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William Lees 1778 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1778

Birth Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1860

Death Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Father: Thomas Lees

Mother: Jean Aird

Spouse(s): Elizabeth White

Children(s): Jean Lees, John Lees

William Lees was born in 1778 in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Thomas Lees and Jean Aird. William Lees married Elizabeth White, and had children including Jean Lees, John Lees. William Lees passed away in 1860 in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Lees was born in 1778 in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Thomas Lees and Jean Aird.
  • William Lees married Elizabeth White, and had children including Jean Lees, John Lees.
  • William Lees passed away in 1860 in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lees
1735 – 1809
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
TL
Jean Aird
1755 – 1811
Birth Location: Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
JA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth White
1779 – 1840
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jean Lees
Birth Location: –
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John Lees
1806 – 1864
Birth Location: Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
JL

William Lees's Ancestors

Self
William Lees
1778 – 1860
Birth Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
Thomas Lees
1735 – 1809
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Aird
1755 – 1811
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Lees
1714 –
Mary Speir
1710 – 1768
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
David Aird
1729 – 1792
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Baird
1724 – 1783
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lees
Sarah Morton
Thomas Speir
Mary Clarke
William Baird
1709 –
Margaret Howatson
1704 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lees's Descendants

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William Lees (9 Feb 1778 – 29 Jan 1860) m. Elizabeth White (abt 1779 – abt 1840)
  1. 1. Jean Lees
  2. 2. John Lees (29 May 1806 – 1864) m. Margaret Clement (1808 – 13 Mar 1895)
    1. 1. James Lees (1835 – 7 Oct 1924) m. Mary Brown (17 Apr 1841 – 1916)
      1. 1. John Lees (1864 – 04 MAY 1948) m. Elisabeth (T) Milligan (abt 1864 – 7 Feb 1934)
        1. 1. Jane (Gemmell) Lees (1891 – 30 June 1893)
        2. 2. Mary (Brown) Lees (Abt. 1894 – ) m. Thomas (Love) Blackwood (4 May 1892 – 1973)
        3. 3. Anthony (Milligan) Lees (Abt. 1895 – 4 Aug 1930) m. Margaret (Sarah) McGaw (abt 1898 – abt 1983)
        4. 4. James (Clement) Lees (Abt. 1899 – Jun 1977)
        5. 5. John Lees (Abt. 1901 – 18 Jan 1985) m. Agnes Logie ( – Jan 1985)
        6. 6. Jean Lees (10 JUL 1903 – Jul 1993)
        7. 7. Euphemia Lees (abt 1907 – 28 AUG 1991)
      2. 2. Euphemia Lees (Abt. 1866 – 27 Jan 1947) m. Alfred (James) Hanson (27 April 1861 – 07 Apr 1970)
        1. 1. Mary (Brown) Hanson (30 Oct 1890 – 20 Dec 1952) m. Wallace (Eugene) Howk (Mar 1892 – 18 Sep 1975)
        2. 2. Lee (Alfred) Hansen (Abt. 1896 – 13 Feb 1961) m. Marian (Tamar) Milliken (03 Jul 1898 – 02 Feb 1934) m. Francis (Oliver) Ford (30 May 1898 – 25 Nov 1973)
        3. 3. Hugh (James) Hanson (Abt. 1901 – 11 Nov 1952) m. Miriam (Melzena) Krahl (15 Jun 1903 – 04 DEC 1984)
        4. 4. Crissiena (Margaret) Hanson (Abt. 1903 – 25 Feb 1977) m. Edward (George) Greening (20 Aug 1890 – 20 Aug 1957)
