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William Lees 1861–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1861

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Apr 1931

Death Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Father: Edmund Lees

Mother: Sarah Hill

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William Lees was born in 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Lees And Sarah Hill. William Lees passed away in 1931 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lees was born in 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Lees And Sarah Hill.
  • William Lees passed away in 1931 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

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William Lees's Ancestors

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William Lees
1861–1931
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Lees
1822–1885
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Sarah Hill
1824–1864
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Lees
1783–1861
Castleton, Lancashire, England
Hannah Farrah
1788–1865
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
John Hill
1800–1864
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Ann Brearley
1802–1872
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lees
1759–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1861
4 Nov 1861
Birth of William Lees in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1931
Apr 1931
Age 70
Death of William Lees in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1931
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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