The Lee Family

Edward Arthur Lee

Birth: 1851, in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales

Baptism: 27 September 1851, in Llangattock Juxta Carleon, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: John Edward Lee

Mother: Anne (Gravely) Lee

Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge. B.A., 1876; M.A., 1882
The Cambridge Yearbook and Directory (1906) p415
Lee, Edward Arthur, Emmanuel. B.A., 1876; M.A., 1882. J.P. for Monmouthshire and Hampshire. Fowley, Liphook, Hants.

Married: Lucy Florence Maconchy on 15 June 1876, in Newton Abbot district, Devon, England

Children:
Occupation: Magistrate and Ironmaster. Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire and Hampshire.

Death: 27 February 1921, at the Grand Pump Room Hotel, Bath, Somerset, England, aged 69

Burial: 2 March 1921, in Bramshott, Hampshire, England

Probate: granted on 10 June 1921 to Lucy Florence Lee, Edward Cornwall Lee, George Maconchy Lee and Norman Arthur Lee.
England Calendar of Wills 1921 p43:
LEE Edward Arthur of Fowley Liphook Southampton and 27 Leadenhall-street London died 27 February 1921 at Grand Pump Room Hotel Bath Probate London 10 June to Lucy Florence Lee widow Edward Cornwall Lee merchant George Maconchy D.S.O. M.C. major (retired) reserve of officers and Norman Arthur Lee civil engineer. Effects £75927 12s. 1d.

Census & Addresses:
1881: Coldra House, Christchurch, Monmouthshire
1891: Manor Road, Christchurch, Hampshire
1901: Fowley House, Bramshott, Hampshire
1907: Fowley, Liphook, Hampshire  (Winchester College Register (1907) p517)
1921: 27 Leadenhall Street, London (London Gazette 28 June 1921 p5186)
1921: Fowley, Liphook, Hampshire and 27 Leadenhall Street, London (England Calendar of Wills 1921 p43)

Sources:

Edward Cornwall Lee

Birth: 18 June 1877, in Clareen, Torquay, Devon, England

Baptism: in Torquay, Devon, England

Father: Edward Arthur Lee

Mother: Lucy Florence (Maconchy) Lee

Education: Winchester College and University College, Oxford, obtaining a B.A. in 1901
Winchester College Register (1907) p517
LEE, EDWARD CORNWALL (E), b. 18 June, 1877, s. of Edward Arthur Lee, Esq., J.P. Fowley, Liphook, Hants, and Lucy Florence, his wife, 4th d. of Geo. Machoncy, Esq., of Torquay.
  Univ. Coll. Oxon 1896 [University XI. 1898], B.A. 1901. Address as above.

Married: Katharine Sybil Wilberforce on 16 August 1904, in Chichester Cathedral, Sussex, England, by Katharine's father, assisted by Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce, Archdeacon of Westminster.

Katharine was born on 7 November 1876, at the Vicarage, Seaforth, Lancashire, and baptised on 17 December 1876, in Seaforth, the daughter of Rt Rev Ernest Roland Wilberforce and Emily Henrietta Maud (Conner) Wilberforce. Katherine died on 27 May 1969 in Petersfield district, Hampshire.
England Calendar of Wills 1970 p528
LEE Katharine Sybil of 97 Sussex Rd Petersfield Hants died 27 May 1969 Probate London 19 March.  £27532.

Addresses:
1969: 97 Sussex Road, Petersfield, Hampshire   (England Calendar of Wills 1970 p528)

Children:
Occupation: Merchant

Notes: Edward played cricket for Oxford University, Hampshire and the MCC. A right-arm fast medium bowler, he played 85 first class matches between 1896 and 1909, taking 39 wickets at an average of 32.15, while scoring an average of 14.22 with the bat. In 1902, Edward toured the West Indies with R.A. Bennet's XI, playing in Bridgetown, Kingston, Port of Spain and Georgetown. In the 1902 MCC vs. Oxford University match, Edward played on the same team as the great WG Grace (going out for a duck!).

Death: 16 June 1942, in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, aged 64

Probate: granted on 5 October 1942, to Katharine Sybil Lee
England Calendar of Wills 1942 p182
LEE Edward Cornwall of Lake House Heath-road Petersfield Hampshire died 16 June 1942 Probate Llandudno 5 October to Katharine Sybil Lee widow. Effects £17574 11s 2d.

Census & Addresses:
1881: Coldra House, Christchurch, Monmouthshire
1891: Manor Road, Christchurch, Hampshire
1906: 70 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, London  (Royal Blue Book)
1930: Lake House, Petersfield, Hampshire (London Gazette 8 August 1930 p4987)
1942: Lake House, Heath road, Petersfield, Hampshire   (England Calendar of Wills 1942 p182)

Sources:

George Maconchy Lee

Birth: 31 August 1878, in Llangibby, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Edward Arthur Lee

Mother: Lucy Florence (Maconchy) Lee

Education: Winchester College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Winchester College Register (1907) p527
LEE, GEORGE MACONCHY (C), b. 31 Aug., 1878, s. of Edward Arthur Lee, Esq., of Fowley, Liphook, Hants, and Lucy F. (née Maconchy), his wife.
  R.M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. 2nd Batt. Royal Fusiliers 1898, Lieut. 1899, Capt. 1903. Home address as above.

Married: Kathleen Florence Macnaghten on 24 October 1908, in St Peters Eaton Square, London, England.

