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LEETE, Herbert
1823 - 1856 (34 years) Has one ancestor and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1824 - Yes, date unknown-
Name LEETE, Herbert Birth Between 1822 and 1823 Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1856 Caxton, Cambridgeshire, England Person ID I5892 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father LEETE, Jacky, c. 11 Nov 1776, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2994 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LEETE, Julia, b. 1824, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1844 London Registration District, London Children 1. LEETE, Alfred, b. 1845, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. LEETE, Francis John Sell, b. 1848, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. LEETE, George Herbert, b. Between 1853 and 1854, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1544 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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HERBERT LEETE 1822 or 1823-1856
From the 1841 census of Shingay, Cambridgeshire:
Kezia LEETE, aged 48, farmer, born in Cambridgeshire;
*Herbert LEETE, aged 18, born in Cambridgshire;
Elizabeth LEETE, aged 21, born in Cambidgeshire.
(HO107/63/21/6)
It seems likely that Herbert LEETE and Julia LEETE married in 1844, although a certificate would be necessary to prove it. The other couple on the page in the register were Sarah HORWOOD and Joseph LEWIN.
(GRO March Q 1844 London 2 85)
From the 1851 census of Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire:
John PEARMAIN, head, aged 35, publican, born Abington Piggotts, Cambridgeshire;
Ann PEARMAIN, wife, aged 32, born at Kneesworth;
Elizabeth PEARMAIN, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Croydon;
Sarah Ann PEARMAIN, daughter, aged 5, scolar, born at Kneesworth;
George PEARMAIN, son, aged 2, born at Kneesworth;
Rachel GEAVES, servant, aged 15, general servant, born at Kneesworth;
William SHIRLEY, lodger, unmarried, aged 61, agricultural labourer, born at Kneesworth;
*Herbert LEETE, lodger, aged 28, married, farmer retired, born at Shingay, Cambridgeshire.
(HO107/1708/297/7)
He appears to have been living apart from his wife Julia LEETE. Julia and the children were at home with her father Tempest LEETE.
(HO107/1707/547b)