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Benjamin Lee 1755–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1755

Birth Location: Didcot, Berkshire, England

Death Date: April 1846

Death Location: Wallingford, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard Lay

Mother: Alice Stenson

Spouse(s): Hannah Shaw

Children(s): James Snr, William Lee, Mary (Lee), Joseph (Lee), Richard (Lee), John (Lee), Martha (Lee)

The story of Benjamin Lee began in 1755 in Didcot, Berkshire, England. Benjamin Lee married Hannah Shaw, and had children including James Lay Lee Snr, John Lay Lee, Joseph Lay Lee, Martha Lay Lee, Mary Lay Lee, Richard Lay Lee, William Lee. Benjamin Lee passed away in 1846 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Lee began in 1755 in Didcot, Berkshire, England.
  • Benjamin Lee married Hannah Shaw, and had children including James Lay Lee Snr, John Lay Lee, Joseph Lay Lee, Martha Lay Lee, Mary Lay Lee, Richard Lay Lee, William Lee.
  • Benjamin Lee passed away in 1846 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Lay
1714–1791
Birth Location: Fyfield, Berkshire
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Alice Stenson
1720–1762
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Shaw
1754–1842
Birth Location: Didcot, Berkshire
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Children(s)

James Snr
1790–1873
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
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William Lee
1796–1840
Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England
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Mary (Lee)
1788–1867
Birth Location: Dicot, Berkshire, , England
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Joseph (Lee)
1792–1875
Birth Location: Didcot, Berkshire, England
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Richard (Lee)
1791–1859
Birth Location: Didcot, Berkshire, England
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John (Lee)
1791–1866
Birth Location: Didcot, Berkshire, England
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Martha (Lee)
1788–1869
Birth Location: Stanford In The Vale, Berkshire, England
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Benjamin Lee's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lee
1755–1846
Birth Place: Didcot, Berkshire, England
Parents
Richard Lay
1714–1791
Fyfield, Berkshire
Alice Stenson
1720–1762
Berkshire, England
Grandparents
John Lay
1675–1729
Everleigh (Upavon), Wiltshire
Elizabeth Nutkin
1679–1722
Everleigh (Upavon), Wiltshire
Erik Stensson
1691–1751
Aspas, Krokom, Jämtland, Suède
Anna (Olofsson) Olsson
1695–1753
Naset, Aspas, Jemptland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Charles Lay
1655–1715
Mary Grinnell
1655–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lee's Descendants

