Researching Samuel Lees
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The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Lees on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Samuel Lees in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Lees ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel 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.
Look at Parish Records for Samuel Lees at Find My Past.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Samuel Lees.
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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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Find Samuel Lees from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lees Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Lees Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Lees. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Lees
Samuel Lees
Samuel Edward Lees (1843 – 14 June 1916) was an Australian politician.
Born in Sydney to painter and glazier Samuel Lees and Caroline Whitehead, he attended William Street National School but was mostly self-educated. He was apprenticed as a printer and ultimately owned his own printing works from around 1869, expanding into several other interests including building companies in the 1880s. On 30 September 1871 he married Sarah Amy Davies, with whom he had five children. From 1879 to 1909 he was a member of Sydney City Council, serving as mayor in 1895 and 1904. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Nepean, serving until 1895 and then again from 1898 to 1901. Lees died in 1916 at Potts Point.
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