IN MORE DETAIL
Note: The numbers in [ ] are my reference numbers for each person
in our family tree. Other numbers are source citations, which can
be found at the end of this section.
Sergeant Major Denis Lees [202],1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 son of Troop
Sgt Major Thomas Lees [439] and Elizabeth O'Grady [485], was born
on 30 Dec 1818 in Chambly, Montreal, Canada,11 12 13 14 died on
10 Oct 1885 in 7 Bath St, Dudley, Worcestershire, England 15 at
age 66, and was buried on 15 Oct 1885 in Catholic Cemetery, Dudley,
England.16 The cause of his death was Softening of the brain and
Apoplexy.17 Another name for Denis was Dennison.18
Research Notes: Denis was a career soldier in the British Army &
started as a drummer boy.
Source: Frank Lees (information passed down generations)
1854 - 1856
Was involved in Crimean War 1854-1856 Britain, France, Sardinia,
and Turkey vs Russia - Charge of the Light Brigade - Oct 25, 1854
Balaclava, Crimea"
Source: Frank Lees (professional research on military records)
1856 July 30th
Court Martial: of Sergeant Dennis Lees, 1st Dragoons, Newbridge.
Sentenced to 112 days, Reduced, D. for, Absent, Violence, Threatening
Language, on 19th July 1856.
Source: WO86/8 1829-1971 Court Martial Registers Home & Abroad.
Page 157
1871
Worcester Yeoman uniform changed design.
Source: Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum, Worcester (Phil Lees 19/3/2001)
Noted events in his life were:
• Army Service: Enlisted in the 1st Royal Dragoons at the
age of 18 years., 29 Jun 1836, Dublin, Ireland. 19
• Residence 1851 in Sheffield Barracks. 20
• He worked as a Sergeant in the 1st Royal Dragoons in 1851.
21
• He worked as a Sergeant in the 1st Royal Dragoons on 25
Jun 1860. 22
• He worked as a Clerk in 1861 in London, England. 23
• Residence 1861 in 25 Charles St, Westminster, London. 24
• He worked as a Mounted Coast Guard on 8 Aug 1862 in Chester,
England. 25
• He worked as a Clerk to an Ice Merchant on 5 Apr 1864 in
London, England. 26
• He worked as a Forman to Ice Merchant on 16 Feb 1866 in
London, England. 27
• He worked as a Cavalry Sergeant Major on 4 Oct 1869 in
17 Dixons Green, Dudley. 28
• He worked as a Sergeant Major Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry
in 1871. 29 30
• Residence at Census in 1871 in 17 Dixons Green, Dudley.
31
• He worked as a Wocester Yeomanry Sergeant Major on 14 Sep
1871 in 6 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire, England. 32
• He worked as a Railway Signalman on 4 Mar 1881 in 6 Bath
St, Dudley, Worstershire, England. 33
• He worked as a Railway Signalman in 1881 in Dudley. 34
• Residence at Census in 1881 in 6 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire,
England. 35
• He worked as an Army (Chelsea) Pensioner on 10 Oct 1885
in 7 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire, England. 36
Denis married Sarah Parsons [218] 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 [MRIN: 1],
daughter of Joseph Parsons [480] and Sarah Secker [216], on 25 Jun
1860 in Parish Of St Margaret, Westminster In The County Of Middlesex,
London, England.37 38 39 40 41 Sarah was born on 27 Nov 1830 in
Putney, London, Middlesex,49 50 51 52 53 54 was christened on 21
Dec 1830 in Saint Mary, Battersea, London, England,55 died on 14
Oct 1919 in 202 Wolverhampton Rd, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
at age 88, and was buried on 18 Oct 1919 in Cannock Cemetery, Walsall
Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, England. The cause of her death was
Senile Decay. They had ten children: Elizabeth Agnes, Mary Margaret,
Thomas Alfred, William Joseph, Denis J, Sarah J, Ann Mary, Alfred
Edward, Arthur Edgar, and John Vincent.
Marriage Notes: Witnesses to marriage were James Cleary and May
Ann Harrison
Noted events in her life were:
• Residence 1851 in 5 The Gardens, Putney, London, England.
56
• Residence 1861 in 25 Charles St, Westminster, London. 57
• Residence 1871 in 6 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire, England.
58
• Residence 1881 in 6 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire, England.
59
• Residence 15 Oct 1885 in 7 Bath St, Dudley, Worcestershire,
England. 60
• Death Witness: Present at the death of Husband Denis Lees,
15 Oct 1885, 7 Bath St, Dudley, Worstershire, England. 61 Signed
entry on death certificate.
• Residence 14 Oct 1919 in 202 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock.
62
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1. Census 1851: Lees Denis England, Dennis. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006
Surety: 3. 1851 CENSUS ENGLAND & WALES
Parish of Perlew? Hollam?
