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Some Special Interests => Travelling People => Topic started by: AdeleAngel64 on Sunday 02 March 08 06:26 GMT (UK)
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I am searching for info on Alice Lee, born 1862 and married to Charles Ketley, born 1861. They had several children, Alice, Clifford, Fede, Lawrence, Willm and Alfred. I believe that Alice had a brother (Harry) who was born in Mashbury, Essex, England. Alice Lee is my great grandmother.
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Hi AdeleAngel64,
A Big welcome to RootsChat :D
Looks like your family have settled by this time
1901 Census
RG13/1673 Folio 146 Page 8
Minchmores Hill
Good Easter
Essex
KETLEY Charles Head 40 Mar b Good Easter Lab
KETLEY Alice Wife 39 Mar b Good Easter
KETLEY William Harold Son 15 b Good Easter Lab
KETLEY Alfred Charles Son 13 b Good Easter Lab
KETLEY Fredr or maybe Fede Owen Son 10 b Good Easter
KETLEY Laurence John Son 8 b Good Easter
KETLEY Clifford Son 3 b Good Easter
KETLEY Alice Dau 8 Months b Good Easter
next door we have Thomas Clarke 54 a Horse keeper from Mashbury and his family all b Good easter
Cheers Kris :D
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Thanks Kris,
I only heard about this site today and already have been given some great information - thanks heaps!
I was born in Great Baddow and later moved to Clacton-on-sea. My parents emigrated to Australia when I was 7 and I have been here ever since. Went back to England for the first time last August and saw relatives for the first time in 36 years! Finding info on the Lee side has been difficult because they were gypsies.
Adele
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Glad to have helped Adele, we will see what we can spot back a little further
1891 Census
RG12/1387 Folio 118 Page 7
Minchmore Hill
Good Easter
KETLEY Charles Head 30 Mar b High Easter Ag lab
KETLEY Alice Wife 29 Mar b Good Easter
KETLEY Susan Dau 8 b Good easter
KETLEY William H Son 5 b Good Easter
KETLEY Alfred Charles Son 3 b Good easter
KETLEY Frederic O Son 7 Months b Good easter
ELLIS Mary Ann Cousin 24 b Good Easter
Next door at Small Shoes we Have
LEE William Head 50 Mar b London Engine Driver
LEE Hester Wife 40 Mar b High Easter
LEE Ernest Son 14 b Good Easter Ag Lab
LEE Arthur Son 7 b Good Easter
LEE Fred Son 6 b Good Easter
LEE Harry Son 4 b Good Easter
Cheers Kris :D
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:o ;D WOW!!!!
I take you get the information from the census records. Were do you go to get this info? I believe the Harry Lee in the information you gave me could be my mother's uncle but the only information she could give me was that he was born under a tree in Mashbury. Apparently when I was a toddler she would take me to visit the gypsie caravan of our relatives.
Thanks again,
Adele
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1881 we have
RG11/1764 Folio 147 Page 9
Good Easter
LEE William Head 39 Widow b London Engine Driver
LEE Susan Dau 18 b Good Easter
LEE Charles Son 13 b Good easter Ag Lab
LEE Laura Dau 8 b Good easter Scholar
LEE Ernest Son 4 b Good easter
Alice is a servant
RG11/1764 Folio 96 Page 2
Chignal Hall
Chignall St James
Home of Austin MATTHEWS 26 Farmer of 360 acres employing 17 men and
LEE Alice Servant 19 Unm b Good Easter General Servant
Now in 1871 we have
RG10/1663 Folio 140 Page 11
Small Shoes
Good Easter
LEE William Head 29 Mar b London Farm Lab
LEE Elizabeth Wife 27 Mar b Good easter
LEE Alice Dau 9 b Good Easter Scholar
LEE Susan Dau 8 b Good Easter Scholar
LEE Charles Son 3 b Good Easter Scholar
I Do note we have another Lee Family a few houses away at Little Newark headed by Samuel 44 (Farm Lab) b Margaret Roding Essex and his family all b High Easter
Kris :D
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Kris,
I have just rung my mother and she is gobsmacked! She remembers some of the names mentioned in the census info you posted. Thank you so much for your help.
Adele ;D
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They do look to be very settled here Adele. Lovely that mum knows some of the names. Will be interesting to see if these families mean anything to our Romany members ;D
Now here we have before marriage in 1861
RG9/1080 Folio 143 Page 8
Cottage
Good Easter
WILSON Charles 68 Mar b Good Easter Miller Journeyman
WILSON Susan Wife 61 b Dover Kent
WILSON Charles Son 22 Unm b Good Easter Ag Lab
WILSON Elizabeth Dau 17 Unm b Good Easter
WILSON Emma Dau 15 b Good Easter
WILSON Laura Gdau 8 b Chelmsford
LEE William Lodger 20 b London
William LEE = Elizabeth WILSON Jun 1/4 1861 Chelmsford 4a 165
1851...Interesting group but still very settled though Williams POB is interesting :-\
HO107/1776 Folio 176 Page 7
Cottage on Mashbury Rd
Good Easter
MONK Samuel Head 70 Mar b Good Easter Pauper and Ag Lab
MONK Ann Wife 60 b Good Easter
MONK Sarah Dau 19 Unm b Good Easter Gen Serv
MONK George Son 23 Unm b Good Easter Ag Lab
DAY Frances Mother in Law 80 Widow b High Easter Pauper
LEE William Grandson 11 b Not Known but believed to be London Farmers Cow Boy
Kris :D
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Dear Adele….I am descended from The Lee Family of High Easter & have done a fair amount of Family history research. William Lee of Smallshoes (head of household 1871 1881 and 1891 censuses) was my great-grandfather. I am descended from Arthur Lee (1891 census) who was his 2nd son from his second marrige to Hester. Arthur was my grandfather ( killed in the first world war). I think you are descended from Alice (William's eldest daughter from his first marriage to Elizabeth).
As a child I was taken to Smallshoes High Easter to visit my uncle Harry (my great uncle) & last saw him when I was in my 20's. We stayed with Harry's younger sister SarahJayne who has been added to the family by the 1991 census. I have photos of uncle Harry ( a great character with a handlebar moustache). Sarah-Jane (aunty Jinny) and her older half-sisiter Laura ( Alice's sister) who lived to be more than 100 ! Have more info if you are interested! Kind Reagards. Sue Fraser (nee Lee)
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Hi'
I see the surname of Monk a common Surname in my North Kent town a very dark skinned family just been to one of their daughters wedding's also the Lee family other friend's who moved over from Essex in the late 1800's but had originally the surname of Emmett and adopted the Lee surname by a marriage my own distant Lee grandparents had been in Kent since the mid 1700's.
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My wifes line comes from alexander emmet born 1845 his mother was sussannah lee i have found the lineage in a book the family trees of thomas and damon lee and alexander used the name lee and have found him and wife gentillia (eldon) living as lee and also using the name small which is gentilias mothers name,my wifes grandfather was frank small who was alexander emmetts grandson