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Benjamin Lee (abt 1755–April 1846) m. Hannah Shaw (30 Apr 1754–22 Nov 1842)
  1. 1. James (Lay (Lee)) Snr 1790–1873 m. Elizabeth Woolley 1790–1881
    1. 1. William Lee 1816–1893 m. Jane Gill 1820–1899
      1. 1. Sussanah Lee 1855–1934 m. John (Alfred) Cavanagh 1850–1940
        1. 1. John CAVANAGH 1877–1934 m. Jessie (Amelia) Milne 1876–1946
        2. 2. Rachell (Ann) Cavanagh 1874–1946 m. William (Lyons) Ford 1862–1930
        3. 3. Rosetta Cavanagh 1895–1974 m. Bertram (James) Pinn 1887–1954 m. Robert LAWRENCE 1869–
        4. 4. Charles Cavanagh 1890–1948 m. Amy (Louisa Whitmarsh) Booth 1906–1970 m. Annie ("Becht" Beck) Quillan 1888–1950
        5. 5. Susannah Cavanagh 1887–1901 m. Arthur (Ross) Donnelly 1871–1929
        6. 6. Gordon (Manning) CAVANAGH 1892– m. Queenie (Myrtle) Lees –1939
        7. 7. Ethel (Jane) Cavanagh 1875– m. David (Joseph John) Exton 1872–1948
        8. 8. William (Henry) CAVANAGH 1881–1956 m. Estella (Margaret) Cunningham –1927 m. Kathleen (Ivy) Coe 1910–1980
        9. 9. Thomas (Patrick) Cavanagh 1884–1940 m. Ann HENDERSON 1884–1958
        10. 10. Isabella Cavanagh 1879–1957 m. Charles (Cornelius) Rickard 1869–1926
        11. 11. Baby Cavanagh 1889–1889
        12. 12. Joyce (Eleanor) Bushell 1913–1970
      2. 2. William ((twin)) LEE 1844–1922 m. Margaret Boltwood 1851–1925
        1. 1. Henry (John) Lee 1871–1947 m. Elizabeth Styles 1870–1957
        2. 2. Violet (Jane) Lee 1877–1963 m. Thomas (Bowman Archibald) Fowler 1866–1928
        3. 3. Alan (Douglas) Lee 1888–1952
        4. 4. William (James) Lee 1870–1898
        5. 5. Lionel (Clarence) Lee 1890–1933
        6. 6. Albert (Ernest) Lee 1879–1949
        7. 7. Richard (Edward) Lee 1874–1953
        8. 8. Margaret (Beatrice) Lee 1893–1978 m. Frederick (Andrew) Matesich 1889–1961
        9. 9. Susannah (Mary Lee) (twin) 1885–1968
        10. 10. Charlotte (Miriam) Lee 1893–1961
        11. 11. Augustus (Charles) Lee 1886–1937
        12. 12. Mary (Ann Esther) Lee 1885–1885
        13. 13. Ivy (Pearl) Lee 1890–1922
        14. 14. Arthur (John William) Lee 1876–1957 m. Florence (Sophia) Miles 1892–1973
        15. 15. Susanna (May) Lee –1944
        16. 16. Olive (Elizabeth) Lee 1882–1969 m. Rudolph (Albert) Wilson 1879–
      3. 3. Samuel Lee 1846–1910 m. Harriet Drury 1847–1933
        1. 1. Jane Lee 1869–1955 m. Martin (Charles) Ruprecht 1862–1944
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Lee 1879–1968 m. Maurice (James) Lyttleton 1860–1920 m. Charles (Windsor) COCHRANE 1885–1955 m. Charles Lewis 1876–1908
        3. 3. Lucy (Harriet) Lee 1881–1954
        4. 4. Alice (Elizabeth) Lee 1872–1886
        5. 5. Charles (Leslie) Lee 1890–1968
        6. 6. Bertie (James) Lee 1892–1968
        7. 7. Naomi Lee 1874–1955
        8. 8. Emmeline (Florence) Lee 1887–1953
        9. 9. William (Edward) Lee 1885–1960 m. Helena (Mercy) Gill 1878–1966
        10. 10. George Lee 1870–1947
        11. 11. Caroline Lee 1876–1960
        12. 12. Irene Lee 1869–
        13. 13. Samuel (Henry) Lee 1883–1937 m. Minnie (Elizabeth (neé Orme)) BRANCH 1882–1935
      4. 4. Sarah (Sophie) Lee 1849–1930 m. David Shoesmith 1849–1883
        1. 1. Andrew (George) Shoesmith 1877–1915
