Maria Lees1

F, #5370, b. 7 September 1802, d. 13 December 1819
FatherJohn Lees1 b. c 1777, d. 28 Aug 1836
MotherMary Stevens1 b. c 1778, d. 26 Jul 1839
Relationship4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited31 Aug 2022
Birth*7 September 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia2 
Baptism3 October 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia;Maria Leese daughter of Mary Stevens born Sept 7 18022 
Baptism5 January 1806 St Philip, Sydney, NSW, Australia;daughter of John & Mary Lee2 
Married Name11 November 1816 Gordon3 
Marriage*11 November 1816 Christ Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
11th Novr 1816 Solemnization of Marriage between Charles Gordon and Maria Leese by Banns at Castlereagh and Married this day by me
Henry Fulton
Charles Gordon
Maria Lees (her mark);Groom=Charles Gordon4 
News-Arct22 March 1817 "The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser", Sydney, NSW, Australia;
THE following Persons leaving the Colony in the Brig Active, all Claims or Demands against them to be presented for immediate Payment:—Mr. William Carlisle and Family ; Mr. Charles Gordon and Family; Miss Susannah and Miss Elizabeth Kendall; and William Dalton.
;Principal=Charles Gordon5 
News-Arct*9 January 1819 "The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser", Sydney, NSW, Australia;
At New Zealand also the natives begin to manifest a desire of improvement. Captain Thompson brings up 6000 feet of plank sawed by themselves, for payment in articles of husbandry, for which they show a strong desire.—The Missionary Establishment comprises ;
Mr. Kendall, Mrs. Kendall, and seven children;
Mr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and three children;
Mr. King, Mrs. King, and three children;
Mr. Carlisle, Mrs. Carlisle, and one child;
Mr. Gordon, agriculturist, Mrs. Gordon, and one
child.
;Principal=Charles Gordon6 
Death*13 December 1819 Sydney, NSW, Australia7 
Burial*15 December 1819 St Philip, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Free, aged 17 yrs7 

Family

Charles Gordon
Child

Citations

  1. [S651] NSW BDM Indexes.
  2. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
  3. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  4. [S1479] Christ Church Castlereagh Marriage Register, Charles Gordon & Maria Leese 1816.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday, March 22, 1817.
  6. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday, January 9, 1819.
  7. [S1223] NSW Deaths 1788-1975.