Revised 25/01/2018
LEE FAMILY PAGE
LEE NAMES INDEX
John William BEST Mary Ann LEE Born 1854 at Kirkstall Born 1844 at Eccleshill
Baptised 4 Jun 1854 at Kirkstall, St Stephen
Parents William/Eliza Parents James/Hannah
Married 27 May 1882 at Kirkstall, Congregational Chapel Puddler of 15 Fountain Terrace (widower), father : stone breaker; bride Warper of 5 Ackroyd Terrace Armley, father : slubber
Witnesses Epaphras LEE Mary Ann's brother
Henry MYERS Mary Ann's sister Martha's husband
Died 1920 (age 66) Died 15 Feb 1921 (age 76) at Armley, 23 Armley Ridge Road at Armley, 23 Armley Ridge Road
Bu'd 20 Oct 1920 (grave C621) Buried 18 Feb 1921 (grave C621) at Armley, Hill Top Cemetery at Armley, Hill Top Cemetery
Remarks :
John William previously married 1. (towards the end of 1880) Matilda Kelly
(born at Halifax mid-1866). She died as the result of child-birth
within a month or so (early 1881) alleged age 16, though actually
only 14. The infant (a male) did not survive.
Addresses : 1883-84 Armley, Ridge Road 1885-86 17 Ridge Road 1887 13 Barden Street 1888-94 4 Barden Street (engine packing labourer) 1895-98 25 Ridge Road 1899 23 Ridge Road 1900-03 23 Ridge Road 1904-21 23 Armley Ridge Road [road renamed] (corporation labourer)
Children : b=born, c=christened, m=married, d=died Beatrice b 3/4/83 Armley; m. William Robert Harrison
CENSUS DETAILS
1861 Census 3354-41 Kirkstall, Cardigan Square
William Best H M 37 brick maker Wortley
Eliza Best W M 34 wln cloth notter Leeds
John W BEST S - 7 scholar Kirkstall
Joseph B Best S - 1 Kirkstall
Sarah A Best D - 12 scholar Kirkstall
Ellen Burnett Mr/L - 58 Pudsey
1871 Census 4573-34 Kirkstall, Springfield Place
William Best H M 46 lab (road man) Wortley
Eliza Best W M 44 Leeds
John BEST S - 17 lab (road man) Kirkstall
Joseph Benjn Best S - 11 scholar Kirkstall
Tom Best S - 7 scholar Kirkstall
1881 Census 4540-146 Kirkstall, 15 Fountain Terrace
William H Tiffany H M 32 leather tanner Kirkstall
Sarah A Tiffany W M 32 Kirkstall
and family plus :
John W BEST B W 27 puddler iron Kirkstall
1881 Census 4509-54 Armley, 5 Akeroyd Square
Henry Myers H M 32 coal & ironstone miner Armley
Martha Myers W M 30 Calverley
and family, plus
Mary Ann LEE Lr U 37 wln warper Eccleshill
1891 Census 3682-75 Armley, 4 Bardon Street
John William BEST H M 37 engine packing lab Kirkstall
Mary Ann BEST W M 46 Eccleshill
Beatrace Best D - 8 scholar Armley
1901 Census 4214-72 Armley, 23 Ridge Road
John BEST H M 46 maker of engine packing Kirkstall
Mary Ann BEST W M 55 Eccleshill
Beatrice Best D S 17 tailoress Armley
1911 Census Armley, Ridge Road, 23 Ridge Row
John W BEST H M 55 road sweeper Kirkstall
Mary A BEST W M 65 Eccleshill