      3. 3. David (Brown) Lees (30 Mar 1867 – 26 Jun 1952) m. Arretta (Beach) Gibson (Sep 1874 – 24 Nov 1944)
        1. 1. Harry (Gibson) Lees (27 Aug 1895 – 8 November 1919)
        2. 2. Mary (Emily) Lees (Sep 1897 – 07 Jan 1978) m. Glenn (William) Munger (21 May 1896 – 04 Jul 1966)
        3. 3. Anna (Christy) Lees (15 January 1900 – 08 Sep 1956) m. Rush (Whitmore) Chapin (15 Jun 1901 – 1944)
        4. 4. William (James) Lees (12 Oct 1904 – Oct 1986) m. Dorothy (Marcella) Emerine (Mar 26, 1907 – 07 Dec 2002)
        5. 5. Rebecca (Beach) Lees (31 Jan 1911 – Mar 25, 1985) m. George (Edward) Coleman (4 Jan 1907 – 10 Aug 1980)
      4. 4. Marguerite (L) Lees (30 Jan 1869 – 1965) m. William (Thomson) Bethune (9 April 1864 – 7 Jan 1940)
        1. 1. Susan (Margaret) Bethune (15 Aug 1888 – 17 Jul 1952)
        2. 2. James (Lees) Bethune (23 Oct 1893 – 17 Jan 1985) m. Hazel (S) Stimson (abt 1893 – 25 Nov 1987)
      5. 5. Jane (Brown) Lees (1872 – 19 Mar 1947) m. George McMichael (03 Oct 1869 – )
        1. 1. William McMichael (abt 1897 – ) m. Margaret (Oliphant) Turnbull ( – 14 Aug 1945)
        2. 2. James McMichael (Abt. 1899 – 05 Aug 1954) m. Mary Kerr ( – 08 Jun 1981)
        3. 3. George McMichael (abt 1901 – ) m. Margaret Park
        4. 4. Robert McMichael (17 Nov 1901 – ) m. Mary (Black) Lee (1902 – 1981)
      6. 6. Andrew Lees (27 Jan 1875 – 8 Oct 1959) m. Mary (Anne) Gillespie (13 Oct 1877 – 1 Jan 1964)
        1. 1. Jessie (B) Lees (12 Sep 1912 – 22 Oct 1993) m. Clyde Marshall ( – 24 Mar 1988)
        2. 2. James (Andrew) Lees (17 Nov 1916 – 1 Jun 2006) m. Mamie
      7. 7. James Lees (1877 – 7 Jan 1931) m. Margaret (Clement) Lees (1882 – 8 June 1964)
        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)
      8. 8. William Lees (1879 – 02 Sep 1957) m. Davina Lees (abt 1886 – )
        1. 1. Anetta Lees (1909 – 1980) m. George Ward m. Tom Davidson ( – Bef. 1885)
        2. 2. James (Clement) Lees (1911 – ) m. Donella Beaton
        3. 3. Mary (Brown) Lees (1924 – ) m. Hugh (K.) Wilson (1913 – Aug 1999)
      9. 9. Robert Lees (13 Jul 1884 – 03 Mar 1885)
    2. 2. Jennet (Aird) Lees (31 Jan 1836 – ) m. Charles Gregg (abt 1833 – 29 Apr 1892)
      1. 1. William Gregg (17 Nov 1858 – )
      2. 2. Jane Gregg (28 Dec 1866 – )
      3. 3. Andrew Gregg (13 Sep 1870 – )
    3. 3. 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)
        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)
      5. 5. Jessie (G) Lees (abt 1883 – ) m. FNU McMillan
      6. 6. Davina Lees (abt 1886 – ) m. William Lees (1879 – 02 Sep 1957)
    4. 4. Andrew Lees (14 Jan 1843 – 17 January 1870)
    5. 5. Margaret Lees (abt 1845 – )
    6. 6. William Lees (abt 1845 – )
    7. 7. Mary Lees (abt 1845 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Lees (abt 1847 – )
    9. 9. John Lees (04 Sep 1849 – )
      1. 1. Elisabeth Lees (abt 1871 – )
    10. 10. Robert (Dick) Lees (26 May 1851 – )
    11. 11. Thomas Lees (15 Mar 1853 – ) m. Catherine Burns (abt 1852 – )
      1. 1. Christina Lees (abt 1884 – )
      2. 2. John Lees (abt 1886 – 27 September 1917)
      3. 3. Maggie Lees (abt 1888 – )
      4. 4. David Lees (abt 1890 – )
      5. 5. James Lees (abt 1892 – 5 Jan 1948) m. Elizabeth Crossan
        1. 1. Thomas (Raymond) Lees (6 Oct 1925 – )

William Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1778
9 Feb 1778
Birth of William Lees in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1860
29 Jan 1860
Age 82
Death of William Lees in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1778
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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