England & Wales: 3rd April 1881
Edstaston, Shropshire, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Sarah	Leeke [sic]	Head	Widow	Female	59	-	Wem [sic], Shropshire
Charles	Maddocks [sic]	Brother	Widower	Male	66	Farm Labourer	Wem [sic], Shropshire

^[11]

1891 Census of England & Wales: 5th April 1891
Edstaston, Shropshire, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Sarah	Leek	Head	Widow	Female	68	Receiving Parochial Relief	Cotton, Shropshire
William	Burns	Son in law	M(arried)	Male	27	Labourer	Ightfield, Shropshire
Martha	Burns	Wife [sic]	M(arried)	Female	28	-	Cotton, Shropshire
William E.	Burns	Son [sic]	-	Male	7	Scholar	Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire
Sarah J.	Burns	Dau(ghte)r [sic]	-	Female	4	Scholar	Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire

^[2]

Research Notes

She is NOT the Sarah Maddox who married James Louden on February 19, 1843, in Auckland, New Zealand and had five children during their marriage and who died as a young mother on June 25, 1854, in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 31, and was buried in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

N.B. When son Richard married Ann Jones on the 18th October 1866 at Weston Lullingfield, he gave his father's name as Edward Leak.

Edward Leek or Barnett was born in 1822 and baptised on the 12th May 1822 at Wem, Shropshire, England, the son of William Barnett and Margaret Leek.

In 1851 there were two Sarah Maddox, both giving their birth place as Wem. The one at Edstaston Hall is the most likely, but the other (b. 1822 Wem) was a house servant at Creamore Mill, Wem, Shropshire, England, in the household of miller Thomas Jebb and his sister Eliza Jebb.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "1871 England and Wales Census" Edstaston, Shropshire, England; Class: RG10; Piece: 2792; Folio: 55; Page: 13. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "1891 England and Wales Census" Edstaston, Shropshire, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2123; Folio: 47; Page: 7. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024 N.B. The page is missing at Ancestry. co.uk - should be the page between Ancestry.co.ukAncestry.co.uk
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Marriage of Edward LEEK & Sarah MADDOX" Wem, Shropshire, England Marriage register 1861-1900 P295/A/3/4 1864 Pg. 18 Entry No. 36. Image available at FindMypast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024
4. ↑ "Baptism of Sarah MADDOX" St. Mary the Virgin, Edstaston, Shropshire, England Baptism register 1813-1835 P104/A/2/1 1822 Pg. 17 Entry No. 134. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 29th April 2024
5. ↑ "1851 England and Wales Census" Cotton, Shropshire, England; Class: HO107; Piece: 1995; Folio: 104; Page: 1. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024
6. ↑ "Birth Index of Richard MADDOX" General Register Office Birth Index 1844 September quarter, Wem Registration District Volume 18 Page 199 Mother’s Maiden Name: (-) i.e. illegitimate. General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Rd, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England GRO Online Birth Indexes
7. ↑ "Birth Index of Henry MADDOCKS" General Register Office Birth Index 1847 September quarter, Wem Registration District Volume 18 Page 165 Mother’s Maiden Name: (-) i.e. illegitimate. General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Rd, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England GRO Online Birth Indexes
8. ↑ "Birth Index of Charles MADDOX" General Register Office Birth Index 1844 September quarter, Wem Registration District Volume 18 Page 216 Mother’s Maiden Name: (-) i.e. illegitimate. General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Rd, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England GRO Online Birth Indexes
9. ↑ "Birth Index of Martha MADDOX" General Register Office Birth Index 1862 September quarter, Wem Registration District Volume 6a Page 693 Mother’s Maiden Name: (-) i.e. illegitimate. General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Rd, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England GRO Online Birth Indexes
10. ↑ "1861 England and Wales Census" Class: RG 9; Piece: 1886; Folio: 96; Page: 2. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Lacon, Shropshire, England; Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024
11. ↑ "1881 England and Wales Census" Edstaston, Shropshire, England; Class: RG11; Piece: 2667; Folio: 54; Page: 9. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 29th April 2024