Leakey family

The Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable military figures, agricultural scientists and archaeologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Originally a family from Somerset and Devon in south-west England in the 1500-1600s, it has spread worldwide. The Kenyan branch can be traced back to the Bazett sisters who were early missionaries at the turn of 19th Century; with Mary Bazett marrying Harry Leakey before setting up a Mission School at Kabete.

Notable members

Archaeology and science

  • Colin Leakey (1933-2018), plant scientist; son of Louis Leakey
  • Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea Leakey
  • Louise Leakey (born 1972), paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey, married to Prince Emmanuel de Merode.
  • Mary Leakey (1913–1996), archaeologist; wife of Louis Leakey
  • Meave Leakey (born 1942), palaeoanthropologist; wife of Richard Leakey
  • Richard Leakey (born 1944), politician and palaeoanthropologist; son of Louis and Mary Leakey
  • Roger Leakey (born 1946), plant scientist and tropical agriculturalist; son of Douglas and Beryl and nephew of Louis Leakey
  • Andrew Leakey (born 1977), plant scientist; son of Roger and Alison Leakey
  • Chris Leakey (born 1981), marine ecologist and behavioural scientist; son of Roger and Alison Leakey

Military

Other

  • Arundell Gray Leakey, farmer killed in the Mau Mau Uprising; father of Nigel and Rea Leakey
  • Robert ("Bob") Leakey (1914–2013), engineer and cave diver; brother of Nigel and Rea Leakey[1]
  • Caroline Leakey (1827–1881), writer; daughter of James Leakey
  • The Reverend Harry Leakey, 20th century missionary; father of Louis Leakey
  • James Leakey (1775–1866), artist; grandfather of Harry Leakey and great-great-uncle of Nigel and Rea Leakey
  • Philip Leakey (born 1949), politician; son of Louis and Mary Leakey

Leakey family tree

References

  1. "Bob Leakey". The Daily Telegraph. 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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