Cribb Sheet
Birth Certificates
Joseph Lees, 21st May 1838, Birmingham (details from Judith/family bible).
Death Certificates
Elizabth Grady around 1859 (could be UK or Australia)
Sarah Lees (The one on Thomas Death Certificate) Death Certificate
1881> Check FRC books [Ref: Frank]
Dec 1889 Lees Sarah 60 Birmingham 6d 124 She's the right age from Census
(50 in 1881) and in Birmingham.
Mar 1881 Lees Sarah 81 Ashton 8d 448
Burial details
Thomas Lees, died 1st March 1865. Check Cemetery Indexes:
Key Hill 1836 - 1982 non conformised (1836 - 1879 on reel 280 &
1865 - 1982 on reel 281)
Warstone Lane [The Mint] 1848 - 1982 C of E (1848 - 1982 on reel 282)
Try newspapers for funeral details
Photograph
Residence of Denis & Sarah 25 Great Charles Street, London.
Worcester Museum or Regiment or Dragoons museum
Worcestershire Yeomanry & 1st Dragoons, anything from Denis's service
time
PRO Military Records for Thomas, William, Denis, James
& Joseph.
Try any general history information on the 1st Dragoons, for the early
to mid 1800's [Ref: Peter]
Try Thomas Lees 1788 promoted first troop of horse guards to the first
regiment of life guards,July 8 London Gazette [Ref: Joanna/Ancestry.com]
Look up William, James & Joseph. 11th Regiment of Foot. Maybe Thomas
re-enlisted with the 11th and that is how he go to Australia but if
he was in it as Susan suggests it would not have been very long. [Ref:
Peter]
Sunday Lunch
Dalby Lees is a small village with a great Pub for Sunday Lunches. [Ref:
Judith]
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INFORMATION ONLY
Already
got:
PRO: Info on Court Martial for Denis Lees 11th July 1856 & released
26th Sept 1856
Frank has from PRO for Denis:
WO97-1291 Discharge papers 02/1861
WO12-474 Pay list April-June 1836
WO180-24 Rank & Name
WO12-490 Muster
WO116-8 Examine Soldiers 03/1861 for Denis
WO100/21 Crimean war medals for Denis (may not have document?)
Birmingham Library, Nothing
found in the below for Thomas Lees (Gen 3)
Wills:
A arange of printed indexes from the earliest times is held, together
with the national indexes from 1858 - 1972 (only large estates).
Monumental Inscriptions: Birmingham Library
holds a wide selection of transcripts relating to burial grounds in
Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire (Large monuments only
& without an index).
Cemetery Indexes: These are held for all local authority cemeteries
in Birmingham from the dates of opening ( Actualy just 2 A4 folders
with a few cuttings & maps) .
Burgess Roll and Electoral Registers: available for Birmingham
from 1838 to the present day.