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John Rees 1858 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Smythesdale

Death Date: 13 Jun 1939

Death Location: Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria

Father: John Rees

Mother: Elizabeth Fowler

Spouse(s): Arabella Simester

Children(s): Earnest Rees

John Rees was born in 1858 in Smythesdale, the child of John Rees and Elizabeth Leigh Fowler. John Rees married Arabella Simester, and had children including Earnest Augustus Rees. John Rees passed away in 1939 in Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria.

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Biography

  • John Rees was born in 1858 in Smythesdale, the child of John Rees and Elizabeth Leigh Fowler.
  • John Rees married Arabella Simester, and had children including Earnest Augustus Rees.
  • John Rees passed away in 1939 in Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rees
1821 – 1896
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Elizabeth Fowler
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Arabella Simester
1860 – 1896
Birth Location: Geelong, Vic
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Children(s)

Earnest Rees
1883 – 1949
Birth Location: Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia
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John Rees's Ancestors

Self
John Rees
1858 – 1939
Birth Place: Smythesdale
Parents
John Rees
1821 – 1896
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Elizabeth (Leigh) Fowler
1836 – 1907
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
John (Reece) (Soldier)
1788 – 1835
Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Hannah Evans-Bevan
1790 – 1836
Gellionnen, Glamorgan, Wales
Joseph (Henry William) Fowler
1811 – 1871
Deal, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Isabella) Goldsmith
1808 – 1882
Buxted, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Rees
1760 –
Mary Rees
1762 – 1839
Philip Bevan
1760 – 1835
Ann Davies
1770 – 1840
Eleanor Kemp
1786 –
John Goldsmith
1778 –
Patty Walls
1765 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Thomas
1729 – 1775
Evan Bevan
1736 – 1787
Annie Richard
1740 – 1771
Hannah Jack
1768 – 1829

John Rees's Descendants

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John Rees (1858 – 13 Jun 1939) m. Arabella Simester (18 May 1860 – 18 Jun 1896)
  1. 1. Earnest (Augustus) Rees (20 Apr 1883 – 18 Jan 1949) m. Kate Allan (Jan 1884 – 6 Jul 1954)
    1. 1. Arabella (Allan) Rees (Jun 1910 – 31 Aug 1976) m. Claude (Reginald John) Lanham (Jun 1904 – 11 April 1978)
      1. 1. Laurel (June) Lanham (24 June 1941 – 2 Jun 2024) m. Trevor (Stanley (Tim)) Smith (22 Jun 1932 – 19 Aug 2020)
        1. 1. Smith
        2. 2. Smith
        3. 3. Gillian (Michelle) Lanham m. Graeme (John) Sheat m. Mark (Alexander) Gsodam
    2. 2. Clark (Alexander) Rees ( – 5 Apr 1945)

John Rees's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1858
Birth of John Rees in Smythesdale
Smythesdale
1939
13 Jun 1939
Age 81
Death of John Rees in Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria
Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Smythesdale

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1939
    Event Place: Symons Street, Wendouree, Victoria
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