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William Joseph Lees 1880–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1880

Birth Location: Mottram, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 6 Apr 1964

Death Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: James LEES

Mother: Mary MASON

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William Joseph Lees was born in 1880 in Mottram, Cheshire, England, the child of James Jackson Lees And Mary Alice Mason. William Joseph Lees passed away in 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Joseph Lees was born in 1880 in Mottram, Cheshire, England, the child of James Jackson Lees And Mary Alice Mason.
  • William Joseph Lees passed away in 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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William Lees's Ancestors

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William Lees
1880–1964
Birth Place: Mottram, Cheshire, England
Parents
James Jackson LEES
1854–1895
Mottram in Longdendale Cheshire England
Mary (Alice) MASON
1854–1921
Horwich Lancashire England
Grandparents
William Mason
1819–1884
Horwich, Lancashire, England
Anne Dean
1825–1903
Horwich, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lees's Timeline

2 Records

1880
Dec 1880
Birth of William Joseph Lees in Mottram, Cheshire, England
Mottram, Cheshire, England
1964
6 Apr 1964
Age 84
Death of William Joseph Lees in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1880
    Event Place: Mottram, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1964
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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