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23 Mar 2015 07:06 |
Mostly just sourcing some of Gritty & Margee's work
Using http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk/ West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1929 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference LEES Joseph H INSTONE Gwendoline West Bromwich Register Office (WBRO) Sandwell Register Office WBRO/93/63
West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1881 Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference LEES John T Wednesbury Sandwell Register Office WED/75/65
1920 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFTV-N3R District: 854 , Sheet Number and Letter: 6A , Household ID: 122 , Line Number: 22 GS Film number: 1821530 , Digital Folder Number: 004383857 , Image Number: 00394
1930 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZS-PZY District: 0860 , Sheet Number and Letter: 6B , Household ID: 113 , Line Number: 92 Affiliate Film Number: 1992 , GS Film number: 2341726 , Digital Folder Number: 004661288 , Image Number: 00823
1940 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQH-QBY [with image link] John Lees Head M 58 England Charlotte Lees Wife F 56 England John Lees Son M 20 Pennsylvania Charles E Lees Son M 18 Pennsylvania
Magnify 4 clicks, then save image: https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1530unit#page/n391/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/fifteenthcensus00reel1992#page/n817/mode/1up
Ship: GRAMPIAN Shipping Line: Allan Line Steamship Co. Port of Departure:Liverpool, England Date of Departure:1911-03-14 Port of Arrival:Halifax, N.S. Saint John, N.B. Date of Arrival:1911-03-22 1911-03 Year: 1911 Microfilm Reel Number: T-4739 Reference: RG 76 Item Number: 12238 http://data2.archives.ca/e/e148/e003686522.jpg [Occup: Boxer]
1911 Census of Canada Home / 1911 / Ontario / Toronto East / 2 Toronto / page 27 8 259 Lane Thomas 179 Broadview Ave M Head M Nov 1873 37 9 259 Lane Alice F Wife M Oct 1873 37 10 259 Lane Daniel M Son S Mar 1902 9 11 259 Nach (?) Thomas G M Lodger M May 1885 26 12 259 Jones James A M Lodger S Oct 1891 20 13 259 Partridge Fredrick M Lodger S ? 1885 26 14 259 Partridge Edward M Lodger S Oct 1886 24 15 259 Rowley Samuel M Lodger S Sep 1874 36 16 259 Rowley John M Lodger S Jul 1889 22 17 259 Lees John M Lodger S Oct 1883 27 18 259 Foster Frederick M Lodger S Dec 1888 22 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002024978.pdf
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS88-XT7 But you need an Ancestry sub to see marr image
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XG2V-VYD But you need an Ancestry sub to see this image too
WW1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JP-PN8 [with image link] WW2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFB-GVF [with image link]
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21 Mar 2015 21:27 |
Almost bedtime for me- but just found that another brother (Charles b.1888 Wednesbury) also travelled to Pennsylvania (although not sure he stayed in the US):
New York, Passenger Lists, Name: Charles Lees Arrival Date: 12 Feb 1921 Birth Date: abt 1888 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: wednesbury Age: 33 Gender: Male Destination: Turtle Creek pa Going to join brother- Mr Lees Ethnicity/ Nationality: English Port of Departure: Southampton Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Adriatic
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 20:49 |
Aw sorry Gritty, did I beat you to the punch?
OK, carry on, I quit, it's suppertime over here.
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 20:38 |
Edit: Deleted- repeated info. Snap Margee!!
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 20:37 |
He married in Canada!
John Thomas Lees
in the Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 Record Image View
Name: John Thomas Lees Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1882 Birth Place: Webnesburg Eng Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1912 Marriage County or District: York Father: Joseph Lees Mother: Anna Gage Spouse: Charlotte Bayley Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place: West Bronwich Eng Spouse Father: David Bayley Spouse Mother: Martha Rathbone
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 20:34 |
I think this is his arrival in Canada: He says single.
John T Lees
in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Record Image View
Name: John T Lees Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1883 Date of Arrival: 22 Mar 1911 Vessel: Grampian Search Ship Database: Search for the Grampian in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 20:33 |
United States, World War One (WWI) Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918 Transcription:
First name(s) John Thomas Last name Lees Birth year 1881 Birth date 23 Dec 1881 Birth place England Residence Allegheny County no 11 State Pennsylvania Citizenship country England Registration year 1917 NARA series M1509 Record set World War I Draft Registration Cards Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War --------------------------------------------------------
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 20:20 |
Well done, Gritty! It looks like he came to Canada first. This is his border crossing to USA. He was born Wednesbury, last permanent address was Toronto, Canada. Wife was Lottie, 105 Dover St., Toronto. He was going to join uncle John Page, 285 Seneca St., Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. His date of landing was 22 March 1911, St. John aboard the SS Grampion.
