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Samuel Edward Lees 1845–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1845

Birth Location: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: Orange New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Lees

Mother: Ann Bolton

Spouse(s): Sarah Davies, Eliza Cowin

Children(s): Daughter Lees, Grafton Lees, Effie Lees, Elma Lees, Olive Lees, Muriel Lees, Joseph LEES, Dolby Lees, Horace Lees, Lila Lees, Gertrude Lees, Bertie Lees

The story of Samuel Edward Lees began in 1845 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia. Samuel Edward Lees married Eliza Cowin, Sarah Amy Davies, and had children including Bertie Roslyn Darling Lees, Daughter Lees, Dolby Lees, Effie Dagmar Lees, Elma Saroline Lees, Gertrude M Lees, Grafton Samuel Edward Lees, Horace Lees, Joseph S Lees, Lila M Lees, Muriel Grafton Lees, Olive Winifred Lees. Samuel Edward Lees passed away in 1929 in Orange New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Edward Lees began in 1845 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Samuel Edward Lees married Eliza Cowin, Sarah Amy Davies, and had children including Bertie Roslyn Darling Lees, Daughter Lees, Dolby Lees, Effie Dagmar Lees, Elma Saroline Lees, Gertrude M Lees, Grafton Samuel Edward Lees, Horace Lees, Joseph S Lees, Lila M Lees, Muriel Grafton Lees, Olive Winifred Lees.
  • Samuel Edward Lees passed away in 1929 in Orange New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lees
1807–1848
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Ann Bolton
1814–1901
Birth Location: Agnes Banks, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Davies
1837–1920
Birth Location: St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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Eliza Cowin
1882–
Birth Location: Forbes
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Children(s)

Daughter Lees
1880–
Birth Location: Australia
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Grafton Lees
1882–1958
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
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Effie Lees
1874–1951
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Elma Lees
1876–1967
Birth Location: 311 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Olive Lees
1876–1888
Birth Location: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
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Muriel Lees
1880–1959
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph LEES
1882–1916
Birth Location: Hillston, New South Wales, Australia
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Dolby Lees
1884–1954
Birth Location: Hillston, New South Wales, Australia
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Horace Lees
1886–1909
Birth Location: Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
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Lila Lees
1890–1979
Birth Location: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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Gertrude Lees
1894–1938
Birth Location: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
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Bertie Lees
1889–1890
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Samuel Lees's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Lees
1845–1929
Birth Place: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Lees
1807–1848
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Ann Bolton
1814–1901
Agnes Banks, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
John Lees
1771–1836
Mary (Carter) Stevens
1778–1839
Charlynch, Somerset, England
Robert Bolton
1772–1837
Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Ann Smith
1782–1839
Powys, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Lees
1750–1815
Lori Larson
1751–1771
Richard Stevens
1739–1816
Mary Shorney
1755–1833
William Boulton
1713–1777
Sarah *
1740–1813
Henry Smith
1756–
Jennet Evan
1756–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lees
1720–1768
John Boulton
1670–1754
Elizabeth Dyott
1670–1741
Thomas Skilling
1727–1789
Sarah Atkins
1727–1766
Hopkin #
1708–1759
Margaret #
1712–1766
Llewelyn Evan
1735–1849
Elizabeth Williams
1737–1819

Samuel Lees's Descendants

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Samuel (Edward) Lees (17 May 1845–1929) m. Sarah (Amy) Davies (11 Jun 1837–10 Jun 1920) m. Eliza Cowin (1882–)
  1. 1. Daughter Lees 1880–
  2. 2. Grafton (Samuel Edward) Lees 1882–1958
  3. 3. Effie (Dagmar) Lees 1874–1951
  4. 4. Elma (Saroline) Lees 1876–1967 m. Reginald (Blair) Reynolds 1881–1959
    1. 1. Olive (Roberta Lees) Reynolds 1907–1990
    2. 2. Marguerite (Amy Lees) Reynolds 1905–1974
    3. 3. Rex (Samuel Lees) Reynolds 1909–1977
  5. 5. Olive (Winifred) Lees 1876–1888
  6. 6. Muriel (Grafton) Lees 1880–1959
  7. 7. Joseph (S) LEES 1882–1916
  8. 8. Dolby Lees 1884–1954 m. Edward (Oram) Dunbar 1883–1945
    1. 1. Randolph (Edward) Dunbar 1909–1989
    2. 2. Lance (Sydney) Dunbar 1917–1998
    3. 3. Richard (Albert (Dick)) Dunbar 1912–1997
    4. 4. Maxwell ('Max') Dunbar 1922–1944 m. Joan (Elizabeth) Davis 1917–1985
    5. 5. Ross Dunbar 1920–1992
  9. 9. Horace Lees 1886–1909
  10. 10. Lila (M) Lees 1890–1979
  11. 11. Gertrude (M) Lees 1894–1938
  12. 12. Bertie (Roslyn Darling) Lees 1889–1890

Samuel Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1845
17 May 1845
Birth of Samuel Edward Lees in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
1929
1929
Age 84
Death of Samuel Edward Lees in Orange New South Wales, Australia
Orange New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1845
    Event Place: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Orange New South Wales, Australia
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