Frederick Augustus Lee and Elizabeth Jeffrey

[neilgen1]

I am unable to locate what happened to Frederick Augustus Lee and Elizabeth Jeffrey.

They were married in April 1886, St Peter's Church of England, Sydney. Both Full age.
He was a Grocer.

Respective parents were Frederick Lee and Eliza Finlay, and Henry Jeffrey and Mary Franklin.
Frederick Augustus was born in New Zealand where his parents had apparently taken up a land grant in mid-1860's before moving with family to Sydney.

Quite an amount known of Frederick Augustus siblings - Alfred (1858-1923), Emma Jane Meldrum (1866-1955), Annie Louisa (1868-1960) and German Thomas (1870-1942). All married NSW and raised families there.

There was a Frederick Augustus Lee and wife Elizabeth Ferguson who had several children in Western Australia. However they seem from a different Lee family who had been in WA for some time.
Frederick Lee and Eliza Finlay both died in Perth after being there for nearly 20 years.
I don't know why they went there.

Looked at BMD's in Australia and NZ, as well as newspapers; but nothing seems relevant.

Appreciate any new clues.

thanks,
Neil

[Jamjar]

Do you have the deaths of Frederick Augustus’ folks.

Yes, the WA one isn’t him, as an obit says he was in WA all his life.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

What year was he born?

A NSW death:

6001/1903 LEE Frederick A  46 YRS KENMORE GOULBURN GOULBURN

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

A NSW death:

15322/1957 LEE Elizabeth parents HENRY and MARY PORT MACQUARIE

Jamjar

[neilgen1]

Thanks Jamar

Frederick Lee died 14 Oct 1905 Perth.
Death has no parents and aged 87. Headstone aged 81. Daughter Emma placed 1905 death notice in SMH as "in his 84th year".
Eliza Finlay died 1899 with parents Germin (was really Germain), Jane Bollard. Would have been informed by Frederick. His possibly done by someone who did not know for his details for certain.
Her parents correct as they are my 3x from Donard, Wicklow.

Also I have numerous good quality DNA matches to them, including one from Annie Louisa.

Death of German Thomas has father as Thomas. So may be errors in NSW death records.
Seems too many to purchase on a guess.

Neil

[Rhonda May]

Frederick LEE who died in Oct 1905 supposedly had a daughter named Mrs M SHEA.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/5705660

Rhonda

[majm]

29 April 1886
St Peters,  C of E rites
Frederick Augustus LEE, bachelor, born New Zealand, a grocer, full age, residing Sydney,  father as Frederick LEE, Master Grocer, mother as Eliza FINLAY
And
Elizabeth JEFFREY, spinster, born Sydney, full age, residing Ultimo, father as Henry JEFFREY, Traffic Manager, and Mary FRANKLIN

Witnesses James Robert JACKSON and William BENTLEY
All four signed,  but Elizabeth’s signature has JEFFERY as spelling.  Rev’d has it as JEFFREY twice.

I have not found NZ birth for Frederick Augustus Lee.   I have not found NSW birth/baptism for Elizabeth.

JM


YES, dont go purchasing bdm just yet... 

[cando]

Mention of a Frederick Augustus LEE in Sydney in 1885
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70986359

[neilgen1]

Rhonda

Correct.
Emma Jane married Michael Shea in Jan 1888, Sydney.

Neil