Researching Andrew Lees
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13278 people with the Lees surname? In that year Lees was ranked number 298 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Lees on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andrew Lees and the Lees Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lees Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lees family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12600 people with the Lees surname in the UK? Lees is now ranked number 455 for popularity in the UK. |
Lees Family History Databases
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Lees Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lees surname in the USA? Lees is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Andrew Lees. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Andrew Lees
Andrew Lees (environmentalist)
Andrew John Lees (8 June 1949 – 31 December 1994) was a scientist, and environmentalist. He was born at Sandown Nursing Home, Great Yarmouth, the eldest of the four sons of Edward Andrew Lees, who was a Great Yarmouth Borough Councillor and Hotelier and his wife Beryl Lees (née Whiteley).He studied zoology, botany and philosophy at the University of Wales in Cardiff receiving an honours degree in 1971. He then spent a period working for the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC).
In 2006 Lees was placed 43rd in the UK Environment Agency's all-time list of scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet. Lees was positioned between murdered Brazilian environmentalist, Dionisio Ribeiro Filho and tropical ecologist Mike Hands.
Source: Andrew Lees (environmentalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAndrew Lees (rugby union)
Andrew Lees (born 7 June 1979) is an Australian professional rugby union referee. He has been a member of the Super Rugby referees panel from the 2012 season and onwards.
Lees took up refereeing in 1996, and combined this with playing throughout university. By 2001 he was refereeing senior rugby in Sydney and he was selected on the ARU referees panel in 2008. Lees made his international debut in 2008 on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit and refereed in several Cup Finals as well as at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.
Lees was appointed to his first test match in November 2011, which was an Oceania Cup match between Niue and Solomon Islands. He refereed his first match in Super Rugby between the Rebels and Bulls in May 2012, and was named as one of 16 referees on the main SANZAR referees panel for the 2013 season. Lees was also appointed to the IRB Junior World Championship in 2013.
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