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William Craig Lees 1853 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1853

Birth Location: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 maj 1915

Death Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: George* Lees

Mother: Elisabeth Craig

Spouse(s): Ann Christie

Children(s): George Lees, Elizabeth Lees, Elizabeth Lees, Jessie Lees, Margaret Lees, William Lees

In 1853, William Craig Lees entered the world in Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to George* Christie Lees and Elisabeth Craig. In 1861, William Craig Lees resided in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland. In 1871, William Craig Lees resided in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. William Craig Lees married Ann Masson Christie, and had children including George Christie Lees, Elizabeth Christie Lees, Elizabeth Christie Lees, Jessie Ann Christie Lees, Margaret Jane Christie Lees, William Christie Lees. William Craig Lees passed away in 1915 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Craig Lees entered the world in Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to George* Christie Lees and Elisabeth Craig.
  • In 1861, William Craig Lees resided in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • In 1871, William Craig Lees resided in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • William Craig Lees married Ann Masson Christie, and had children including George Christie Lees, Elizabeth Christie Lees, Elizabeth Christie Lees, Jessie Ann Christie Lees, Margaret Jane Christie Lees, William Christie Lees.
  • William Craig Lees passed away in 1915 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George* Lees
1821 – 1904
Birth Location: Banchory Devenick, Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elisabeth Craig
1819 – 1881
Birth Location: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Christie
1854 – 1930
Birth Location: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
AC

Children(s)

George Lees
1878 – 1895
Birth Location: Skateraw (Newtonhill), Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Lees
1880 – 1880
Birth Location: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Lees
1881 – 1948
Birth Location: 49 Skaterow (Newtonhill), Fetteresso, Kincardine, Fetteresso
EL
Jessie Lees
1885 – 1931
Birth Location: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Margaret Lees
1887 – 1956
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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William Lees
1890 – 1969
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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William Lees's Ancestors

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William Lees
1853 – 1915
Birth Place: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
George* Christie Lees
1821 – 1904
Banchory Devenick, Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Craig
1819 – 1881
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Lees
1786 – 1850
Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Christina Christie
1788 – 1868
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Craig
1790 – 1830
baptised, Seatown of Portlethen, Banchory Devenick, Kincardine
Margaret (Christie) Craig
1785 – 1866
Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Skottland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Lees
1754 – 1825
Jean Stephen
1762 – 1826
Peter Christie
1750 – 1826
Margaret Brodie
1762 – 1826
Alexander Craig
1763 – 1805
Uni Brown
1770 – 1805
John Craig
1750 – 1794
Elspet Christie
– 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brodie
1733 – 1831
Christian Falconer
1731 – 1831
George Craig
1726 – 1772
Elspeth Main
1730 – 1772

William Lees's Descendants

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William (Craig) Lees (13 Aug 1853 – 31 maj 1915) m. Ann (Masson) Christie (15 jun 1854 – 26 Feb 1930)
  1. 1. George (Christie) Lees (28 Sep 1878 – 20 feb 1895)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Christie) Lees (17 Feb 1880 – 24 sep 1880)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Christie) Lees (24 Sept 1881 – 30 July 1948) m. James (Reid) Slater (15 Febr 1883 – 23 April 1917)
    1. 1. William (Lees) Slater (3 jan 1906 – 24 Sep 1963) m. Margaret Slater
      1. 1. Jennifer Slater m. Robert ((Rob)) Roy
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lees) Slater (8 Jul 1908 – 12 feb 1992) m. Norman (Edward) Enkel (11 jan 1907 – 2 jan 1984)
      1. 1. Norman (Enard) Enkel (1932-06 – 2015-05-17) m. Ann (D) Harris
        1. 1. Stephen (C) Enkel (1959 – )
        2. 2. Jane (E) Enkel (1960 – )
        3. 3. Andrew (J) Enkel (Dec 1965 – )
        4. 4. Gillian (Marie) Enkel (Dec 1970 – ) m. Martin
      2. 2. Newton (Edward) Enkel (6 april 1936 – 20 juni 2019) m. Gerd (Else-Marie*) Hedberg (23 september 1937 – 12 augusti 2018) m. Ann (Brown) (Key) (11 Jul 1937 – 22 Feb 2014) m. Jennifer
        1. 1. Annika (Carin Gerefalk) Enkel (19 januari 1958 – ) m. Dan Gerefalk (15 Sep 1956 – )
        2. 2. Katrin (Elisabet Enkel (g.) Lundstedt-Enkel) (29 april 1959 – ) m. Torbjörn (Erik) Lundstedt (23 mars 1958 – )
        3. 3. Susanne (Marie) Enkel (1965-06-21 – ) m. Styrbjörn Peterson (8 juni 1965 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Enkel (oktober 1979 – )
        5. 5. James Enkel (13 december 1983 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Margaret (Meg)) Slater (1931 – 2017) m. Ernest (A) Bean
        1. 1. Ruth Bean (1956 – )
        2. 2. Lynn Bean (1960 – )
    3. 3. Ann (Christie Lees) Slater (9 okt 1910 – 30 mar 1987) m. Robert (Blackwood) Mathewson (30 apr 1910 – 17 feb 1978)
      1. 1. Robert Mathiewson (ca 1935 – )
    4. 4. Francis ((Frank)) Slater (26 July 1915 – 2 May 1991) m. Jane ((Mary)) Gove (7 Feb 1917 – 1997)
      1. 1. Francis (Herbert) Slater (1938 – )
      2. 2. Geoffrey ((Jasper)) Slater (december 1940 – 2017) m. Roberta (Gay) MacLeod (1945 – 2013)
      3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Slater (1947 – )
      4. 4. Philip Slater
  4. 4. Jessie (Ann Christie) Lees (1885 – 31 Dec 1931) m. Andrew Masson (31 Dec 1883 – 31 Jan 1975)
    1. 1. Andrew Masson (8 Feb 1917 – 19 June 1991)
    2. 2. George Masson (11 May 1918 – 08 Feb 2001)
    3. 3. William Masson
    4. 4. James Masson
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane Christie) Lees (1887 – 22 aug 1956)
  6. 6. William (Christie) Lees (30 Jan 1890 – 20 Apr 1969) m. Euphemia ((Effie) Younger) Wilson (05 Jun 1891 – 24 JUN 1965)
    1. 1. Marion (Wilson) Lees (6 Mar 1917 – 21 Nov 1996) m. Charles (Raymond) Vaughan (22 Jul 1915 – 3 Jul 1995)
      1. 1. Marion (Patricia) Vaughan (19 June 1942 – 20 November 2014)
      2. 2. Catherine Vaughan (15 May 1949 – )
      3. 3. Raymond (C.) Vaughan
    2. 2. Lillian Lees (abt 1921 – AFT 1940)

William Lees's Timeline

7 Records

1853
13 Aug 1853
Birth of William Craig Lees in Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 8
William Craig Lees resided here in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 18
William Craig Lees resided here in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 28
William Craig Lees resided here in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 38
William Craig Lees resided here in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 48
William Craig Lees resided here in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1915
31 maj 1915
Age 62
Death of William Craig Lees in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Skateraw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Scotland Census
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census
    [3] 1901 Scotland Census
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4648; Folio: 84; Page: 5.
    [6] 1861 Scotland Census
    [7] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 maj 1915
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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