baptism look up William Walker Lees Harborne

[mjb842]

Hi there

i would be very grateful if someone could look up a baptism of William Walker Lees in Harborne around 1805.

I believe this was known s Staffordshire at the time so not sure if I am coming to the right board.  I am trying to find out who his parents were.

Many thanks

MJB

[Keitht]

Hi MJB,

Although it's clear that members of the Lees family were being christened at St Peter, Harborne from at least 1780 I can see no record for William Walker Lees. The nearest approximation I have found, from two separate sources, is the christening of a William Ernest Lees, parents Frank and Susan Ellen, on 23 September 1903.

Regards,

Keith

[mjb842]

Hi Keith

Thanks for the search but do you mean 1803 not 1903 for the William Ernest find?

is there a marriage in Harborne around 1800 for a Groom Lees to a Bride Walker surname?

Might help.

Thanks

MJB

[Keitht]

Apologies. I misread your original message.

Here is a list of Harborne Lees christenings around 1805:

Jane, 26 August 1804, parents James and Ann
James, birth 16 Feb 1806, parents John & Elizabeth
Eliza, birth 26 August 1807, parents John & Elizabeth
George, christening 17 July 1807, parents James & Ann

There is a William Lees born c.2805, Harborne, living in New Town Row, Aston, on the 1871 census but he isn't listed among the births or christenings that are availanle online.

Regards,

Keith

[rlees]

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 

[mjb842]

Hi Rich

Many apologies for the delay in response to your message, I needed to contact Debbie Smith who I am helping with her tree.

the Lees family is not mine but hers and I just needed to check that she was ok with the contact details etc.

She is happy to exchange information and I will try to work out a way for you to see what I have to date.

Interestingly I do have your Isaac Walker Lees on the tree, emigrating to New Jersey as you say  wives, Mary Jane Richards and Catherine E Hindelang?

I will delve some more and get back to you with info that we have so far.

Kind regards

Marilyn Blake