Individual Details
(May 1832 - 1866)
John's surname was recorded as Ley in his christening entry, and the 1841 census entry. In other census, and his marriage certificate, his surname is Lee. The 1841 census of Cornwall shows that living at Bodelva village (near St Blazey) was: LEY Thomas, aged 30, miner born in the county of Cornwall LEY Elizabeth, aged 30, born in the county of Cornwall, LEY John, aged 10, born in the county of Cornwall, LEY Jane, aged 5, born in the county of Cornwall, LEY Thomas, aged 6 months, born in the county of Cornwall, LOBB John, aged 60, Agricultural labourer, born in the county of Cornwall. (John's grand father). In the 1851 census of Cornwall, living at Holy Well, near Roche, was: LEE Thomas Lee, head, aged 44, an ironminer born in St Mewan, LEE Elizabeth, his wife, aged 43 born at St Blazey, LEE Jane, daughter aged 14, born at St Blazey, LEE John, son aged 19, ironminer, born St Blazey, LEE Thomas, son aged 10, scholar, born St Blazey, LEE Joseph , son, aged 7, born at St Blazey. The marriage certificate stated that John resided at Holly Well (sic) (which is near Roche and about 4km north of St Austell), his occupation was miner, and his father was Thomas Lee, a miner. It also recorded that Mary's father was Thomas Crowl (sic), miner, and the witnesses were William Thomas and Thomas Crowl (sic) (who made their marks). John signed his name and Mary made her mark. When the 1861 census was taken on April 7th, John had been a widower for only 4 months. He was living at Holy Well near Roche: LEE John, aged 29 , a tin miner , born at St Blazey, LEE Joseph aged 5, son, born at Roche, LEE Thomas aged 4 , son, born at Roche, LEE John aged 2, son, born at Roche, OVARD Elizabeth , aged 62, lodger, (charwoman was crossed out), born at Luxulyan. (Elizabeth might have been helping to look after the children while John worked.) After the 1861 census, John and his sons moved to Devonshire, and John settled in Lee Moor in the Shaugh Prior parish, located on Dartmoor, and became employed in the claymines there. He died in 1866 at the young age of 34, and his death certificate stated that he was aged 35, was employed as a labourer on the clay mines, his death was registered by William Thomas, labourer, who was present at the death (this was John's brother inlaw), and cause of death was: Pleuro pnuemonia (3 months), along with two other conditions listed which are, unfortunately, somewhat illegible; one he suffered for 3 months, and the other for 6 weeks). In the 1871 census, John's sons, Thomas and Joseph, were living with their aunt Jane Thomas in Shaugh Prior, and his son John, born 1859, was living in Shaugh Prior with uncle and aunt Joseph and Evelina Lee.
Events
| Birth | May 1832 | St Blazey, Cornwall, England | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Jun 1854 | Roche, Cornwall, England - Mary Anne Crowle | | | |
| Death | 1866 | Lee Moor, Devon, England | | | |
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