Dee's Clegg/Lees Scavenger Hunt..Everyone Welcome To Join In

[deeiluka]

Many thanks for the Clegg information, Frank.

Mary Clegg aged 16 could well be the daughter Mary Ann of Benjamin Clegg and Ann Lee. The age is right, and Mary Ann later married at Clare.

And you're correct, Frank, Thomas's death isn't in the index - just like Benjamin's is missing.
Age of 51 if correct means he was born about 1826.


I'm very pleased I posted the Old Bible information on here - it's been a great result.   


Dee   

[deeiluka]

Meant to add that neither Thomas or Benjamin are listed on the Unregistered Deaths disk or in the South Aust Gazette Deaths either.   


Dee   

[frankwil5023]

Hi Dee

The Mary Clegg on Oraparinna Station in 1865 would appear to be the one who married Mark Francis. The other Mary Clegg of matching age married Louis Holzberger - and it was she who was the daughter of Benjamin Clegg.

Mark Francis, son of Edward Francis, was working a mine near the (then) Angorichina Outstation (the Carey Hill Mine, which he called the Mount Carey Mine). At that stage, Carey Hill was on the Oraparinna Station, so he would no doubt have met that Mary Clegg while working there.

At least it all solves a puzzle I have had for years - what became of the Mary Clegg who worked on Oraparinna!

If you wish, you can check out my Clegg clippings at my Evernote online storage at:
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s2/sh/e7e55af9-7567-47b6-93f0-e137198ccae5/5689a6b8e19ed2fed4e7719947d46c85

That URL should give you free and no-joining access to that bundle of clippings - let me know if it doesn't work.

Frank

[deeiluka]

Many thanks again for clarifying the Mary Clegg marriages in connection with Thomas Clegg for me, Frank. It's much appreciated.   

I shall certainly take advantage of your kind offer as well.


Dee   

[deeiluka]

I suspect I may have found a baptism record for Benjamin CLEGG who married Ann LEE. On their marriage certificate, Benjamin had no father named.

I've found the following.....Baptism for Doncaster.....

Benjamin CLEGG baptised 3rd September 1820 Barnburgh St Peter's.
No father named. Mother given as Susan CLEGG.

Benjamin and Ann named their first child Susan/Susannah.

It's about the right year and seems to fit.


Dee   

[Jeffri Foggon]

Are you still looking into Clegg/Lee? I've just started looking back, Mary Anne Clegg was a relative. I believe her parents were Benjamin and Anne. She married in Claire South Australia, and was born in 1847 in Tasmania. Looking for info.

[deeiluka]

Welcome to RootsChat, Jeffri.   

Yes, I am still following up any information that comes up on the CLEGG/LEE/TUCKWELL families.

Mary Ann, parents Benjamin CLEGG and Ann LEE, wasn't born in Tasmania, as Benjamin and Ann were both in South Australia in 1846 when their son Benjamin was born. I suspect she was born between 1846 and 1851 in South Australia. (1851 was when Edward TUCKWELL was born to Edward TUCKWELL and Ann LEE.)

It would really help if I could find what happened to Benjamin CLEGG and when. The only information I have is what Ann said at the trial of her son Benjamin and daughter Susannah. She stated that Benjamin was with her for a few years in South Australia and then he left and was killed.