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James Lees1

M, #13599, b. circa 1826
Last Edited: 3 Mar 2018

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Margaret Guthrie in the 1861 census at George Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, . James Lees, head, married, male, 35, harware merchant, England; Margaret Lees, wife, married, female, 32, Perthshire; also in the household were Henry Rennie Lees, Christina Lorimer Lees, Eliza Jane Lees and Peter Guthrie leather merchant; shoemaker.1
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Margaret Guthrie in the 1871 census at 199 High Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, . James Lees, head, married, male, 45, toy dealer, Midlothian; Margaret Lees, wife, married, female, 42, Perthshire; also in the household were Christina Lorimer Lees, Henry Rennie Lees, Eliza Jane Lees, John Lees, Margaret Guthrie Lees, Mary Ann Lees, Jessie Helton Lees, James Lees, Peter Guthrie leather merchant; shoemaker and Lawrence R Marshall.3

Family:

Margaret Guthrie b. 17 Aug 1828

Children:

Jane Trane Land Lees4 b. 26 Mar 1855
Christina Lorimer Lees1 b. 12 Feb 1857
Henry Rennie Lees1 b. 10 Jan 1859
Eliza Jane Lees1 b. 6 Nov 1860
John Lees3 b. 14 Nov 1862
Margaret Guthrie Lees3 b. 7 Dec 1864
Mary Ann Lees3 b. 29 Jul 1866
Jessie Helton Lees3 b. 6 Sep 1868
James Lees3 b. 9 Jul 1870
Rachel Moyes Lees4 b. 30 Jan 1873

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0024388056 [Apr 2016].
  2. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY3K-JQL : accessed 16 April 2016), James Lees and
    Margaret Guthrie, 24 Apr 1854; citing Perth,Perth,Scotland, reference ; FHL micro?lm 1,040,164. [Apr 2016]
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f0025568506 [Apr 2016].
  4. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Search Results from Historical Records for Father Name: james lees, Mother Name: margaret guthrie [Apr 2016].