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William Lees 1615 – 1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1671

Death Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Lee

Mother: Maria Shirley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Langston

Children(s): John Lees

William Lees was born in 1615 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Lee and Maria Shirley. William Lees married Elizabeth Langston, and had children including John Lees. William Lees passed away in 1671 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Lees was born in 1615 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Lee and Maria Shirley.
  • William Lees married Elizabeth Langston, and had children including John Lees.
  • William Lees passed away in 1671 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Lees's Ancestors

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William Lees
1615 – 1671
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lee
1580 – 1630
London, England
Maria Shirley
1593 – 1651
London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Shirley
1566 –
Wistaston, Cheshire, England
Mary Holman
1568 – 1592
Godstone, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hollman
1536 – 1596
AUDREY COLE
1540 – 1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lees's Descendants

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William Lees (1615 – 1671) m. Elizabeth Langston (1624 – 1675)
  1. 1. John Lees (1650 – 1709) m. Eleanor Wright (1650 – 1703)
    1. 1. Sarah Lees (1679 – 24 FEB 1750) m. William Hall (29 APR 1679 – 01 JAN 1752)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hall (15 Jun 1729 – 13 Mar 1795) m. William Silcock
        1. 1. Sarah Silcock (1756 – 1815) m. James Yeomans (1759 – Sep 1840)

William Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of William Lees in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1671
1671
Age 56
Death of William Lees in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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