        2. 2. Clara (Ann) Shoesmith 1882–1938 m. George Barkas 1883–1957
        3. 3. May (Shoesmith) Jefferson 1879–1959 m. Thomas Duffy 1860–1930 m. THOMAS (ROWLING) Jefferson 1870–1906
        4. 4. Amelia Shoesmith 1871–1899 m. Robert (Magasson) Bulmer 1864–1896
        5. 5. Susannah (Jane) Shoesmith 1874–1931 m. John (Edward) Boan 1869–1916
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Lee 1850–1916 m. George Hyde 1843–1919
        1. 1. Richard Hyde 1874–1956 m. Alice Styles 1878–1955
        2. 2. Frederick Hyde 1877–1935 m. Celia (Maude) Edwards 1882–1935
        3. 3. Charles (William) Hyde 1880–1955 m. Lydia (Jane) Hyde 1882–1952
        4. 4. Elsie (May) Hyde 1886–1948 m. James (Edward) Corrigan 1885–1953
        5. 5. Caroline (Susannah) Hyde 1873–1954 m. Christopher (Gardiner) WIGHTALL 1863–1928
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Hyde 1879–1949
        7. 7. James Hyde 1876–1952
        8. 8. Alice Hyde 1884–1959
        9. 9. Louisa (Jane) Hyde 1869–1961
        10. 10. Alfred (John) Hyde 1888–1959
        11. 11. Robert (Ponsonby) Staples 1869–1961
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Hyde 1884–1959
        13. 13. George (Henry) Hyde 1870–1874
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Lee 1857–1938 m. George Scrivner 1848–1937
        1. 1. William (Edward) Scrivner 1881–1944 m. Georgina (Stuart McPherson McEwan) WOOD 1879–1961
        2. 2. Ernest (George) Scrivner 1880–1949
        3. 3. Hilda (Constance Pearl) SCRIVNER 1891–
        4. 4. Annie (Margaret) Scrivener 1876–1952
      7. 7. Jane Lee 1838–
      8. 8. George Lee 1845–
      9. 9. Ellen (Susanna) Lee 1840–1924 m. James Eggins 1839–1925
        1. 1. William (James) Eggins 1862–1946 m. Minnie McWhirter 1865–1938
        2. 2. Alonzo Eggins 1871–1927 m. Clara (Grace) Adams 1880–1916
        3. 3. Arthur (James) Eggins 1865–1914 m. Eleanor (Harriet) Shoesmith 1870–1947
        4. 4. Alice Eggins 1878–1969
        5. 5. Rosetta Eggins 1881–1965
        6. 6. Frederick Eggins 1876–1951
        7. 7. Malcolm Eggins 1873–1952
        8. 8. Albert Eggins 1863–1937
        9. 9. Alice (Elicia) Eggins 1878–1969
        10. 10. Charles Eggins 1869–1879
        11. 11. Esther Eggins 1867–1938
        12. 12. Frederick Eggins 1876–1951
        13. 13. Malcolm Eggins 1873–1952
        14. 14. Rosetta Eggins 1881–1965
      10. 10. Herbert ((Mick)) Smith 1876–1954
        1. 1. Elvie (Myrtle) Smith 1905–1943
        2. 2. Elvie (Myrtle) Smith 1905–1943
      11. 11. Isaac Lee 1842–
      12. 12. Helen (Susannah) Lee 1849–1893
      13. 13. Eliza (Ann) Lee 1861–1941 m. John (William) Hocking 1866–1940 m. Andrew Kilmurray 1850–1892
        1. 1. Walter (William) Kilmurray 1880–1953
        2. 2. Frances (Ann (Fanny)) Kilmurray 1885–1939
        3. 3. Ella (Beatrice) Hocking 1896–1927
        4. 4. Andrew (George Kilmurray) 2 1879–1958
        5. 5. Rose (Annie Clara) Kilmurray 1886–1968
        6. 6. Ella Hocking 1896–1927 m. William ((Jackie) Thomas) Noud 1897–1934
        7. 7. Walter (William) Kilmurray 1880–1953 m. Annie (Gardner Evans) Bennett 1887–1937
        8. 8. Frances (Ann 'Fanny') Kilmurray 1885–1939 m. James (William Roland) Robinson 1882–1956
        9. 9. Rose (Annie Clara) Kilmurray 1886–1968 m. Samuel (Edward) Lovell 1888–1957
