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Ireland / Re: Trying to find more on an ancestor with the last name Lee or Leigh
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Do you have records which show their relationship?
Here is 1871 census with the Gardiners and Sarah Lee.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QG-QM5
This is a link for Sarah Leigh to Find a Grave but no other details than 5th January 1872 - Ingersoll Rural Cemetery
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZT9M-L6N2
This is a link to Find a grave for Sarah Mitchell - same date
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4KVD-SSMM
There is a photo of the gravestone - she is named as wife of Alex Gardiner; in her 78th year.
On the gravestone are the names of ‘their daughters’ :
Sarah M Brodie 1860 - 1939
Elizabeth E Garbutt 1862 - 1954
These would seem to be the daughters of John Gardiner and his wife Elizabeth as 1871 census.
Does this fits with your research to date?
Wow, this is fascinating!! I have the census that lists Sarah Lee and the grave for Sarah Leigh, but the one for Sarah Mitchell Gardiner is new to me. It fits far better.
The last names for thw two other women are correct, although you are right that they seem to be two of her granddaughters instead? (The screenshot shows the list of John and Elizabeth's children). Thank you so much for this!! I have some more research to do, now!