John T Lees
in the Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 Record Image View
Name: John T Lees Arrival Date: 2 Feb 1914 Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA Arrival Contact: Uncle John Page Departure Contact: Wife Lottie Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1883 Birth Place: Wednesbury, England Birth Country: England Gender: Male Race/Nationality: English Record has photo?: No Record Type: Cards
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 20:07 |
On his Naturalisation in 1930 he states he was born Wednesbury, Staffordshire:
Pennsylvania, U.S. Naturalization Originals Name: John Thomas Lees Age: 48 Birth Date: 23 Dec 1881 Birth Location: England Naturalization Date: 16 Nov 1930 Spouse Name: Charlotta Lees Children: William, Hannah, Elizabeth, John Arrival Year: 1914 Court Type: District Court Court Location: Western District, Pennsylvania -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 Name: John T Lees Gender: Male Race: White Age: 61 Birth Date: 23 Dec 1881 Birth Place: England Death Date: 5 May 1943 Death Place: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Father Name: Joseph Lees Father Birth Place: England Mother Name: Hannah Page Mother Birth Place: England Spouse Name: Charlotte Bayley Certificate Number: 52202
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 19:56 |
Ok, have found a Lees relative of yours that went to Pennsylvania- hope this helps:-
Joseph Henry Albert Lees (your Grandad) was born in 1906 in West Bromwich. His father was Joseph Henry Lees (b 1878 Wednesbury, Staffs).
Joseph Henry Lees was from a large family. He had a brother, John Thomas Lees born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffs, who lived in Pennsylvania. This is him and his family in 1930:
Name: John T Lees Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: England Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Street address: McMaster Ave House Number in Cities or Towns: 604 Dwelling Number: 100 Family Number: 113 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 25. Radio Set: Yes Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 30 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Language Spoken: English Immigration Year: 1913 Naturalization: Naturalized Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Machin Repair Industry: 2062 Electric Plant Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes
Household Members: Name Age John T Lees 46 Charlotte Lees 45 William A Lees 15 Hanna L Lees 14 Florence E Lees 12 John T Lees 10 Charles E Lees 8
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AnnCardiff
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21 Mar 2015 19:11 |
Name: Jospeh H A Lees Event Type: Marriage Registration Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year: 1929 Registration District: West Bromwich County: Staffordshire Event Place: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Spouse Name (available after 1911): Instone Volume: 6B Page: 2203 Line Number: 150
Jospeh H A Lees probably married one of the following people Name: Gwendoline Instone
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 18:45 |
Oops, you're right, Gritty, I must have made a typo! Just another senior moment!
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 18:33 |
Some of them are there Margee.
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 18:25 |
I don't see any Lees births on FreeBMD with mother's maiden name Instone.
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AnnCardiff
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21 Mar 2015 17:45 |
Eliza Lees Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905
birth:
1869
Prierley Hill, South Staffs., Eng.
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19 January 1904
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
burial:
20 January 1904
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 17:42 |
pm from Sally confirming this is her Grandparents marriage:
names GWENDOLINE INSTONE names JOSPEH H A LEES Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1929 District WEST BROMWICH County Staffordshire Volume 6B Page 2203
Sally- best to use the reply box at the bottom of the page, then everyone can see your replies
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brummiejan
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21 Mar 2015 17:04 |
Do you have names of any of this family whatsoever, or know how they fit into your family? Jan
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Gritty
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21 Mar 2015 17:03 |
The related people may also be from your paternal grandmother's family- was her maiden name Instone?
We need a starting point to trace your family back to possible relations
Is this the marriage of your grandparents?:
names GWENDOLINE INSTONE names JOSPEH H A LEES Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1929 District WEST BROMWICH County Staffordshire Volume 6B Page 2203
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Sally
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21 Mar 2015 16:51 |
Sorry no more details other than Lees family I am researching came from West Bromwich and Wednesbury in Staffordshire (now West Midlands).
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MargaretM
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21 Mar 2015 16:43 |
The 1930 and 1940 US censuses have quite a few Lees families born England living in Pennsylvania. Do you have any idea where in Pennsylvania or any first names?
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