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BROWNING, Elizabeth
1811 - 1902 (91 years) Has no ancestors but 56 descendants in this family tree.
1820 - 1893 (72 years)-
Name BROWNING, Elizabeth Birth 1811 Ramsden, Essex, England 
Gender Female Death 2 Jan 1902 Acle, Norfolk, England Person ID I715 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family LEEDER, Richard, b. 29 Aug 1820, Bungay, Suffolk, England d. 5 Mar 1893, Acle, Norfolk, England (Age 72 years) Marriage 13 Oct 1840 Limpenhoe, Norfolk, England Children 1. LEEDER, Richard, b. 2 Sep 1841, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 9 Jun 1883, Acle, Norfolk, England (Age 41 years)2. LEEDER, Walter, b. 1843, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 9 Oct 1843, Acle, Norfolk, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. LEEDER, Elizabeth Ann, b. 5 Jan 1845, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 1846, Acle, Norfolk, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. LEEDER, Ellen, b. 15 Jan 1847, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 6 Nov 1921, Blofield Registration District, Norfolk (Age 74 years)5. LEEDER, Julia Hannah, b. 24 Aug 1850, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 30 May 1946, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. LEEDER, Jessie Elmer, b. 1853, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 1947, Ipswich Registration District, Suffolk (Age 94 years)7. LEEDER, Fred, b. 1857, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 1914, Hillston, New South Wales, Australia (Age 57 years)Family ID F244 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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ELIZABETH LEEDER formerly BROWNING 1810 or 1811-1902
She was born at Ramsden, Essex, in 1810 or 1811, daughter of BENJAMIN BROWNING, a farmer.
She married Richard LEEDER, son of butcher Richard LEEDER, at Limpenhoe, Norfolk, on 13 October 1840. Witnesses were James LEEDER and Elizabeth MURRELL.
From the 1841 census of Acle, Norfolk:
Richard LEEDER, aged 20, hairdresser, not born in Norfolk;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, aged 30, not born in Norfolk.
(HO107/785/1/6/7)
The 1851 census of The Street, Acle, Norfolk;
Richard LEEDER, head, aged 31, hairdresser, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, wife, aged 29, shoe binder, born at Ramsden, Essex;
Richard LEEDER, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Acle;
Ellen LEEDER, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Acle;
Julia LEEDER, daughter, aged 7 months, born at Acle.
(HO 107/1819/276/4)
The 1861 census of Acle, Norfolk:
Richard LEEDER, head, aged 40, shopkeeper and hairdresser, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, wife, aged 50, hairdresser's wife, born at (illegible);
Ellen LEEDER, daughter, aged 14, shop maid, born at Acle;
Julia H. LEEDER, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Acle;
Jessie LEEDER, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Acle;
Fred LEEDER, son, aged 3, born at Acle;
Emily M. HASTINGS, boarder, pupil teacher to (illegible), born at Mundsley, Norfolk.
(RG9/1227/92/9)
The 1871 census of The Street, Acle, Norfolk:
Richard LEEDER, head, aged 50, postmaster and shopkeeper, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
*Elizth LEEDER, wife, aged 60, born at Ramsden, Essex;
Jessie LEEDER, daughter, aged 17, telegraph clerk, born at Acle;
Fred LEEDER, son, aged 13, born at Acle, Norfolk.
(RG10/1829/104/40)
From the 1881 census of Acle, Norfolk:
Richard LEEDER, head, aged 61, postmaster and shopkeeper, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, wife, aged 70, postmaster and shopkeeper's wife, born at Ramsdon, Essex;
Ellen E. LAIGHT, granddaughter, aged 14, born at Sprowston, Norfolk.
(RG11/1961/102/35)
According to the 1891 Census Returns for Acle he was a hairdresser whose address was the King's Head, Acle Street:
Richard LEEDER, head, aged 70, hairdresser, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, wife, aged 80, born at Ramsdon, Essex.
(RG12/1539/83/29)
From the 1901 census returns for The Street, Acle, Norfolk:
William ALLEN, head, aged 75, born at Burnham;
Charlotte ALLEN, wife, aged 68, born at South Walsham;
*Elizabeth LEEDER, boarder, aged 90, widow, born at Downham (sic), Essex.
(RG13/1855/8/7)
She died aged 90 on 2 January 1902. No will was proved.
(GRO March Q 1902 Blofield 4b 139)
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