Jane (West) Leeson (1829 - 1898)

Wife of Thomas Byrnes — married about 1846 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Christopher Leeson — married 1854 in NSW

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1898 at about age 69 in Southgate, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jane (West) Leeson was born in 1829, daughter of Benjamin West and Bridget (Reily) West .

Jane married Thomas Byrnes in 1846 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[1][2]

Their children were:

1. Amelia Jane (Byrnes) Lee
2. Elizabeth A Byrnes
3. Arthur Byrnes.

Jane married Christopher Leeson in 1854 in New South Wales. ^[3]

Their children were:

1. Matilda Mary (Leeson) Grainger (1855 - 1929)
2. Ada Ann (Leeson) Durrington (1857 - 1936)
3. Jane Isabella (Leeson) Lee (1859 - 1908)
4. Herbert Christopher Johnson Leeson (1861 - 1895)
5. Henry Edgar Leeson (1863 - 1901)
6. Jessie Jane Leeson (1868 - 1954)
7. Emeline (Leeson) Grainger (1870 - 1944)
8. Alma Florence (Leeson) Wingfield (1876 - )
9. Jane West (Leeson) Paine (1879 - 1964).

Jane died on 11 Aug 1898 in Southgate, New South Wales, Australia aged ~69.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index Reference 676/1846 V1846676 77 Grrom BYRNES THOMAS Bride WEST JANE Where QC
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Nsw Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778 - 1888
   Ancestry au Record 1780 #1566983 (accessed 6 February 2022)
   Thomas Byrnes marriage to Jane West in 1846 in Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
3. ↑ 36/1854 V1854736 41B LEESON CHRISTOPHER and BURNS JANE where MA
4. ↑ Jane Leeson death notice Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW) Saturday 20 August 1898 - Page 1

The events of Jane's life were either witnessed by Margaret O'Shea or Margaret plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

Acknowledgements

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