Ecclesiastical district of St Philips
Borough of Sheffield
146 Sheffeld Barracks
Dennis Lees, Sergeant, age 34, born Monreal, North America.
2. Certificate Marriage 1860: Lees & Parsons, England, GRO,
Denis. Surety: 3. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
1860 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of St
Margaret Westminste
June 25th 1860
Names: Denis Lees/Sarah Parsons
Age: Full/Full
Condition: Batchelor/Spinster
Rank or Profession: Sergeant 1st Royal Dragoons
Residence at time of Marriage: 25 Charles St./Ditto.
Fathers name & surname: Thomas Lees/Joseph Parsons
Rank or Profession of Father: Glasscutter/Baker.
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites & Ceremonies
of the English Church, by..... or after
Banns by Reverend Davies.
This marriage was solomnised between us Denis Lees 1st D'ns, Sarah
Parsons in the presence of James Cleary, Mary Ann Hanson.
3. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, Denis. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006
Surety: 3. 1861 CENSUS ENGLAND & WALES
St Margarets, Westminster
House No 25
Denis Lees age 42 Head, Clerk, born Warwick, Birmingham
Sarah Lees age 31 Wife, born Surrey Putney
Elizabeth Lees age 3 daughter, born Middlesex, Westminster
- Lees age 10 days daughter, born Middlesex, Westminster
4. Certificate Birth 1862: Lees, Thomas, England, Dennis. Cit.
Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
5. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, Dennison. Cit. Date: 11 Mar
2006 Surety: 3. 1871 CENSUS ENGLAND & WALES
17 Dixons Green, Dudley, Worcestershire
Municipal Ward of St John
Dennison Lees, Head, Married, 50, Sergeant Major Worcestershire
yeomanry Cavelry, born Birmingham Warwickshire
Sarah Lees, Wife, Married, 41, born Battersea Surrey
Elizabeth Lees, Daughter, 14, middlesex, westminster
Mary M Lees, Daughter, 11, Middlesex, Westminster
Thomas Lees, Son, 9, Chester
William Lees, Son, 7, Chelsea Middlesex
James Lees, Son, 5, Chelsea, Middlesex
Sarah Lees, Daughter, 3, Birmingham Warwickshire
Anne Lees, Daughter, 1 year 4 months, Dudley Worcestershire
6. Certificate Birth 1874: Lees, Arthur, England, Dudley Registrar
Thomas Allen, Certified copy of an entry of birth (Copy of Certificate
obtained on 17th November 1994 from Dudley register office, The
Priory, Dudley, England, by Philip Lees.) Rec. Date: 27th Feb 2005
ID: PHIL 0014, Dennison. Cit. Date: 27 Feb 2005 Cit. ID: PHIL 0019
Surety: 4. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Arthur Lees
13th May 1874
23 Cross Street, Dudley.
Sex: Boy.
Name and surname of father: Dennison Lees.
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Sarah Lees, formerly
Parsons.
Occupation of father: Chelsea Pensioner.
Signature, description and residence of informant: Dennison Lees,
Father, 23 Cross Street, Dudley
When registered: 17th June 1874 Signature of registrar: Thomas Allen
Registrar.
Worcester No: 171.
Certified to be a true copy of an entry in a register in my custody,
signed ??? Superintendent 17th Nov 1994.
Caution- It is an offence to falsify a certificate or to make or
knowingly use a false certificate intending it to be accepted as
genuine to the prejudice of any person or to posses a certificate
knowing it to be false without lawful authority.Printed by authority
of the Registrar General. Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth. Pursuant
to the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. Registration District
Dudley. 1874. Birth in the Sub-district of Dudley in the County
of
WARNING: THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE
PERSON PRESENTING IT.
7. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census 1881
for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, Dennis. Cit. Date: 27 Feb 2005 Cit. ID:
Phil 0002 Surety: 4. 1881 CENSUS ENGLAND & WALES
6 Bath Street, Dudley
Surname/First Names/Birthplace/Age/YOB/Relate Status//Occupation
Lees, Dennis/Canada/60/1821/Head/M/Railway Signalman
Lees, Sarah/London Putney/50/1831/ Wife/M
Lees, Elizabeth/London, Middlesex/22/1859/Daug/M
Lees, Thomas/Chester/19/1862/Son/U/Butcher
Lees, Mary M/Chester/18/1863/Daug/U/General Servant
Lees, William/London Chelsea/17/1864/Son/U/Labourer
Lees, Dennis/London Chelsea/15/1866/Son/Labourer
Lees, Sarah/Birmingham/13/1868/Daug/U/Scholar
Lees, Annie/Dudley/11/1870/Daug/U/Scholar
Lees, Alfred/Dudley/9/1872/Son/Scholar
Lees, Arthur/Dudley/6/1875/Son/Scholar
Lees, John/Dudley/3/1878/Son
. An adults age was often rounded to the nearest 5 or 10 years in
early UK Census reports. Here is a typical example, with Dennis
Lees age recorded as 60 years, when his actual age was 63 years.