        10. 10. Ivy (Macquarie) KILMURRAY 1893–1897
        11. 11. Percy Kilmurray 1891–
        12. 12. Andrew (George Kilmurray) 1 1879–1958 m. Alice (Jane) Washington 1880–1951 m. Alice (Jane) Washington 1880–1951
        13. 13. Ethel (May) Kilmurray 1883–1952
        14. 14. Vincent Kilmurray 1879–
        15. 15. Charles (Dennis) Kilmurray 1873–1958
      14. 14. Thomas Lee 1842–1844
      15. 15. John Lee 1850–
      16. 16. Joseph Lee 1853–
      17. 17. JAMES LEE 1844–1847
      18. 18. Andrew (George) Lee 1859–1927 m. Lucy (Mahala) WARD 1859–1925
        1. 1. Ruby (Claris) LEE 1892–1964
        2. 2. Hector (Andrew George) Lee 1890–1963 m. Hilda (Ellen DOUGLASS) BOURKE 1896–1974
        3. 3. Ruby (Clarice) Lee 1892–1964 m. Harold (Hillyer) Petterson 1887–1954
        4. 4. Lena (May) LEE 1881–1959
        5. 5. Gordon (Lawford Ernest) LEE 1902–1961
        6. 6. Linda (Elaine) LEE 1881–1971
        7. 7. Elsie (Maud G) LEE 1885–1943
        8. 8. Lucy (Alien Grace) LEE 1885–1970
        9. 9. Edith (Loris) LEE 1887–1970
        10. 10. Grace Lee 1886–
      19. 19. Helen (Susanna) Lee 1840–1924
      20. 20. Daniel Lee 1853–1919 m. Clara (Ann) Honeyman 1853–
        1. 1. Vera (A) Lee 1881–1950
        2. 2. Ernestine (Eleanor) Lee 1895–1963
        3. 3. Ernestine (Eleanor) Lee 1895–1963 m. Ernest (Herbert) Fowler 1885–1966
        4. 4. Vera (A) Lee 1881–1950 m. Percy (Charles) Watson 1889–1975
      21. 21. William (J) Lee 1859–1914 m. Frances (May Lee) Peterson 1868–1955
        1. 1. Norman (Thomas) Lee 1894–1916
        2. 2. William (Howe) Lee 1890–1960
        3. 3. Lawrence (Alexander) Lee 1902–1982
        4. 4. Frances (E) Chick 1892–1964
        5. 5. May (Isabel) Lee 1899–
      22. 22. Matthew Lee 1839–
      23. 23. Grace Lee 1840–
      24. 24. Watson Lee 1843–
      25. 25. Thomas Lee 1846–
      26. 26. James ((Twin)) Lee 1844–1844
      27. 27. William (Joseph) Lee 1859–1914
      28. 28. Helen (Susannah) Lee 1849–1876
      29. 29. Mary (Ann) Lee 1855–1938
      30. 30. James Lee 1848–1857
      31. 31. Ellen Lee 1840–1924
      32. 32. Thomas Lee 1842–1844
      33. 33. William ((Twin)) Lee 1844–1922
      34. 34. Sarah (Sophia) Lee 1849–1918
      35. 35. Mary (Ann) Lee 1857–1934
      36. 36. Susannah Lee 1855–1934
      37. 37. Eliza (Ann) Lee 1861–1892
      38. 38. Samuel Lee 1846–1910
    2. 2. Peter Lee 1813–1874
    3. 3. Ann Lee 1809–1809
    4. 4. Elizabeth Lee 1810– m. Joseph (George) Woodvine 1807–1867
      1. 1. Thomas Woodvine 1840–1881 m. Catherine Davies 1842–1923
        1. 1. Ann Woodvine 1867–1936 m. Samuel Peake 1870–1935
    5. 5. Margaret Lee 1811–1909
    6. 6. Jane Lee 1813–1852
    7. 7. Richard Lee 1825–
    8. 8. James (Lee) Jnr 1827–1884
    9. 9. Mary Lee 1804–
    10. 10. Thomas Lee 1803–
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Lee 1818–1895 m. Thomas Chadwick 1817–1886
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Chadwick 1846–1922 m. William (Thomas) Bishop 1829–1892
        1. 1. Edward (James) Bishop 1877–1940 m. Elizabeth (Grace ( Lettie )) Roberts 1879–1947
        2. 2. John (Ernest) Bishop 1873–1953
        3. 3. Elizabeth (May) Bishop 1875–1963
        4. 4. Albert (Samuel) Bishop 1879–1942
        5. 5. Louise (Frances) Bishop 1886–
