William Lee, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2]}

1779 - 1849  (70 years)

• Name	William Lee
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	26 Feb 1779	Hampton Village, Richmond-on-Thames, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend, Kent, England   [1]
  	Sephton's party on the Aurora
  Settler ID	2699
  Name	William Lee 1820
  Occupation	a Butcher  [1]
  Residence	1822	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  Occupation	1830	Bathurst Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  Grocer
  Death	14 Sep 1849	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5]
  		Lee, William [68949] DN Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-6VL Keywords: Death Notice
  Burial	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  Person ID	I68949	master
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Lee,   b. Bef 1758, England d. England
  Mother	Martha Hudson,   b. Bef 1758, England d. England
  Family ID	F44493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Townsend, 1820 Settler,   b. 1780
  Marriage	22 Jan 1800	St Martin in the Fields, London, England   [3]
  Ω Residence:RESI	1828	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [6]
  Notes	Records show that William Lee married Ann Townsend. The marriage took place on the 21 January, 1800, in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. [3]
  Children	+ 1. William Robert Lee, 1820 Settler,   b. 1804, England d. 1886, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 82 years) + 2. George Lee, 1820 Settler,   b. 1807, England d. Aft 1838 (Age > 32 years) > 3. Frederick Lee, 1820 Settler,   b. 1808   d. 30 Sep 1859, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 51 years) + 4. John Henry Lee, 1820 Settler,   b. 7 Jul 1808, Soho Square, Westminster, London, England d. 1836 (Age 27 years) + 5. Elisha Lee, 1820 Settler,   b. 5 Jul 1810, Westminster, London, England d. 6 Oct 1846, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 36 years)   6. John Lee,   b. 19 Aug 1811, Soho Square, Westminster, London, England d. Bef 1819 (Age < 7 years)
  Family ID	F23275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Mrs. Ann Lee,   b. 1778, ,,England,Gt. Britain d. 1860, Grahamstown,,Cape Province,South Africa (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F67712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Marriage - 22 Jan 1800 - St Martin in the Fields, London, England Settler - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England Residence - 1822 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Ω Residence:RESI - 1828 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - Grocer - 1830 - Bathurst Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 14 Sep 1849 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1820 Settler - Sephton's Party. Butcher by trade London Metropolitan Archives: William LEE of St.Botolph, Aldgate, married Ann TOWNSEND on 22 January 1800 in St.Martin in the Fields. Baptisms in St.Paul's, Covent Garden: George, son of William and Ann LEE baptised 1 January 1807 (born 5 March 1805) Frederick, son of William and Ann LEE baptised 1 January 1807 (born 21 November 1806) Henry, son of William and Ann LEE baptised 17 November 1808 (born 7 July) Elisha, son of William and Ann LEE baptised 7 October 1810 (born 5 July) John, son of William and Ann LEE baptised 17 November 1811 (born 19 August) Death notice MOOC 1576/1852 - on file. Died at his son George's house in Bathurst Street. William Lee, son of William Lee and Martha Hudson, was born on 26 Feb 1779 in Hampton Village, Richmond-On -Thames, England, was christened on 19 Mar 1779 in Hampton Village, Richmond-On -Thames, England, died on 10 Sep 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa aged 70, and was buried in Sep 1849 in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. "DIED, at Graham's Town, on Friday afternoon 14th inst., William LEE, Sen., aged 71 years. Deceased came to this Colony as a British Settler in 1820, and has ever since resided in the District of Albany, where he always maintained the character of an upright member of the community, and of a zealous devoted member, for near half a century, of the Wesleyan Church. From an accident which he suffered a few years ago he never rallied - his constitution received a severe shock, until it terminated his earthly career. He was sustained throughout his affliction by "the hope of the Gospel." " His end was peace." " Source: Grahamstown Journal Saturday September 15 1849 [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S510] Scotney, Pearl, "The Kent Family 1820 - 1986", (ISBN 0 620 09042 1). [S2843] Levey, Colin. [S4327] Prof. Alan Brunger, Opgaaf Roll Albany 1822. [S2843] Levey, Colin, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-6VL (Reliability: 3). [S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, (p22), Part 2 1826-1840. [S5026] Jervois, William. Record originated in 1820sttl.ged