Marriage: John Alexander LEES [788] on 10 Feb 1897 in 4, Morrison Place, Glasgow 1
Died: 21 Sep 1955, Whangarei, New Zealand aged 76 3
Buried: Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand 4
Noted events:
Eliza worked as a clerk.
3 Apr 1881 census: age 2, daughter of John Lewis at 35, Griffin Street, Workington, CUL, England. 5
5 Apr 1891 census: age 12, "Elizabeth", daughter of John and Edith Lewis at 8, Tamworth Street, Glasgow. 6
1897: Eliza was married from 4, Morrison Place, Glasgow. 1
1906: Eliza Ann Lewis emigrated with her husband and four children from Scotland to New Zealand. 4
Eliza married John Alexander LEES [788] [MRIN: 129], son of Robert LEES [4412] and Jane Matilda GRAHAM [4413], on 10 Feb 1897 in 4, Morrison Place, Glasgow.1 (John Alexander LEES [788] was born on 9 Nov 1874 in Ballymena, ANT, Northern Ireland,3 died on 26 Nov 1939 in Ranui, Henderson, New Zealand 3 and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand 4.)
Marriage Notes:
Married at Eliza's home address, 4 Morrison Place, Glasgow.
Sources
1
Glasgow Camlachie Marriages 1897 644-2/0056. 10 February 1897 at at 4 Morrison Place, Glasgow; after banns, forms of the Congregationalists JOHN ALEXANDER LEES 22 bachelor, mercantile clerk, 636 Duke Street, Glasgow parents Robert Lees, spirit salesman; Jane Matilda Lees ms Graham. LIZA ANNE LEWIS 18 spinster, clerk, 4 Morrison Place, Camlachie, Glasgow parents John Lewis, hairdresser; Edith Letitia Lewis ms Banks witnesses William Lees, Sissy Allan.
2
Cockermouth Births 1879 image (Book 35, page 27, item 3). ELIZA ANN LEWIS female born, 6 January 1879 at 29 Bridge Street, Workington parents John Lewis, Edith Letitia Lewis formerly Banks informant John Lewis father, 29 Bridge Street, Workington registered 12 February 1879.
4
June Brown 2006-05-05 re Family Plots. Here are the places of rest for the LEES. Eliza Ann & John Alexander LEES are buried at Waikumete Cemetery, which is in Auckland. Their son Robert LEES and his wfe Eva are buried at Manui Cemetery which is at Whangarei, north of Auckland. Minnie LEES & Douglas COUPLAND (aka COPELAND) are at Manui also. Nan LEES, I'm not sure ... John Alexander jnr. (Bill) LEES was buried at Monto, Queensland, Australia. His wife Phyllis cremated in Bundaberg Queensland. Grace (Pip) LEES and Astor MORTENSEN are both buried at Hill Cemetery Whakatane, Bay of Plenty. John Alexander & Eliza Ann LEES and family arrived at Wellington NZ on 26 July 1906 aboard the "Devon". They settled in Nelson, South Island where Grace (Pip) was born.
5
1881 census of England, Cumberland, Workington, folio 97, page 18; PRO RG 11/5177; John Lewis 24 M head, blacksmith's striker, Wales Edith Lewis 26 M wife, Ireland John Lewis 3 son, Workington, Cumberland Eliza A. Lewis 2 daughter, Workington Edith Lewis 10months, daughter, Workington
6
1891 census of Scotland, Lanark, Volume 644/2 Camlachie - 8 Tamworth Street, enumeration district (ED) 45, page 7, schedule no. 27, household of John Lewis; John Lewis 35 M hairdresser, Wales Edith Lewis 37 M wife, Ireland John Lewis 13 son, England Elizabeth Lewis 12 daughter, England Mary B Lewis 7 daughter, England Louisa Lewis 3 daughter England Martha B Lewis 1 daughter, Glasgow Edith Lewis 3 Mth daughter, Glasgow
