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Lee Tree
This tree is solidly planted in the Boston area of Lincolnshire with one root (the Wrights) from across the Humber river in Hull, Yorkshire. There are three main groups here: the Lees, the Randalls and the Wrights.
The LeesAlfred Edward Lee (younger) (b 6/8/1902) married Mary Randall in 1925 in Boston. He owned and ran a butchers shop in Boston. They had two daughters Cora Ursula and Josephine Mary who later married into the Parkinson and McConvey families respectively.
Alfred Edward Lee (elder) (b 1870) married Mary Wright (b 1878) around 1898. They were both Boston born. Alfred worked as a fisherman on the trawlers out of Boston. Their children were Mary Elizabeth (1900), Samuel (12/1900), and Alfred Edward (6/8/1902). In 1901 they were living at 74 Blue Street, Boston. Two more sons Jack and Arthur were born after 1901.
Arthur was later a prisoner of war in Germany during WWII. He worked for BP and after the war he was transferred to Luton. He was married to Dora and together they had two sons Peter and Malcolm. Alfred (snr) had a brother, John J (b 1864). They lived with their mother Elizabeth in St John's Road, Boston in 1881 by which time she was widowed and working as a green grocer.
The RandallsMary Randall was born to Charles Frederick and Sarah Anne (nee Wright) in Boston on 3/1/1902. She was know as Mar (pronounced mare) to her family. She died in hospital in Boston in 1985.
Charles Frederick was the youngest of seven children born to James Randall and his wife Mary Ann. He was born in Skirbeck, Boston in 1869. Sarah was born in Grimsby in north Lincolnshire in 1873. They were living at 19 Witham Street in 1901 and Charles was working as a dock labourer. In addition to Mary they had at least seven other children: Cora (1896), Joseph W (1897) and Margaret Lavinia (1899) who were all born in Skirbeck, Sarah Jane (2/1/1903 or 4), Jack (believed to be a twin), Dorothy (known as Nan) and Kathleen. There is also believed to have been a Rebecca who died in infancy. Charles had a glass eye due to an injury whilst working in a steelworks.
James Randall (jnr) was born in Freiston in 1831 (chr. 11/9/1831). He married Mary Ann who was born in Butterwick near Boston in 1825. They had seven children: Mary Ann and Sarah E (1854, twins?), James (1857), Charlotte (1859), Elizabeth (1862), Arthur (1866) and Charles Frederick (1869). In 1876 James went blind, but by 1881 he was working as Sexton of the Parish of Skirbeck. By then he was living in Charles Street in Skirbeck.
By 1901 he was widowed and living with his daughter Charlotte and her family at 1 Hospital Lane, Skirbeck. Charlotte was married to Albert Stopper. Their children went by the names of Gertie, Percie, Ernest L, Sydney and Jessie. James (jnr) was the third of six children born to James Randall (snr) and Elizabeth Smith. James senior was born in Wrangle, north east of Boston on the Skegness road, in 1788 and was baptised there on 27/6/1789. Elizabeth Smith was born in Kirton, south west of Boston, in 1801. They had six children: Charles Smith (chr. 7/10/1827, Wainfleet St Mary), Anthony (chr. 24/5/1829, Freiston), James (chr. 11/9/1831, Freiston), William (chr. 22/6/1833, Butterwick), John (chr. 31/5/1835, Butterwick) and Elizabeth (chr. 11/10/1837, Freiston)
By 1881 James was 93 and is entered on the census of that year as still working as an agricultural labourer! Elizabeth was still alive aged 80. They were living at Church End in Freiston. James was the son of Athony and Elanor Randall.
The WrightsAs far as is known Sarah Anne Wright was not related to her daughter's mother in law Mary Wright. Sarah was born in Grimsby in 1873 but by 1881 she was living across the river Humber at 4 Dorset Terrace, Southcoates, Hull in Yorkshire's East Riding with her parents and siblings.
Her parents Thomas John Wright and Mary were both born in Hull, Mary in 1840 and John being christened in Drypool on 24/1/1838. Thomas John was a foreman twine spinner, probably working on the rope making for the shipping in Hull's docks. They had four children: John (1869), Hannah (1871), Sarah Anne and Joseph W (1880). (Note that Sarah Anne named one of her own children Joseph W.)
Thomas John's father was also called Thomas. His mother was called Mary. They had four sons, all christened in Drypool, Hull. Thomas John was the eldest followed by William Henry (chr. 25/3/1839), Peter (chr. 19/11/1840) and Elias (chr. 14/5/1843).
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