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Title: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 14:33 BST (UK)
I am looking for information about my husbands family LEES  His grandfather Donald Lees was born abt 1928 and married Gladys, they lived in the Rhymney / Pontlottyn Area  Donalds mothers maiden name was Davies and that is all the information we have about him.  We would like to know when Donald & Gladys married and who Donalds parents were.  Any help would be appreciated.
Many Thanks
Jackie
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: Tati on Friday 05 September 08 14:38 BST (UK)
Hi Jackie,

This looks like Donald's birth registration:

Donald Lees
Mar 1928 
Mother's Maiden Name Davies 
Bedwelty 11a 228

If you order the certificate, it will reveal his parents' names.

Any idea when Donald's oldest child was born?  :)
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: suzard on Friday 05 September 08 14:41 BST (UK)
Might this be his death reg

Donald lees
born 29 jan 1928
death reg Apr 1985
age 57
Mertyr Tydfil district
27 10

do you know the y.o.b. of Donald and Gladys eldest child ?

That would help narrow the search for a marriage, as marriage regs have to be searched quarter by quarter year by year for that period of time and can prove to be quite a lenghty process

please remember not to post the names of anyone living

Suz


Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 14:41 BST (UK)
Hi his Eldest Child was Philip Clive born abt 1945
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 14:43 BST (UK)
All passed I'm afraid
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: Tati on Friday 05 September 08 14:43 BST (UK)
Possible siblings for Donald:

Harriet M Lees Sep 1919 Bedwelty  
Mary Lees Sep 1922 Bedwelty  
Arthur Lees Jun 1924 Bedwelty

There's a possible marriage:

Arthur Lees - Elizabeth Davies
Jun 1915 Bedwelty 11a 179

but you need Donald's birth cert to confirm ...
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: suzard on Friday 05 September 08 15:02 BST (UK)
would this be Gladys death?

Gladys Irene lees
b. 2 may 1928
death reg Aug 1991
age 63
merthyr tydfil
27 30

????

Suz
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 15:05 BST (UK)
amazing yes this is Gladys Death   how you have found all this so quickly is FANTASIC   THANK YOU my husband is thrilled
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 15:10 BST (UK)
He thinks Gladys maiden name was Roberts but not 100% sure
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: suzard on Friday 05 September 08 15:11 BST (UK)
Marriage
Jun qtr 1945
Bedwellty
11a 155
Donald lees
Gwladys I Roberts

Suz
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: Tati on Friday 05 September 08 15:12 BST (UK)
Sounds good to me:

Birth Dec 1945 E Glamorgan 11a 1123
Phillip C Lees, mother's maiden name Roberts
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: suzard on Friday 05 September 08 15:19 BST (UK)
I can't find a birth reg for Gwladys/Gladys Irene, Tati, can you???

Purchase of the marriage cert would give father's name and occupation

Suz
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: Tati on Friday 05 September 08 15:23 BST (UK)
Well, if she had a child in 1945 surely there's something wrong with her birth year being 1938?  :-\
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: suzard on Friday 05 September 08 15:27 BST (UK)
Whoops - should be 1928 -will edit!!!

have been looking for her birth in 1928 (1828 as well!!!! -that's what comes of living in the past! LOL!)
Suz
Title: Re: LEES family Monmouthshire HELP
Post by: JackieJordan on Friday 05 September 08 15:27 BST (UK)
Gladys was born 1928 just looked on free bdm got me intrigued!