Sarah Lees1

F, #9650, b. 19 August 1859, d. 20 April 1936
FatherCornelius Lees1 b. 25 Jul 1821, d. 8 Mar 1886
MotherHenrietta Travis1
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited7 Sep 2022
Birth*19 August 1859 Penrith, NSW, Australia1 
Married Name19 June 1878 Payne2 
Marriage*19 June 1878 Penrith, NSW, Australia;Groom=James Stephen Payne2 
Death of Father8 March 1886 Springwood, NSW, Australia;Cornelius Lees, age 66, Haemorrhage from Lungs, 24 hours
Born Castlereagh NSW
Father (given name unknown) Lees, Clerk - Holy Orders
Mother unknown
Married Henrietta Travis, age 32, Windsor
Children of marriage Hannah 33, Rachel 31, Cornelius 29, Sarah 27, Mary 25, Samuel 23, John 20, Thomas Herbert 14, Ebenezer 12 living; 2 males, 2 females deceased
Informant John Thomas Ellison, son-in-law, Springwood
Burial 10/03/1886, Castlereagh
Minister Adin Parsons, Wesleyan
Witnesses John T Ellison & Cornelius Lees;Principal=Cornelius Lees3 
Death*20 April 1936 Henry Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia;
MRS. S. PAYNE
Mrs Sarah Payne, relict of the late James Stephen Payne, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Pullman, Henry Street, Penrith, on Monday, at the age of 76 years. Deceased had been a cripple for 25 years, and about a month ago had a seizure from which she did not recover.
Mrs Payne was born at Castlereagh, and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Lees, her father being the son of John Lees, a pioneer of Methodism in Australia, who was instrumental in building the old Castlereagh Church, the first of the denomination in Australia. In her youthful days deceased's family removed to Valley Heights and afterward to Springwood. She was married at Emu Plains, and thereafter Mr and Mrs Payne took up residence in Penrith. Mr Payne died in June, 1933.
Deceased leaves two sons and one daughter—James (Jamisontown), Harry (Kensington), and Ethel (Mrs Pullman, Penrith). There are also three brothers—Mr Cornelius Lees (Dulwich Hill), Mr Tom Lees (Concord West), and Mr Ebenezer Lees (Springwood). It was a sad coincidence that on the day that Mrs Payne died her sister-in-law, Mrs Tom Lees, also passed away, and the old homestead of Lees family at Springwood, recently the possession of Mr Johns, was destroyed by fire.
Mrs Payne was a very estimable lady, who was held in the highest regard by many friends in this district.
The funeral, which was well attended, took place on Tuesday, the interment being in the Methodist portion of Penrith general cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. P. H. Curtis. A number of beautiful wreaths paid tribute to the memory of one beloved and mourned.4 

Family

James Stephen Payne
Child

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11493/1859 Sarah Lees.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 4506/1878 James Payne & Sarah Lees.
  3. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Saturday, April 25, 1936.
  5. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 22552/1880 James Edward Payne.