8. Certificate Death 1885: Lees Denis, England, Registrar (Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death 8th May 2000), Denis. Surety: 3. DEATH
CERTIFICATE
Certified copy of an entry of death, given at the General Register
Office
Application Nuumber 6003209
Death Registration: Dudley
1885 Death in the Sub-district of Dudley in the county of Worcester
When & where died: Tenth October 1885, 7 Bath Street Dudley.
Name & Surname: Denis Lees
Sex: Male
Age: 68 Years
Occupation: An Army Pensioner
Cause of Death: Softening of the Brain, Apoplexy14 hours?, certified
by Daniel Bradley ?????
Signature, description & residence of informant: Sarah Lees,
Widow of deseased, present at the death, 7 Bath Street Dudley.
When Registered: Twelfth October 1885
Signature of registrar: E. Hollier Registrar.
Cerrtified to be a tru copy of an entry in the certified copy of
a Register of Deaths in the District above mentioned.
Given at the GRO under the Seal of the said office the 8th May 2000
9. Burial 1885: Lees Dennis, England, Our Blessed Lady and St Thomas
of Canterbury, Dudley England., Burial Records, Dennis Lees (Burial
record for Dennis Lees was created at Our Blessed Lady and St Thomas
of Canterbury, Dudley England 15th October 1885.) Rec. Date: 27
Feb 2005 ID: PHIL 0024, Dienysius. Surety: 3. PARISH REGISTER
BURIAL
Death 1885 on 12th October, Dienysius Lees in Dudley.
Burried 15th October
Catholic Cemetery in Dudley.
J Bond MR
Text translated from Latin
10. World Family Tree - Pedigree #3555, Family Tree Maker, World
Family Tree number 3555 (Was created between 1981-1993) Rec. Date:
27 Feb 2005 ID: PHIL 0023, Dennis James. Surety: 0
11. Census 1851: Lees Denis England, 1817 Montreal, North America.
Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
12. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, 1819 Birmingham, Warwick.
Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
13. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, 1821 Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
14. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, 1821 Canada. Cit. Date: 27 Feb 2005 Cit.
ID: PHIL 0021 Surety: 3
15. Certificate Death 1885: Lees Denis, England, Registrar (Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death 8th May 2000), 1885 Dudley. Cit. Date:
4 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
16. Burial 1885: Lees Dennis, England, Our Blessed Lady and St
Thomas of Canterbury, Dudley England., Burial Records, Dennis Lees
(Burial record for Dennis Lees was created at Our Blessed Lady and
St Thomas of Canterbury, Dudley England 15th October 1885.) Rec.
Date: 27 Feb 2005 ID: PHIL 0024, 1885 Dudley. Cit. Date: 11 Mar
2006 Surety: 4
17. Certificate Death 1885: Lees Denis, England, Registrar (Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death 8th May 2000), Apoplexy. Cit. Date: 4
Mar 2006 Surety: 3
18. Certificate Birth 1874: Lees, Arthur, England, Dudley Registrar
Thomas Allen, Certified copy of an entry of birth (Copy of Certificate
obtained on 17th November 1994 from Dudley register office, The
Priory, Dudley, England, by Philip Lees.) Rec. Date: 27th Feb 2005
ID: PHIL 0014, Dennison. Cit. Date: 27 Feb 2005 Cit. ID: PHIL 0015
Surety: 4
19. Military: Lees Denis 1830 WO-97/1291 Discharge Papers (3 pages).
Cit. Date: 16 Apr 2006 Surety: 3
20. Census 1851: Lees Denis England, Sheffield Barracks. Cit. Date:
10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
21. Ibid, Sergeant. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
22. Certificate Marriage 1860: Lees & Parsons, England, GRO,
Sergeant 1st Royal Dragoons. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
23. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, Clerk. Cit. Date: 11 Mar
2006 Surety: 3
24. Ibid, No 25 , St Magarets, Westminster. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006
Surety: 3
25. Certificate Birth 1862: Lees, Thomas, England, Mounted Coast
Guard. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
26. Certificate Birth 1864: Lees, William Joseph, England, Clerk
to an Ice Merchant. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
27. Certificate Birth 1866: Lees, Denis J, England, Forman to Ice
Merchant. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
28. Certificate Birth 1869: Lees, Ann Mary, England, Cavalry Sergeant
Major. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
29. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, Sergeant Major Worcestershire
yeomanry Cavelry. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
30. T.F. Mills Owner of : http://www.regiments.org/. Surety: 3
31. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, 17 Dixons Green Road, Dudley.
Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
32. Certificate Birth 1874: Lees, Arthur, England, Wocester Yeomanry
Sergeant Major. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE
33. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, Railway Signalman. Cit. Date: 4 Mar 2006
Surety: 3
34. Ibid, Railway Signalman. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
35. Ibid, Dudley, 6 Bath Street. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety:
3
36. Certificate Death 1885: Lees Denis, England, Registrar (Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death 8th May 2000), Chelsea Pensioner. Cit.
Date: 4 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
37. Certificate Marriage 1860: Lees & Parsons, England, GRO,
1860 London. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
38. Photo Marriage 1860: Denis Lees & Sarah Parsons (London
1860 25th June), Photo. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
39. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, Wife. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006
Surety: 3
40. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, Wife. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006
Surety: 3
41. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, Wife. Cit. Date: 27 Feb 2005 Cit. ID:
PHIL 0022 Surety: 3
42. Parish Register: Baptism 1830 Parsons Sarah, England, Sarah
Parsons. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. PARISH REGISTER
St Marys Church, Battersea Church Road, Battersea, London, England
The parish records go back to the 1600s & are still kept (Feb
2003) at the church. They are securely located underneath the church
in Mr Barkers crypt/vault, but are (according to the curator) soon
to be moved to the Diocesan Records Office. The vault is dry with
some ventilation, but the books are obviously showing signs of ageing
& are very dusty with deterioration.
BOOK:
Baptism Folemnised in the Parish of Battersea in the county of Surrey
in the year 1830
Baptism from 1813-1832
Page 269
ENTRY:
No. 2145
When Baptised: 1830 21st December
Born: 1830 27th November
Name: Sarah
Father & Mother: Joseph & Sarah
Surname: Parsons
Residence: Battersea Rise
Fathers Proffession: Baker
Curator: Dan Jones
43. Census 1851: Parsons Edward, England, Sarah Parsons. Cit. Date:
11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. 1851 CENSUS ENGLAND & WALES
St Mary, Putney
No 5 The Gardens, Putney
Edward Parsons, Head, married, 73, Retired Builder, born Wimbledon
Surrey
Elizabeth Parsons, Wife, married, 73, born Birmingham, Warwickshire
Sarah Parsons, Grandaughter, unmarried, 20, born Battersea Surrey
44. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, Sarah Lees. Cit. Date: 11
Mar 2006 Surety: 3
45. Certificate Birth 1862: Lees, Thomas, England, Sarah Lees formery
Parsons. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
46. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, Sarah Lees. Cit. Date: 11
Mar 2006 Surety: 3
47. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, Sarah Lees. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety:
3
48. Census 1901: Lees Sarah, England, Sarah Lees. Cit. Date: 11
Mar 2006 Surety: 3. CENSUS 1901
Hanover Square, Pimlico, Westminster, London, England
Sarah Lees, Head, Single, 70, Houskeeper Dom, Work at home, Born
in London City.
49. Parish Register: Baptism 1830 Parsons Sarah, England, 1830
Batersea Rise. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
50. Census 1851: Parsons Edward, England, 1831 Battersea, Surrey.
Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
51. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, 1830 Putney, Surrey. Cit.
Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
52. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, 1830 Battersea, Surrey. Cit.
Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
53. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, 1831 Putney, London. Cit. Date: 10 Mar
2006 Surety: 3
54. Census 1901: Lees Sarah, England, 1831 London City. Cit. Date:
16 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
55. Parish Register: Baptism 1830 Parsons Sarah, England, 1830
Battersea. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
56. Census 1851: Parsons Edward, England, 1851 London. Cit. Date:
11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
57. Census 1861: Lees Denis, England, 1861 London. Cit. Date: 11
Mar 2006 Surety: 3
58. Census 1871: Lees Denis, England, 1871 Dudley. Cit. Date: 11
Mar 2006 Surety: 3
59. Census 1881: Lees Denis, England, UK Government, UK Census
1881 for 6 Bath Street, Dudley (Record created by the UK Government,
the 1881 Census has records of over 32 million persons who were
resident in the UK on 3 April 1881. The records are very comprehensive,
they detail the full name of everyone in the household, their age,
sex, occupation, marital status, relationship, birth place and the
census place [*]. All census records are released for viewing after
100 years.
) Rec. Date: 26 Feb 2005, 1881 Dudley. Cit. Date: 10 Mar 2006 Surety:
3
60. Certificate Death 1885: Lees Denis, England, Registrar (Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death 8th May 2000), 1885 Dudley. Cit. Date:
11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
61. Ibid, 1881 Dudey. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3
62. Certificate Death 1919: Lees Sarah, England, 1919 Cannock.
Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2006 Surety: 3. DEATH CERTIFICATE
