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I really do need some help on the one please. This is my step pops father Henry Lee. The family lived in Rotherham York’s . I found Andrew Lee b 1886 Durham on the 1901 census, he was living with his mother and 2 brothers in Pontefract, Think Margaret mother is unmarried looks like Urd. Found a prison record for a Margaret Lee in 1901, written on the page is Bell, I looked at the Army record for Andrew Lee b 1886, mother on there states Margaret Lee, also looks like the name of Mark ( older brother) but unsure, can someone verify it’s the name Mark please. I tried looking for a Mark Lee born approx 1880/ 1885 but nothing. Andrew had an elder brother Anthony Lee b 1884 Durham and a young brother Enock b 1900. Many thanks for any help.

Sorry meant to say Henry Lee was the son of Andrew Lee.

For ref

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
24, Lemon Alley, Pontefract, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England


Margaret Lee Head Widow Female 39 1862 Agricultural Labourer Scotland
Anthony Lee Son Single Male 17 1884 Pony Driver Below Ground Durham, England
Andrew Lee Son Single Male 15 1886 Pony Driver Below Ground Durham, England
Enoch Lee Son Single Male 1 1900 - Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Birth for ref Enoch, no mother's maiden name listed usually mean illegitimate

LEE, ENOCH -
GRO Reference: 1899 M Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 136

EDIT NO NOT THIS ONE

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Union Street, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland


John Lee Head Married Male 36 1855 Ship Wright Ayrshire, Scotland
Maggie Lee Wife Married Female 28 1863 - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Matthew Lee Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew Lee Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Lee Son - Male 4 1887 - Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John can you give me the service number on the army record you're looking at please?

Many thanks for your help again Rambling. So Margaret was a widow, thought it might have been unmarried, well suppose she was if you say Enoch was illegitimate., On the Army record don’t think Andrew knew his mothers address states unknown.

for my ref Andrew on the 1911, henry born 1922 mmn Straw

1911 Census For England & Wales
14 Harpur St Rotherham, Rotherham, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Andrew Lee Head Married Male 25 1886 Coal Miner Hewer Sleetburn Durham
Agnes Annie Lee Wife Married Female 23 1888 - Rotherham Yorkshare
Andrew F Lee Son - Male 4 1907 - Rotherham Yorkshire
Agnes R Lee Daughter - Female 2 1909 - Rotherham Yorkshire

Have you got the marriage cert for Andrew to Agnes, if so does it name a father?

Just looking at the army record

Andrew
Last name Lee
Age 35
Birth year 1884
Birth town Durham
Birth county Durham
Birth country England
Service number 700732
Regiment Labour Corps
Unit / Battalion 49th Company
Year 1919
Residence town Middlesbrough
Residence county Yorkshire
Residence country England
Series WO 363

Yes this is the Lee family, no I do not have a marriage cert. What do you think of this R. I have just found a Mark Bell on the 1891 census, with mother Margaret and brothers Anthony and Andrew, looks like Andrew was born in Sleepburn, I think that was written on the Army record for Andrew, Do you think this could be the family, unsure where Margaret was born, couldn’t make it out.

Yes that’s his service Number, His Army record was put on a grandsons tree on Ancestry.

That looks likely John

BELL, MARK mmn LEE
GRO Reference: 1881 D Quarter in DURHAM Volume 10A Page 343

BELL, AGNES REBECCA LEE
GRO Reference: 1889 M Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 138

? BELL, ANDREW LEE
GRO Reference: 1885 D Quarter in DURHAM Volume 10A Page 365
BELL, ANTHONY LEE
GRO Reference: 1883 D Quarter in LANCHESTER Volume 10A Page 323

Certainly looks like the family is called a Bell, The sister of my Pop was called a called Agnes Rebecca Lee born 1908, he also had a brother Robert Lee and a Andrew Frederick Lee all names in the Bell family. Oh my goodness the family are going to be shocked that their name could be Bell. Ironically Pops sister Edna May Lee married a John Bell in Sheffield

If could establish that Margaret Bell ne Lee was born in Scotland it would be even more proof this is the family but feel it is

The family is so confusing found an Anthony Bell b 1841 Durham, living with son Robert in 1911 census, states he was a widower, they were living in Glass Houghton nr Castleford. I wonder if He and wife Margaret seperated because she was living in Pontefract in 1911 under the name of Lee with 3 children all under name of Lee.

John that does look possible, as I noted the place name Glasshoughton as address for the brother on army records. and would also explain why Andrew put his mother's address as unknown.

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ANTHONY
Last name BELL
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1837
Age 88
Death quarter 3
Death year 1925
District Pontefract
County Yorkshire
Volume 9C
Page 118