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John Henry Lees 1845–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1845

Birth Location: Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1911

Death Location: Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand

Father: Andrew Lees

Mother: Elizabeth FORBES

Spouse(s): Margaret Briedecker

Children(s): Janet LEES, Frank Lees, Douglas Lees, Francis LEES, Hayward Lees, Frederick Lees, Ronald LEES, Rita Lees, Henry Lees, Elizabeth LEES, Wilfred Lees, James Lees

John Henry Lees was born in 1845 in Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Lees And Elizabeth Ann Forbes. John Henry Lees married Margaret Briedecker, and had children including Douglas Lees, Elizabeth Margaret Lees, Francis Forbes Lees, Frank Lees, Frederick Andrew Lees, Hayward Charles Lees, Henry John Lees, James Alfred Lees, Janet Rose Lees, Rita Irene Lees, Ronald Octavius Lees, Wilfred Septimus Lees. John Henry Lees passed away in 1911 in Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Henry Lees was born in 1845 in Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Lees And Elizabeth Ann Forbes.
  • John Henry Lees married Margaret Briedecker, and had children including Douglas Lees, Elizabeth Margaret Lees, Francis Forbes Lees, Frank Lees, Frederick Andrew Lees, Hayward Charles Lees, Henry John Lees, James Alfred Lees, Janet Rose Lees, Rita Irene Lees, Ronald Octavius Lees, Wilfred Septimus Lees.
  • John Henry Lees passed away in 1911 in Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lees's Ancestors

Self
John Lees
1845–1911
Birth Place: Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Lees
1806–1891
Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Ann) FORBES
1804–1883
Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (*) LEES
1779–1815
Buckholm, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Agnes weir
1780–
Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth BROWNFIELD
1779–1843
Gattonside, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lees
1753–1831
MARTHA LORRAIN
1755–1821
John WEIR
1731–1793
Jannet (Huet)
1743–1831
George Broomfield
1743–1819
Janet Waugh
1747–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew LEES
1721–1784
Monga WEIR
1692–
Margaret Cranstone
1692–
James Huet
1719–
Alexander Broomfield\Brownfield
1709–1789
Margaret Peggy
1711–1775

John Lees's Descendants

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John (Henry) Lees (18 Jan 1845–23 Nov 1911) m. Margaret Briedecker (1872–25 AUG 1962)
  1. 1. Janet (Rose) LEES 1911–1982 m. Albert (Victor) Boughtwood 1905–1973
    1. 1. Joyce (Eleanor) Boughtwood 1940–2004 m. Neville (Bishop) Howie 1931–2006
    2. 2. Brian (Wayne) Boughtwood 1950–2006
  2. 2. Frank Lees 1894–1917
  3. 3. Douglas Lees 1896–1979
  4. 4. Francis (Forbes) LEES 1893–1917
  5. 5. Hayward (Charles) Lees 1900–1967
  6. 6. Frederick (Andrew) Lees 1892–1981
  7. 7. Ronald (Octavius) LEES 1903–1992
  8. 8. Rita (Irene) Lees 1907–1997
  9. 9. Henry (John) Lees 1890–1918
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Margaret) LEES 1906–1906
  11. 11. Wilfred (Septimus) Lees 1902–1986
  12. 12. James (Alfred) Lees 1898–1955

John Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1845
18 Jan 1845
Birth of John Henry Lees in Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1911
23 Nov 1911
Age 66
Death of John Henry Lees in Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand
Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Craigsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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