Edward Richard Lees1

M, #8391, b. 30 January 1831, d. 3 September 1912
FatherRichard Lees1 b. 10 Aug 1805, d. 15 Nov 1891
MotherAnn Styles1 b. 9 Oct 1814, d. 16 Apr 1844
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited24 Sep 2022
Birth*30 January 1831 NSW, Australia1 
Baptism27 February 1831 St James, Sydney, NSW, Australia1 
Death of Mother16 April 1844 Benevolent Asylum, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Principal=Ann Lees2 
Marriage*16 September 1861 St Paul's, Carcoar, NSW, Australia;Bride=Elizabeth Baker3 
Death of Father15 November 1891 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Richard Lees, age 86, Carpenter, Acute Bronchitis, 8 days
Born Penrith NSW
Father John Lees, Farmer
Mother Mary (surname not stated)
Married 1. Annie Stiles, age 25, Penrith NSW
2. Ann Foley, age 37, Hartley NSW
Children of Marriage 1. Edward 56, Jane 50 living
2. John 48, Ann 46, May 44, Katie, 41, Samuel 32, Thomas 29 living; 2 boys, 2 girls deceased
Informant May Mackay, daughter, Forbes
Burial 15/11/1891 Forbes NSW
Minister Rev E Dunstan, Church of England;Principal=Richard Lees4 
Death*3 September 1912 Trangie, NSW, Australia;
The death occurred on Tuesday last at his residence, Trangie, of a very old resident of the district in the person of Mr. Edward Richard Lees, aged 85 years, the cause of demise being senile decay. The deceased gentleman was born in Pitt-street, Sydney, in the year 1827, his father, a carpenter, having emigrated from England to the land of promise. The subject of this notice, seized at an early age with the gold fever, visited in turn the Lachlan, Turon, Sofala, Lambing Flat and other fields, without, however, meeting with much success. He then engaged in farming and dairying pursuits on the Lachlan, afterwards removing to Dubbo and later to this town. He was attended in his last illness by Dr. Noel Docker, but nothing could be done beyond making the "passing of the spirit to its Eternal Home" calm and peaceful. His wife pre-deceased him by some 20 years.5 

Family

Elizabeth Baker
Children

Citations

  1. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, Edward Richard Lees 1831.
  2. [S1223] NSW Deaths 1788-1975.
  3. [S1299] NSW Marriage Certificate.
  4. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Dubbo Dispatch, Friday, September 13, 1912.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, Female Lees 9778/1862.
  7. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11376/1881 Jessie Lee.