Kathleen was born in 1877/8, in India, the daughter of Col. Arthur William Macnaghten and Louisa Howard. Kathleen died on 13 April 1965 at 38 Carlton Drive Putney Hill, London, aged 87.
England Calendar of Wills 1965 p724
LEE Kathlyn Florence of Cresswell House 43 Cadogan Place London S.W.1 died 13 April 1965 at 38 Carlton Drive Putney Hill London S.W.15 Probate Winchester 22 June to to General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Company Limited.  £6154.

Census & Addresses:
1901: Shortheath, Farnham Rural, Surrey
1965: Cresswell House 43 Cadogan Place London   (England Calendar of Wills 1965 p724)

Occupation: Army Officer. George served in the Royal Fusiliers, reaching the rank of Major. After graduating from Sandhurst, George was promoted from Gentleman Cadet to Second Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 7 May 1898 (London Gazette 6 May 1898 p2821). In 1899, George was with the 3rd Battalion, serving in Malta. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1899, and captain on 12 August 1903 (London Gazette 8 December 1903 p8115). On 25 June 1915, George was appointed a General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade, at which time he is noted as being on the Reserve of Officers. George was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War, and was promoted to Brevet-Major in the Reserve of Officers on retired pay on 1 January 1918. He was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.

Death: 18 March 1960, in Kensington district, London, aged 81

Probate: granted on 7 July 1960 to General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited
England Calendar of Wills 1960 p688
LEE George Maconchy of 44 Drayton Gardens London S.W.10 died 18 March 1960 Probate Winchester 7 July to General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited. Effects £2394 10s 1d.

Census & Addresses:
1881: Coldra House, Christchurch, Monmouthshire
1960: 44 Drayton Gardens, London   (England Calendar of Wills 1960 p688)

Sources:

Norman Arthur Lee

Birth: 1881, in Christchurch, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Edward Arthur Lee

Mother: Lucy Florence (Maconchy) Lee

Married: Isabella Gibson on 29 March 1922 in the parish church of Paddington, London, England
Norman Arthur Lee is recorded as a bachelor, aged 40, the son of Edward Arthur Lee, gentleman, deceased. He is a civil engineer, resident at 28 Westbourne Terrace. Isabella Gibson is recorded as a spinster, aged 36, the daughter of Harold Hawksworth Gibson, gentleman, deceased. She is  resident at 28 Westbourne Terrace. The marriage was performed by Alfred A. Gibson, vicar of Downe, Kent, and witnessed by Edward C. Lee, Lucy O. Lee, Roger C. Mallock, Katherine Muriel Gibson, E.W.S.K. Maconchy and Alex Clifford.

Isabella was born on 9 October 1885, in Hornsea, Yorkshire, the daughter of Harold Hawksworth Gibson and Maud Dalton. In 1911, her occupation was recorded as an assistant editor. She was known familiarly as Isa. Isabella died on 20 March 1979, in North East Hampshire district, Hampshire.
England Calendar of Wills 1979 p5029
LEE Isabella of Maryfield Convent Hook Hampshire died 20 March 1979 Probate Winchester 30 April.  £2005. 793306679H

Census & Addresses:
1891: 14 Grosvenor Terrace, New Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire East Riding
1901: Grosvenor Terrace, Hornsea with Burton, Yorkshire East Riding
1911: Hendon, Middlesex
1922: 38 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London   (marriage certificate)
1979: Maryfield Convent, Hook, Hampshire

Occupation: Mechanical engineer; civil engineer; poultry farmer
In the 1901 census, Norman's occupation is listed as "Undergraduate Office University"

Death: 3 March 1962 in Basingstoke district, Hampshire, England, aged 80

Probate: granted on 20 June 1962, to Isabella Lee
England Calendar of Wills 1962 p782:
LEE Norman Arthur of Nately Hatch Hook Hampshire died 3 March 1962 Probate Winchester 20 June to Isabella Lee widow. Effects £12922 2s.

Census & Addresses:
1891: Manor Road, Christchurch, Hampshire
1901: Fowley House, Bramshott, Hampshire
1911: Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
1922: 38 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London   (marriage certificate)
1930: Nately Hatch, Hook, Hampshire (London Gazette 8 August 1930 p4987)
1962: Nately Hatch, Hook, Hampshire (England Calendar of Wills 1962 p782)

Sources:

Sybil Ernestine (Lee, Morris) Ballance

Birth: 30 January 1909, in Paddington district, London, England

Father: Edward Cornwall Lee

Mother: Katharine Sybil (Wilberforce) Lee

Married (1st): Guy Phillip Ussher Morris in 1935, in Petersfield district, Hampshire, England. Guy was born on 29 January 1906. He was a commander in the Royal Navy, and died in action in the Mediterranean on 25 November 1941, aged 36, serving on H.M.S. Barham, which was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of over two thirds of her crew, some 861 seamen. Guy was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and he is memorialised at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial (panel 45, column 1)

Frank Arthur Ballance
Frank Arthur Ballance
photo from Cadogan family website
Married (2nd): Frank Arthur Ballance in 1972. Frank was born on 16 November 1902, in Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Sydney Archibald Ballance and Lilian Bessie (Crawford) Ballance. He was first married to Marie Arundell Maitland on 21 June 1930. Frank was an officer in the Royal Navy, reaching the rank of Rear-Admiral, and was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order on 14 November 1944 "for gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy" (London Gazette 14 November 1944 p5214). Frank died on 6 February 1978, at Malthouse Cottage, Rogate, Sussex, aged 75.

Death: 18 April 1998, in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England

Sources:
Return to Chris Gosnell's Home Page

If you have any comments, additions or modifications to the information on this page, please feel free to email me.
Created and maintained by: chris@ocotilloroad.com