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David Lees 1838 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1838

Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Dumbarton, Scotland

Father: John Lees

Mother: Margaret Clement

Spouse(s): Janet Gibson

Children(s): Wilhelmina Lees, John Lees, James Lees, Margaret Lees, Jessie Lees, Davina Lees

David Lees was born in 1838 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Lees and Margaret Clement. In 1841, David Lees resided in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland. David Lees married Janet Gibson, and had children including Wilhelmina Hoatson Lees, John M Lees, James Lees, Margaret Clement Lees, Jessie G Lees, Davina Lees. David Lees passed away in 1873 in Dumbarton, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Lees was born in 1838 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Lees and Margaret Clement.
  • In 1841, David Lees resided in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • David Lees married Janet Gibson, and had children including Wilhelmina Hoatson Lees, John M Lees, James Lees, Margaret Clement Lees, Jessie G Lees, Davina Lees.
  • David Lees passed away in 1873 in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lees
1806 – 1864
Birth Location: Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Clement
1808 – 1895
Birth Location: Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Gibson
1852 –
Birth Location: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
JG

Children(s)

Wilhelmina Lees
1874 –
Birth Location: Tradeston,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
WL
John Lees
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: Scotland
JL
James Lees
1879 –
Birth Location: Jamestown, Dumbartonshire
JL
Margaret Lees
1882 – 1964
Birth Location: Burgh, Dumbarton, Scotland
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Jessie Lees
1883 –
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Town & co of
JL
Davina Lees
1886 –
Birth Location: Dumbarton on the Clyde, Scotland
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David Lees's Ancestors

Self
David Lees
1838 – 1873
Birth Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Lees
1806 – 1864
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Clement
1808 – 1895
Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Lees
1778 – 1860
Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth White
1779 – 1840
David Clement
1790 –
Scotland
Margaret LNU
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lees
1735 – 1809
Jean Aird
1755 – 1811
James Whytt
Isobella Smith
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Lees
1714 –
Mary Speir
1710 – 1768
David Aird
1729 – 1792
Elizabeth Baird
1724 – 1783

David Lees's Descendants

1.
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David Lees (21 Nov 1838 – 1873) m. Janet Gibson (abt 1852 – )
  1. 1. Wilhelmina (Hoatson) Lees (10 Oct 1874 – )
  2. 2. John (M) Lees (abt 1876 – 5 June 1961) m. Jessie Rennie (18 Sep 1885 – 13 Apr 1981)
    1. 1. David (R) Lees (27 Oct 1915 – 22 January 2007) m. Jean (Louise) Dieter (24 April 1921 – 22 October 2003)
      1. 1. Robin Lees (abt 1954 – ) m. Sue (A) Sopko (abt 1956 – )
      2. 2. April (D) Lees (28 Mar 1958 – ) m. Lawrenc (A) Russell (abt 1959 – )
    2. 2. Andrew (Gibson) Lees (15 Apr 1917 – 9 Dec 1992) m. Florence Lees (abt 1918 – )
    3. 3. John (M) Lees (29 Apr 1922 – 30 Nov 2009)
  3. 3. James Lees (abt 1879 – )
  4. 4. Margaret (Clement) Lees (1882 – 8 June 1964) m. James Lees (1877 – 7 Jan 1931)
    1. 1. Nettie (Gibson) Lees (08 Jan 1906 – 14 July 1985)
    2. 2. David Lees (Sep 1907 – ) m. Mary McFarland
    3. 3. Mary (Brown) Lees (1910 – 21 January 1913)
    4. 4. James Lees ( – 20 October 1957)
  5. 5. Jessie (G) Lees (abt 1883 – ) m. FNU McMillan
  6. 6. Davina Lees (abt 1886 – ) m. William Lees (1879 – 02 Sep 1957)
    1. 1. Anetta Lees (1909 – 1980) m. George Ward m. Tom Davidson ( – Bef. 1885)
      1. 1. Evelyn Davidson (Abt. 1930 – ) m. T.T. Lees
        1. 1. Stephane Lees
        2. 2. Graeme Lees
        3. 3. Kevin Lees
      2. 2. Leslie Davidson (Abt. 1930 – ) m. Alan Boyd
        1. 1. Ailsa Boyd (Abt. 1950 – )
        2. 2. Iona Boyd (Abt. 1950 – )
    2. 2. James (Clement) Lees (1911 – ) m. Donella Beaton
      1. 1. Ann (Davina) Lees m. Norman Keir
        1. 1. Lisanne Keir
    3. 3. Mary (Brown) Lees (1924 – ) m. Hugh (K.) Wilson (1913 – Aug 1999)
      1. 1. John (H.) Wilson

David Lees's Timeline

7 Records

1838
21 Nov 1838
Birth of David Lees in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1838
18 Dec 1838
David Lees was baptized in Ochiltree,Ayr,Scotland
Ochiltree,Ayr,Scotland
1841
1841
Age 3
David Lees resided here in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 13
David Lees resided here in Ayrshire, Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1873
1873
Age 35
Death of David Lees
None
1881
1881
Age 43
David Lees resided here in Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1885
24 May 1885
Age 47
Death of David Lees in Dumbarton, Scotland
Dumbarton, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1838
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Ochiltree; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 1640; Year: 1841
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 10; Page: 6; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_144
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Ochiltree,Ayr,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Ochiltree; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 1640; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 10; Page: 6; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_144

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1885
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
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