Family of John Lees & Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley

John and Betty were married in a religious ceremony on April 4th, 1825 in Ashton-under-Lyne.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name:    Betty Buckley
  Gender:    Female
  Marriage Date:    4 Apr 1825
  Marriage Place:    St. Michael, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
  Spouse:    John Lees
  FHL Film Number:    1545441
  Reference ID:    item 2 v DRM 2/9/6 p 172

They had five sons and a daughter, named James, Joseph, John, George, Josiah and Susannah. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Lees
  John was born about October 1802 in Ashton-under-Lyne.
  - Birth Notes
    - 51, Labourer on ship manifest of 1851
      Born 1802-1803 if 53 when died
      
      Name    John Lees
      Mother    Mary
      Father    John
      Birth    21/08/1802
      Baptism    24/10/1802 Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire
      
      or
      
      Name    John Lees
      Mother    Hannah
      Father    John
      Birth    20 Nov 1802
      Baptism    02 Jan 1803 Saint Michael,Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
  He died on January 28th, 1886 in Salt Lake County/City.
  - Death Notes
    - Died 28 Jan 1886, aged 83
      
      Name:    John Lees
      Age:    83
      Birth Date:    1802
      Death Date:    28 Jan 1886
      Death City:    Salt Lake City
      Death County:    Salt Lake
  Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley
  Elizabeth, known as Betty, was born on May 7th, 1803 in Dukinfield.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 38 in 1841
      Aged 56 in 1860 (US census)
      
      The 1841 cennsus shows Betty is NOT from Lancashire, so probably Cheshire or Yorkshire as she married at Ashton-under-Lyne (on the border of three counties)
      
      Aged 50 on ship manifest of 1851
      
      The Millennium file (sometimes unreliable) has her mother as Mary Hirst.:
      Name:    Elizabeth Buckley
      Gender:    Female
      Birth Date:    7 May 1803
      Birth Place:    Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
      Death Date:    5 Jun 1870
      Death Place:    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
      Father:    John Buckley
      Mother:    Mary Hirst
      Spouse:    John (Sr) Lees
      Children:    John (Jr) Lees; Susannah Lees
  She died at the age of 67 on June 5th, 1870 in Salt Lake County/City. Her burial was in June 1870 in Salt Lake County/City.³
  - Death Notes
    - Name    Elizabeth Lees
      Maiden Name    Buckley
      Gender    Female
      Birth Date    7 May 1803
      Birth Place    Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Manchester
      Death Date    5 Jun 1870
      Death Place    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
      Cemetery    Salt Lake City Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
      Has Bio?    Y
      Spouse    John Lees
      Children    James Lees, Josiah Lees, John Lees, George Taylor Lees and Susannah Blackham

Children
- James Lees
  James was born in 1825 in Ashton-under-Lyne.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    15 in 1841
  Joseph Lees
  Joseph was born in 1827 in Ashton-under-Lyne.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    13 in 1841
  Susannah Lees
  Susannah was born in 1830 in Ashton-under-Lyne and her baptism took place there on January 16th, 1831.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    10 in 1841
    
    Name:    Susannah Lees
    Baptism Date:    16 Jan 1831
    Parish:    Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Lees
    Mother:    Betty Lees
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm 2/11/1
  John Lees
  John was born in 1832 in Ashton-under-Lyne.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    8 in 1841
  He died at the age of 85 in 1917.
  George Taylor Lees
  George was born on November 2nd, 1839 in Ashton-under-Lyne.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    1 in 1841
    
    Born 2 November 1839 at Church Street
    
    Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1837 to 1839
    LEES George Taylor BUCKLEY Ashton Town Tameside AST/4/53
    
    LEES, GEORGE TAYLOR BUCKLEY
    GRO Reference: 1839 D Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM
    Volume 20 Page 8
  Josiah Lees
  Josiah was born in January 1841 in Ashton-under-Lyne.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    5mo in 1841 census at Ashton Town
    
    Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1840 to 1845
    LEES Josiah BUCKLEY Ashton Town Tameside AST/6/47
    
    LEES, JOSIAH BUCKLEY
    GRO Reference: 1841 M Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM
    Volume 20 Page 1

John Lees & Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley

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