William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH
William LEE was born about 1821 in
County Limerick and Ellen ENGLISH was born about 1836 in County
Tipperary, per the 1901 Irish Census, and they had the following known
children:
Ellen LEE, baptised 17 November 1859
in Ballylanders, Limerick, Ireland to Bill LEE and Ellen ENGLISH. The
sponsors were:Mo?? LEE and Ella Donovan. View the record here
Mary/(Mairead) Margaret LEE, baptised 20 September 1861 in Ballylanders. The sponsors were Mary LEE and James ENGLISH. View the record here.
This is most likely the Margaret LEE who married Patrick DONOVAN in the
mid 1880's. Baptismal record says Mary LEE, but there was a second Mary
LEE born around 1868. See below. She was most likely named "Mairead",
the Irish name for "Margaret", and she probably ended up using the
English spelling of the name. The person writing down the name in the
pabtismal record may have only heard "Maire".
Thomas LEE baptised 24 October 1863 in
Ballylanders, Ireland to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH. Sponsors were
Tom LEE and Ellen LEE. View record here
Johanna LEE, born 13 December 1865 in Galbally, Limerick to William LEE
and Ellen ENGLISH, and the next day, 14 December 1865, she was baptised
in Ballylanders to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH. The sponsors were
James Donovan and Ella ENGLISH. View the record here
Mary LEE, born 25 February 1868 in
Limerick to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH, Ancestry film #101163. This
Mary Lee was known as "Auntie Bride" by her relatives in the San
Francisco, California, area.
Maurice LEE, born 17 December 1869, in Limerick to Willoiam LEE and Ellen ENGLISH. Ancestry film # 101198
Bridget LEE, born 28 May 1871, in Galbally, Limerick to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH, Ancestry film #255823
Patrick LEE, born 1 March 1874, in Limerick to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH. Ancestry film # 255897
Michael LEE, born 29 May 1876 in Ballylanders, Limerick, to William LEE
and Ellen Lee ENGLISH per Ancestry film # 255955. Michael was baptised
on 28 May 1876 to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH in Ballylanders. The
sponsors were Michael ENGLISH and Johanna DONOVAN. View the record here
William LEE, born 10 March 1879 in Ballylanders to William LEE and Ellen ENGLISH Lee. Ancestry record # 256030.
From the Ireland census taken on 31
March 1901 in Townland Knockadea, in the district of Cullane, parish of
Ballylanders, in building #5, we find William LEE a farmer age 80,
Ellen LEE age 65, Ellen LEE age 35, Bridget LEE age 28, Patrick LEE age
27, and William LEE age 22, all Roman Catholic, and all born in County
Limerick, except mother Ellen was born in County Tipperary. Both
parents speak Irish and English. View 1901 census records Form A(this page says they are in dwelling # 5 and lists everyone in the household), Form B 1,(This page lists all the buildings in the Knockadea Townland and number of people in each) Form B 2,(This page lists the livestock, etc., on each property) Form N(This page summarizes the number of people on each property in the Knockadea Townland and totals them to 48 people.
From the 1911 census we find William LEE(Brazill), age 32 as head of
house, with his older sister Ellen LEE, age 50.Sadly, Ellen is listed
as "deaf and dumb".Also in the household are Patrick KALLY age 19, a
domestic servant and Patrick BARRE#TT, a nephew.View 1911 census records Form A(this page says they are in dwelling # 7 and lists everyone in the household), Form B 1,(This page lists all the buildings in the Knockadea Townland and number of people in each) Form B 2,(This page lists the livestock, etc., on each property) Form N(This page summarizes the number of people on each property in the Knockadea Townland and totals them to 42 people.
Siblings Thomas, Mary and Maurice Lee family photos
Thomas, Mary and Maurice LEE were siblings who grew up in County Limerick,
Ireland.
Mary and Thomas moved to the San Francisco area, and Thomas went
back to Ireland a few times and visited his brother Maurice and other
family members.
The Maurice LEE Family
in Ireland Thomas Lee returned to Ireland a few times to visit his brother
and other family members.
Thomas LEE
On one of Thomas LEE's trips to Ireland, Thomas' brother Maurice had a son
named Thomas LEE. The younger Thomas was the elder Thomas' God child..
KittyLee This is Kitty LEE.
We are unsure who she is. Possibly Maurice's wife.
Below is a drawing of the Monument placed
in Ballylanders by Thomas LEE and his siblings Mary, Maurice and
Michael LEE dedicted to their father William Lee(Brazil) after
William's death on 14 November 1904. Our thanks goes to Terrence Bride
for supplying this drawing.
This page was last updated on November 21, 2022
