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Sir John Lees (Captain)

Title: Sir
Forenames: John
Surnames: Lees
Date of Birth: 31/12/1816
Date of Death: 19/06/1892
Burial Date: 22/06/1892
Age at Death Years: 76
Grave Type: Vault
Military Rank: Captain
Map Reference Number: RSHG 013 D1
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section A Plots 27-28c
Grave Description: Large vault surrounded by iron railings and gate with a concrete and grass top. Medium size slate cube with a stone cross set on top.
Grave Condition Description: Weathered. The inscription on the east facing side is barely legible and the west facing inscription is hard to read. The railings are missing in places, and the gate has rusted shut, and the lock lays on the ground.
Other Information: This vault also incorporates the monunment and remains of Sir James Lilyman Caldwell, Elizabeth Sullivan, and Richard Sullivan. The two plots are surrounded by iron railings. The map from Bereavement Services shows Sir M Lees Bart is also buried in this plot; research has not yet identified this person. He is not shown on the memorial stone. Amended birth date on 20/09/2006, source: Lineage and newspaper reports.
Old Website Grave ID: 1519

Inscription:

West facing

SIR JOHN LEES BART.
ORN DECEMBER 31ST 1816
DIED JUNE 19TH 1892
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South facing

MARIA, WIFE OF
SIR JOHN LEES BT.
3RD JAN 1881
THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN
AWAY BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD.

East facing

THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY
SIR JOHN AND LADY LEES
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BELLINA
WHO DIED JAN XXVI MDCCCLVIII (JAN 26TH 1858)
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Photographs:

Janette Gregson
J, M & B Lees (June 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J, M & B Lees (June 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J, M & B Lees (June 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J, M & B Lees (June 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J, M & B Lees (June 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Census information of Sir John Lees and his family
''Entries from the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 census records''

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