James Lee
- courtneybull8
- Sep 5, 2023
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Birth
When James Lee and his twin sister Eliza were born on 9 February 1832 in Kelso, New South Wales, their father, William, was 37, and their mother, Mary, was 33. #JamesLee
Date 9 Feb 1832 from baptism record 30 July 1832 Bathurst, same day as twin sister Eliza parents Wm & Mary Lee, Bathurst Plains settler. [LEE 'JANES' 653/1832 V1832 653 16 WILLIAM MARY reel 5003 SEEN] At "Claremont" according to his obituary.
Above: Lee, James and twin sister Eliza's baptism in 1832.
Birth of sister
His sister Eliza was born on 9 February 1832 in Bathurst, New South Wales, when JAMES was less than a year old.
Birth of sister
His sister Elizabeth was born on 23 July 1833 in Bathurst, New South Wales, when JAMES was 1 year old.
Birth of brother
His brother George was born on 16 December 1834 in Bathurst, New South Wales, when JAMES was 2 years old.
Birth of brother
His brother Edward 'Ted' was born on 21 July 1837 in Bathurst, New South Wales, when James was 5 years old.
Death of sister
His sister Eliza died on 22 September 1837 in Bathurst, New South Wales, when JAMES was 5 years old.
Birth of brother
His brother Henry was born on 25 September 1840 in Kelso, New South Wales, when James was 8 years old.
Birth of sister
His sister Mary Jane was born on 17 April 1843 in Kelso, New South Wales, when James was 11 years old.
~ Marriage ~
James Lee married Jane Mary Nichols Bloomfield in Kelso, New South Wales, on 30 January 1856 when he was 23 years old.
'At Trinity Church, Kelso, on the 30th inst., by the Rev. W. Lisle, James, fourth son of William Lee, Esquire, of Claremont, Kelso, to Jane Mary Nicholls, fifth daughter of the late Mr. Bloomfield, of Sydney.' [Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal 9 Feb]
Above: Lee Bloomfield marriage, 30 Jan 1856, newspaper announcement. Family Notices (1856, February 9). Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851 - 1904), p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62051392
Birth of daughter
His daughter Fleurette Eliza was born in 1857 in Bathurst, New South Wales.
Birth of daughter
His daughter Minnie Mary Jane was born in 1860 in Molong, New South Wales.
Birth of daughter
His daughter Caroline Georgina was born in 1861 in Molong, New South Wales.
Birth of son
His son Frederick Henry was born on 26 November 1865.
Birth of son
His son Sydney William James was born in 1867 in Molong, New South Wales.
Death of father
His father William passed away on 18 November 1870 in Kelso, New South Wales, at the age of 76.
Birth of son
His son Charles Harold was born in 1870 in Molong, New South Wales
Birth of son
His son Bertram John was born in 1872 in Molong, New South Wales.
Death of brother
His brother Henry died on 18 October 1875 in Kelso, New South Wales, when JAMES was 43 years old.
Death of brother
His brother Edward 'Ted' died on 16 April 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, when JAMES was 53 years old.
Death of brother
His brother William died on 6 September 1885 in Stanmore, New South Wales, when James was 53 years old.
Death of mother
His mother Mary passed away on 29 August 1886 in Sydney, New South Wales, at the age of 87.
Death of brother
His brother Thomas died on 14 September 1893 in New South Wales when JAMES was 61 years old.
Death of sister
His sister Elizabeth died on 23 August 1905 in New South Wales when JAMES was 73 years old.
Death of son
His son Bertram John passed away on 21 February 1909 in Orange, New South Wales, at the age of 37.
Death of brother
His brother John died on 27 November 1909 in Kelso, New South Wales, when JAMES was 77 years old.
Death of sister
His sister Mary Jane died on 10 November 1910 in New South Wales when JAMES was 78 years old.
Death of brother
His brother George died on 23 January 1912 in Kelso, New South Wales, when JAMES was 79 years old.
James Lee in a newspaper article
Above: James Lee 1831-1921. Obituary: Molong Express & Western District Advertiser (NSW 1887-1954) Saturday, 10 Dec 1921, page#10. - Page#2 - Obituary: 1921, Molong, NSW. Husband of Jane M. Bloomfield. (www.trove.nla.gov.au)
Death of wife
His wife Jane Mary Nichols passed away on 4 July 1918 in Molong, New South Wales, at the age of 88. They had been married 62 years.
Death
James Lee died on 5 December 1921 in Molong, New South Wales, when he was 89 years old. 5 Dec 1921 from obituaries and probate. His headstone has 6th December.[LEE JAMES 16580/1921 WILLIAM MARY MOLONG]
Above: James Lee headstone.
Comment:
Family from obituary: daughters: Mesdames F E Churchill (Brymedura) [Minnie], P C Weston (Orange) [Fleurette], C Edmunds (Larras Lake) [Caroline]. Sons Sydney, Harold, Frederick (all of Larras Lake), son 'Bertie' dead.
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