In the last third of the nineteenth century, my great-grandfather, Edward LEE (1840-1898) was employed as a wood engraver on the colonial illustrated newspapers in Melbourne. In June 2016, I was fortunate enough to have an article published in the Ancestor journal of the Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV) detailing Edward’s working life in Australia. READ MORE
Tag: George Williams LEE
A search for the final resting place of the LEEs in England
I knew my great great grandparents, Edward LEE and Jemima LEE (nee WILLIAMS), did not follow their sons, George, Edward (my great-grandfather) and Charles to Australia, so, it wasn’t too much of a jump to assume they died and were buried in England. But where? Discerning their ‘timelines’ in England led to a burial plot READ MORE
More valuable letters…this time on the LEE side
As in the last post, I ‘found’ the existence of a series of letters written by a previously unknown person who names a forebear in my ancestral line. In this case, the letters were written by a George MORTON and they refer to my great grandfather’s brother, George Williams LEE (1831-1864). George MORTON, or George READ MORE
Tracing the LEE brothers, George, Edward and Charles, in Australia
Like a ‘good’ genealogist I sourced primary documents to trace my great grandfather Edward LEE (1840-1898) back to his birthplace. Edward was the first in my direct LEE line to emigrate to Australia. I have previously referred to him in a post ‘The Locket’. On the discovery that Edward LEE was born and raised in READ MORE