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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / Re: baptism look up William Walker Lees Harborne
« on: Thursday 25 September 14 17:05 BST (UK) »
Hello MJB,
This very interesting to me, during research I have found a direct connection to the Walker/Lees.
I am a descendant of William Walker Lees, through John Walker Lees and further Isaac Walker Lees, who left England in 1882 and worked as a diamond setter/ jewelry store owner in Bayonne New Jersey USA. There is a very large family of Lees in New Jersey. Some of my cousins have the middle name of Walker. None of knew exactly where Isaac came from until a few years ago. I have a lot of ancestry documents up to William, but like yourself have not had a definitive find for William Walker Lees parents. I can tell you I have documents on his Family Tree and his death register. From what I have found his birth date was c 1804 in Harbourne Saffs and died Dec c 1878 in Birmingham RD. I have found a christening for a William Lees with a birth date of 10 Mar 1804 and a christening date of 8 Apr 1804. The listed christening place is Penkridge, Staffordshire England with the Father list as John and Mother Mary. Again, without the Walker middle name I am not convinced because I have found a number of other christenings for a William Lees within the early 1800's and in the Staffordshire area. It would be a pleasure to further contact with you as share documents.
Rich
This very interesting to me, during research I have found a direct connection to the Walker/Lees.
I am a descendant of William Walker Lees, through John Walker Lees and further Isaac Walker Lees, who left England in 1882 and worked as a diamond setter/ jewelry store owner in Bayonne New Jersey USA. There is a very large family of Lees in New Jersey. Some of my cousins have the middle name of Walker. None of knew exactly where Isaac came from until a few years ago. I have a lot of ancestry documents up to William, but like yourself have not had a definitive find for William Walker Lees parents. I can tell you I have documents on his Family Tree and his death register. From what I have found his birth date was c 1804 in Harbourne Saffs and died Dec c 1878 in Birmingham RD. I have found a christening for a William Lees with a birth date of 10 Mar 1804 and a christening date of 8 Apr 1804. The listed christening place is Penkridge, Staffordshire England with the Father list as John and Mother Mary. Again, without the Walker middle name I am not convinced because I have found a number of other christenings for a William Lees within the early 1800's and in the Staffordshire area. It would be a pleasure to further contact with you as share documents.
Rich