        6. 6. Lilly (Jane) Bishop 1888–1971
        7. 7. William (Thomas) Bishop 1871–1873
        8. 8. Percy (Charles) Bishop 1881–1947
      2. 2. William Chadwick 1854–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Billington 1857–1911
        1. 1. Ethel (Lucy) Shield 1884–1922 m. Thomas Shield 1884–1934
      3. 3. Margaret Chadwick 1843–1883
      4. 4. Hannah (Jane) Chadwick 1848–1917
      5. 5. Thomas Chadwick 1850–
      6. 6. Samuel (Lee) Chadwick 1837–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Chadwick 1839–
    12. 12. Andrew Lee 1818–1863 m. Charlotte Dinwoodey 1822–1865
      1. 1. Rachel Lee 1852–1917 m. Benjamin (Beman) Noble 1849–1921
        1. 1. Lottie (Ethel) Noble 1889–1971 m. Parley (Henry) King 1894–1943
    13. 13. William Lee 1816–1893
  2. 2. William Lee 1796–1840
  3. 3. Mary (Lay) (Lee) 1788–1867 m. William Woolford 1785–1869
    1. 1. Benjamin Woolford 1822–1897 m. Caroline (Hannah) Silk 1828–1881
      1. 1. Eugenia Woolford 1858–1938 m. Charles (John Thomas) Goodwin 1852–
        1. 1. Amelia (Mary (Millie)) GOODWIN 1884–1974
  4. 4. Joseph (Lay) (Lee) 1792–1875 m. Sarah Bosher 1798–1869
    1. 1. Joseph (Lay) (Lee) 1819–1886 m. Rachael Goodall 1827–1909
      1. 1. Ann (Lay) (Lee) 1862–1921 m. Frederick (William) Bond 1858–1952
        1. 1. Percy Bond 1903–1967 m. Eva (Marie) Coleman 1908–1982
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lay (Lee)) 🧬 1830–1917 m. Henry (ATKINS) 🧬 1830–1906
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Atkins 1858–1927 m. Albert (Major) Bailey 1859–1935
        1. 1. William (Edward) Bailey 1897–1933 m. Bertha (Jane) Constable 1899–1984
  5. 5. Richard (Lay) (Lee) 1791–1859
  6. 6. John (Lay) (Lee) 1791–1866
  7. 7. Martha (Lay) (Lee) 1788–1869 m. Edward Fisher 1785–
    1. 1. ELIZABETH FISHER 1812–1891 m. James Willis 1806–1872
      1. 1. Martha Willis 1832–1928 m. William Blackall 1828–1888
        1. 1. Elizabeth Blackall 1869–1939 m. John (Albert) Hitchman 1855–1926

Benjamin Lee's Timeline

6 Records

1755
About Jan 1755
Birth of Benjamin Lee in Didcot, Berkshire, England
Didcot, Berkshire, England
1755
1755
Birth of Benjamin Lee in 1657006, Berkshire, England
1657006, Berkshire, England
1755
abt 1755
Birth of Benjamin Lee in Didcot, Berkshire, England
Didcot, Berkshire, England
1846
Jun 1846
Age 91
Death of Benjamin Lee in Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Wallingford, Berkshire, England
1846
Jun 1846
Age 91
Death of Benjamin Lee in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, England
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, England
1846
April 1846
Age 91
Death of Benjamin Lee in Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Wallingford, Berkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About Jan 1755
    Event Place: Didcot, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: 1657006, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1755
    Event Place: Didcot, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1846
    Event Place: Wallingford, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1846
    Event Place: Berkshire, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1846
    Event Place: Wallingford, Berkshire, England
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