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lees family maxstoke

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Harry

Harry Report 15 Jan 2013 13:42

hi has anyone got any info on robert lees b maxstoke about 1790 2 brothers john,henry and a sister,robert ended up in aston area as a shop keeper .thanks.Harry Lees.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2013 13:48

Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
about Robert Lees Name: Robert Lees
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 6 Mar 1793
Parish: Maxstoke
Father's Name: Robert Lees
Mother's Name: Ann Lees


Thelma

Thelma Report 15 Jan 2013 14:01

1841 England Census
about Robert Lees Name: Robert Lees
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790
Gender: Male
Where born: Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Aston
Hundred: Birmingham
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Deritend and Bordesley
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1148
Book: 13
Page Number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Lees 51
Elizabeth Lees 37
Robert Lees 15
Charles Lees 19
Charlotte Lees 18
Jane Lees 13
Mary Lees 7
Anne Lees 4


Thelma

Thelma Report 15 Jan 2013 14:01

1861 England Census
about Robert Lees Name: Robert Lees
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Lees
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Deritend
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 102
Piece: 2173
Folio: 121
Page Number: 22
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Lees 71
Elizabeth Lees 56
Ann Lees 23
Harriet Langley 26

Thelma

Thelma Report 15 Jan 2013 14:03

1871 England Census
about Annie Lees Name: Annie Lees
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Lees
Gender: Female
Where born: Middlesex, London, England
Civil parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Bordesley
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Deritend
ED, institution, or vessel: 45
Household schedule number: 2
Piece: 3140
Folio: 103
Page Number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Lees 66
Annie Lees 32



Harry

Harry Report 15 Jan 2013 14:38

thanks for that.im trying to find a connection between robert lees 1790 maxstoke and my gg grandad robert lees b 1851 aston or hollywood warwickshire.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2013 14:49

Is this your gt. gt. grandad?

1861 England Census
about Robert Lees Name: Robert Lees
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: Aston, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Kingswinford
Ecclesiastical parish: Brierly Hill
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Registration district: Stourbridge
Sub-registration district: Kingswinford
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 89
Piece: 2072
Folio: 139
Page Number: 19
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Heath 48
Mary Heath 37
Albion Heath 15
Daniel Heath 13
Louisa Heath 11
Josiah Heath 8
Fredrick Heath 4 Months
Sarah Heath 4
John Lees 70
Sarah Lees 64
Robert Lees 9



Harry

Harry Report 15 Jan 2013 14:54

thats him i think,the john lees age 70 is the brother of robert lees maxstoke.only problem theres no record of robert lees age 9

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2013 15:03

Yes, I see John was also born Maxstoke. On the 61 census Robert is listed as visitor while John & Sarah are boarders. Probably Robert is the grandson of John & Sarah? But who are his parents?

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2013 15:09

There's no birth on FreeBMD for a Robert Lees in Warwickshire between 1850-1853.

Harry

Harry Report 15 Jan 2013 15:25

john and sarah only had daughters 7 or 8 .one of them is mary heath who they were lodgeing.johns brother robert, maxstoke had a son b 1825-27 .a street grinder then gold cutter.he and his wife mary ann had a few children .but were married after 1852.im looking into the possilility that they had my gg grandad out of wedlock and he was brought up by other family members.