Lees/Lilleshall, Shropshire

[Baudoux]

  William Lees(1812) and Mary Pritchard (1811) - both born in Lilleshall.  They  are my great great grandparents.

I have recently found out there was a son LEAVI born in 1852.  I had never known there be a son Leavi.

Would there be anyone out there who could shed some light on this/


Regards,

Doris B.

[silvery]

Lilleshall comes under Newport registration until 1935 but there is no birth or death in freebmd for Leve/Leavi Lees 1851-1861 for Shropshire as a whole.

where did the info come from?

[Mum44]

Here is a family in 1861, not certain they are yours 

RG9 P.1903 Fol 18 Pg.4
Donnington Banks, Lilleshall

LEAS
William  head  M  47  Coal Miner 
Mary  Wife  M  48
Jonah  Son  S  15    Stone miner
Thomas  Son  12
Sabinah  Dau  14
Leavi  Son  9 

All say brn Donnington Wood

[silvery]

mum44 you just beat me to it - was going through different spellings 

[Mum44]

Well, I put in Leavi - unusual spelling of that name - and hit pay dirt.

It could be, of course, that this family are Leas not Lees and therefore not Doris'. in which case her informant wasn't correct!

[Mum44]

Well - despite a lengthy search, I can't find Leavi ever again   

There is no apparent birth reg, for him.  No apparent death reg. 

The only Levi Lees marriage was in Huddersfield in 1890 and he was born in Yorkshire. 

I cannot find him on 1871, 1881, 1891 or 1901 censuses as either Leavi or Levi Lees or Leas,  in either England or Wales   

I tried just initials from 1871 - 1901 in case he was in an asylum or institution, but nothing came up there either.    

Maybe someone else may be able to spot what I've missed ?   

[fairlane]

I originally drew Doris's attention to Leavi and have just seen this thread.

I’ve also searched but couldn’t find a birth or death or mention of Leavi in any other census. However there is a birth registration for Louisa Lees in Newport Shropshire (GRO ref Vol18 page 145) in the September quarter of 1851 and a marriage for Louisa Lees to John Reece on 19 Sep 1870 at Donnington Wood. Her father was William Lees – collier. Witnesses were George Owen & Sabina Owen.(George Owen married Sabina Lees in 1870 registered in Wellington) so we know this is the right family. I can’t find Louisa anywhere in 1861 census so have now come to the conclusion that Leavi was the census enumerator’s version of Louisa and there was never a child named Leavi.

Comments more than welcome!

Fairlane

[maidmarianoops]

http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/moreton.html


Villages  townships on the Borders of Shropshire & Staffordshire

[Baudoux]

Hello,

Thank you for telling me about that Site.  I have been surfing around it and found it most interesting.  I am searching Humpherson/Lee(s)(e) lines, especially John Lee & Katherine Summerfield.

Again many thanks.

Doris