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2004

13th April : Lees Family Bible, information including James Lees scan [Judith Aus.]
13th April : Thomas Lees (Gen 4) Death Certificate [Peter Aus.]
13th April : Picture of William & Fred Lees circa 1918 [Greg Aus.]
14th April : Thomas Lees (Gen 4) family graves at Waverley Cemetery (see under picture index) [Greg Aus.]
14th April : Thomas Lees (Gen 3) Death Certificate [Frank US]
15th April : Lees family pictures including James [Judith Aus.]
  4th May : William Lees (Gen 4) & descendants information [Susan Aus.]
  6th May : James Lees 11th North Devonshire Regiment web page link [Peter & Greg Aus.]
  8th May : Elizabeth Lees (Gen 3) Death Certificate [Greg Aus.]
  9th May : Colonel Kenneth William Eather, CB, CBE, DSO web page link [Greg Aus.]
12th May : James Lees Obituary [Judith Aus.]
14th May : Elizabeth Lees (nee Grady) Newspaper article details on her Funeral [Judith Aus.]
14th May : Elizabeth Lees (nee Grady) Cemetery/Headstone details in Rookwood Australia [Peter Aus.]
14th May : Thomas Lees Horse guards promoted 1788, Times news, probably not related [Joanna US]
14th May : Thos Lees (Gen 3) no burial recorded, Birmingham, Handsworth, Aston, CofE or Catholic records [Phil UK]
15th May : Mary Lees b. 1819 could be Mary Murphy d 1903, born to Thomas & Elizabeth in Glebe. Theory [Peter Aus.]
15th May : Margaret Lees born 1826 may have married Robert Campbell and had son Robert. Theory [Peter Aus.]
18th May : Sydney Morning Herald excerpts from the "Deaths" section. [Judith]
1867 June, 16th Instant, at his residence Gipps Street, Lower Paddington, Felix Campbell., late of H. M. 11th Regiment of Foot, aged 84 years. Requiescat in peac. Amen.

1855 Jan 6, Rushcutter's Bay, on the 5th instant Thomas Bernard (can't read this word) 14 months, son of Mr Robert Campbell, of the 14th Regiment.
1855 Jan 8, Rushcutter's View, on the 5th instant Thomas Bernard (as above)14 months, son of Mr. Robert Campbell, of the 11th Regiment.

27th May : Cornelius Lees (Gen 5) death certificate, plus new dates & info on children Cornelius & James [Greg Aus.]
27th May : Cornelius (Gen 5) child (Letta) Leila married Ernest Chaseling in Wollogong in 1910 [Peter Aus.]
  2nd Aug : Are persons with the name "Lees" increasing or decreasing? Lees Tree to date [Phil UK]
  9th Aug : Tom the boxer in "News of the World" confirms that he was born in 1858 in Tamworth [Peter Aus.]

11th Aug : Tom the boxer found on 1901 UK Census with Wife Mattie [Peter Aus]
11th Aug : Update from Greg on
Lees Tree to date [Greg Aus]
11th Aug : New contact down line of William Lees b
1889/81 Warialda, N.S.W. [Gay Aus.]
30th Aug: "WHO WAS BIG TOM?" link to Peter Pidgeon website for the most up to date research.