John Lees & Agnes Adams

[Rose123]

Hi,

I am looking for information on John Lees who lived in Leck, born in Scotland and Agnes Adams (Died Jan 1916), they had 4 children all born in Coleraine, Londonderry, John Lees, Martha Jane Lees, Minnie Lees and Agnes Adams Leese.

I know Agnes Adams Leese moved to NZ with her family in 1926 and have info from then on but would be interested in the rest of the family history -

Any help would be fantastic

Thanks
Rose

[sancti]

Have you found them on the Irish census?

[Rose123]

No where can i get access to that? I am in New Zealand... thanks for your help

[ev]

hi Rose 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

i'm wondering if agnes(nancy?) adams went on to marry a william henry 

there is a martha jane leese 23 and an aggie leese 18 with a henry family in
1901 , the mother is nancy henry 50

ev

[MonicaL]

There is a likely marriage showing for John and Agnes (Nancy) Adams on the Irish Civil Registration Indexes:

John Lees, 1876, Coleraine, Vol. 6 pg. 549. Same reference for a Nancy Adams marriage.

Irish marriage certs. include the name of bride/groom's fathers to let you hopefully work back to the next generation.

Monica 

[aghadowey]

William Henry (d.29 Nov.1911 Camm), son of William & Elizabeth Henry of Camm, married (9 Oct.1884 Ringsend Presbyterian Church) Nancy Adams Leese (c1850-27 Jan.1916 Camm).**
In the 1911 census they are shown living at Cam.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Letterloan/Cam/588614
Children:
1. William James Henry born 1 Feb.1885 (died young).
2. William James Henry born 13 Apr.1886 Camm died there 8 Apr.1978. Two children.
3. Elizabeth Henry born 11 Feb.1888 Camm.
4. Samuel Henry born 1 Sept.1889 Camm died there 16 July 1908.
5. Henry Adams "Harry" Henry born 28 Apr.1891 Camm died 1 Apr.1916 at 31 Regent st., Grrenock, Scotland.

** witnesses were William Adams and Letitia Adams.

[aghadowey]

Nancy/Agnes Adams married 1 (20 June 1876 Ballylintagh Presbyterian Church) to John Leese of Leck.

She was the daughter of James Adams (c1820-28 Aug.1882), Ballymenagh, and Jane (c1814-5 Jan.1892). Buried Ballylintagh Presbyterian Church.

Her grandfather father was John Adams of Ballymenagh townland (I don't have wife's name) andf his father was Thomas Adams.

[aghadowey]

Don't know that John Leese was born in Scotland. There's a marriage in 1857 for Martha Ann Lees of Leck to John Nevin so there were certainly Leeses in Leck by that date.

Added- children of John Leese and Nancy Adams (baptised Ringsend Presbyterian Church)-
John Leese, born 16 May 1880 Leck died Dundee, Scotland
Agnes Leese born 18 Apr.1882

[ev]

also found on IGI beta search
martha jane lees born 7th june 1877 leek(leck?) londonderry
parents john lees and nancey lees adams

ev

ps just to add scotlandspeople has a death for a john leese 1950 st clement
     (dundee) angus born c1881