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James Lees (abt. 1794 - 1871)

James Lees
Born about in Oldham, Lancashire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Died at about age 77 in Hyde Park, London, Englandmap
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Biography

James was born about 1794.

James Lees married Charlotte Evans on 2 Sep 1819 in Saint Michael, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England.[1]

On the 2d inst. Mr. James Lees, eldest son of Mr. John Lees, near Oldham, to Charlotte, daughter of Thomas Evans, Esq. of Stayley Bank, and niece to the late Rev. Dr. Evans, Archdeacon and Prebendary of Worcester.”[2]

Their children were christened in Oldham, Lancashire, England and include:

  1. 13 Jul 1820 Evans Lees[3]
  2. 7 Oct 1821 Sarah Ann Lees[4]
  3. 2 Feb 1823 Catharina Lees[5]
  4. 2 Sep 1824 Mary Lees[6]
  5. 9 Apr 1826 Jane Lees[7]
  6. 1828 Elizabeth Lees[8]
  7. 6 Aug 1829 Thomas Evans Lees[9]
  8. 17 Feb 1831 Charlotte Lees[10] buried 15 Mar 1832 in Oldham.[11]

Charlotte died in 1856.[12]

Death Notice

“DIED … On the 9th inst. at his residence, 11, Hyde Park Square, London, in the 78th year of his age, JAMES LEES, Esq. of Green Bank, Oldham.”[13]

Probate

“LEES James Esq. Effects under £500,000 in the United Kingdom. 18 January. The Will with two Codicils of James Lees late of Green Bank in Oldham in the County of Lancaster Esquire who died 9 December 1871 at 11 Hyde-Park-square in the County of Middlesex domiciled in England was proved at Manchester by Thomas Evans Lees of Woodfield Werneth in Oldham Cotton Spinner the Son one of the Executors.”[14]

Census

  • 1841 England Census: Name: James Lees; Age: 45; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796; Gender: Male; Where Born: Lancashire, England; Civil Parish: Prestwich Cum Oldham; Hundred: Salford; County/Island: Lancashire; Country: England; Registration District: Ashton and Oldham; Sub-registration District: Oldham above Town; Address: Greenbank House
James Lees 45 Lancashire
Charlotte Lees 45 Lancashire
Catherine Lees 15 Lancashire [15]
  • 1851 England Census: Civil Parish: Oldham; Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch; Town: Mumps; County/Island: Lancashire; Country: England; Registration District: Oldham; Sub-registration District: Oldham
James Lees Head 56 cotton spinner & manufacturer Lancashire, Oldham
Charlott Lees Wife 56 Staley Bridge, Lancashire
Jane Lees Daughter 25 Oldham, Lancashire
Elizabeth Lees Daughter 23 Oldham, Lancashire
Thomas Lees Son 21 Oldham, Lancashire
Hannah Townsend Servant 23
Sarah Butlar Servant 20[16]

Research Notes

These children were also christened with parents James Lees and Charlotte, but their parents are probably James Lees and Charlotte Ashton who married in nearby Prestwich on 26 Feb 1837:[17]

  1. 15 Apr 1838 Louise[18]
  2. 1 Dec 1839 John[19]
  3. 22 May 1842 Robert Lees[20]
  4. 14 Jul 1844 Mary Ann Lees[21]
  5. 13 Sep 1846 Samuel[22]
  6. 5 May 1850 Hannah Lees[23]
  7. 10 Oct 1852 Ann Lees[24]
  8. 19 Jul 1857 Elizabeth[25]

His daughter Sarah Ann is linked to Sarah Anne (Lees) Dumville (1821-1902) via her probate which identified Elliott Lees, baronet as beneficiary. He is son of Thomas Evans Lees.

Another daughter Elizabeth Lees[26], born in 1828, married John Knowles and had son Lees Knowles who became an MP (he is also identified in probate of Sarah Anne Dumville, and also probate for Jane Lees died 2 Nov 1908.

Sources

  1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKDR-Q2Q : 13 March 2020), James Lees, 1819. FHL Film Number547825, 547826
  2. ↑ “The Lancaster Gazette” (Lancaster, Lancashire, England) 11 Sep 1819, Sat Page 3
  3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN4Q-YQK : 21 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Evans Lees, 1820.
  4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7V5-1NG : 18 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Sarah Ann Lees, 1821.
  5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYDJ-DJG : 18 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Catharina Lees, 1823.
  6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQQX-J2J : 21 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Mary Lees, 1824.
  7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFF1-R9P : 18 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Jane Lees, 1826.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNH-FRR : Tue Jan 30 20:49:03 UTC 2024), Entry for James Lees and Charlotte Lees, 1851.
  9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7V5-YQV : 18 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Thomas Evans Lees, 1829.
  10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7V5-YY5 : 18 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Charlotte Lees, 1831.
  11. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JC2R-BZ6 : 14 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Charlotte Lees, 1832.
  12. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCHB-VXZ : 16 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Charlotte Lees, 1856.
  13. ↑ “The Guardian” (London, Greater London, England) 12 Dec 1871, Tue Page 8
  14. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England 1872 page 369
  15. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 546; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Prestwich Cum Oldham; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 31; Page: 23; Line: 14; GSU roll: 306930
  16. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2241; Folio: 189; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87252-87253
  17. ↑ "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMRZ-2L7 : 9 March 2021), James Lees and Charlotte Ashton, 26 Feb 1837, Marriage; citing St Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, Manchester Central Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,356,186.
  18. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGYG-RQV : 19 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Louisa Lees, 1838.
  19. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF4-FL7 : 19 September 2020), James Lees in entry for John Lees, 1839.
  20. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF4-K4L : 19 September 2020), James Lees in entry for Robert Lees, 1842.
  21. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQMV-WH4 : 22 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Mary Anne Lees, 1844.
  22. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXBY-TF7 : 21 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Samuel Lees, 1846.
  23. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J95Y-9ZS : 21 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Hannah Lees, 1850.
  24. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7JZ-32G : 21 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Ann Lees, 1852.
  25. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQMK-HL8 : 19 March 2020), James Lees in entry for Elizabeth Lees, 1857.
  26. ↑ FamilySearch Person profile for Elizabeth Lees https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWVJ-TGB




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