James Leask Born: about 1795 in Shetland Islands, Scotland Married: Jane Sinclair, about 1815 in Shetland Islands, Scotland  Died: about 1847 in Shetland Islands, Scotland Buried: lost at sea

Jane Sinclair Born: about 1797 in Shetland Islands, Scotland Married: James Leask, about 1815 in Shetland Islands, Scotland (age 17) Died: 22 Mar 1872 in Windham Township, Norfolk County (age 75)   Buried: no stone found

Children of James Leask and Jane Sinclair: Miss Laura Leask (1816-1890) Died in Windham Township, Norfolk County Captain Abraham Leask married Mary [Leisk] ___ Leask. Drowned with his father in Scotland Marion Leask married William Goodlet Nellie Leask married Henry Anderson II Ellen Leask married Peter Smith Griffin

Notes: James drowned in Scotland before his widow and surviving children immigrated to Windham Township, Norfolk County. (This list of children may be incomplete.)

Source: John Cardiff of Simcoe, Norfolk County. Submitted: 23 Feb 2009 For additional information about this family, contact the submitter directly.