Frederick Robert Cassell [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 2 May 1890 in Excelsior and Russo Sts, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia. He died 3, 4 on 16 Jul 1980 in St George Hospital, Kograh, NSW, Australia. The cause of death was Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He was buried 5 in Church of England Section KK Grave 31, Woronora Cemetery, Woronora, NSW, Australia. He married 6 Mabel Edna Carter on 29 Oct 1910 in All Saints, Petersham, NSW, Australia. He was related to his parents by adoption.
Occupation: Accountant
Mabel Edna Carter [Parents] was born 1 on 13 Sep 1893 in Merri Merri Creek, Coonamble, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 18 Aug 1964 in Redfern, NSW, Australia. The cause of death was Heart Disease, diabetes. She was buried 3 in Aug 1964 in Church of England Section KK Grave 31, Woronora Cemetery, Woronora, NSW, Australia. She married 4 Frederick Robert Cassell on 29 Oct 1910 in All Saints, Petersham, NSW, Australia.
Other marriages:Living
Living
They had the following children:
M i Frederick James Cassell M ii Henry Robert Cassell was born 1 on 15 Apr 1911 in Kogarah NSW, Australia. He was christened on 9 Feb 1912 in All Saints, Kogarah, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 9 Nov 1977. The cause of death was Cardiac Arrest. He was buried 3 in Church of England Section KK, Grave 31, Woronora Cemetery, Woronora, NSW, Australia. F iii Nancy Elizabeth Cassell was born 1 on 3 Jul 1915 in Granville, NSW, Australia. She died in Sep 1993. She was buried 2 in Woronora Cemetery, Woronora, NSW, Australia. F iv Jean M Cassell was born 1 in 1917 in Rockdale NSW, Australia. She died 2 in 1919 in Kogarah, NSW, Australia. She was buried 3 in Church of England Section KK, Grave 31, Woronora Cemetery, Woronora, NSW, Australia.
John Lees was born 1 in 1771 in Staffordshire, England. He died 2 on 28 Aug 1836 in Nepean River, NSW, Australia. He married 3 Mary Stevens on 20 Nov 1808 in St Phillips Church, Sydney, Nsw, Australia.
Notes provided by Jenny Wellington
Personal History
Enlisted as a private in the 102nd Regiment of the New South Wales Corps on 18th September 1796 at Chatham, on the south bank of the Thames, thirty miles east of London. His name was included in a list of recruits raised by Lt. Col. Grose for two additional companies of the Corps. John Lees was a native of Stoke in Staffordshire when he enlisted at Chatham.Arrived in Australia on board the "Ganges" on 2 June, 1797 and served with the Corps until about 8 May 1803. The Monthly Pay List to 24th April 1803 showed an entry in Captain Wilson's company under privates:
"John Lees 25th March to 24th April, 31 days, 14 shillings.
Disch. in 14 days. Pay in advance."1On 26 February 1804 the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser reported that "a temporary residence on the Nepean belonging to John Lees, lately discharged from the New South Wales Corps and among the number that embraced the offer of becoming settlers, unfortunately took fire and was shortly consumed, together with every article of wearing apparel and its various other contents." It goes on to advise that John was issued with clothes from the stores.
John Lees was officially granted 90 acres of land in an area known as Birds Eye Corner, by Governor King on 4 June 1804.2
In June 1814 he gave 4 pounds to a subscription for a schoolhouse, a place of worship and a bridge.In the 1814 muster, he is shown with a wife and seven children "Off the Stores", as well as a convict servant, Jarvis Marshall.
During his time as a private in the New South Wales Corp, John began to drink heavily, and continued to do so until about 1815. About this time he met the Rev. Samuel Leigh.
On 7th October 1817, Samuel Leigh opened a small Methodist Chapel which had been erected by John at Castlereagh. Contemporary documents show that this chapel was attached to John's home. At the same time he donated one acre of his land to the church, and agreed to sow and reap the produce, for the use of the preachers.
By 1820 it was evident that a larger chapel was required, and this was also built by John. A freestanding building on the other side of the creek from John's home.
After the initial years of struggle, John began to prosper, and gave freely to the Church. In 1821 he petitioned for a further 80 acre grant, which he called "Stoke" in recognition of this native place in Staffordshire. This grant became official in 1831, with details being published in the Sydney Gazette dated 15 September 1831. On 21 January 1825, he applied for a further grant of land, which resulted in a grant of 283 acres to the east of his 80 acre grant. This was shown as "Pankle" on the Castlereagh Parish Map, and became official in 1831.
On 23 February 1827 John and Mary moved to Sydney, living in a house in Castlereagh Street, until around 1829 when he had a stroke which paralysed him. They returned to Castlereagh.
Books published about John Lees:
"John Lees The Chapel Builder"
Merle Kavanagh ISBN 0 7316 0188 2"The Story of a Remarkable Life. Pioneer, Soldier & Settler"
Rev S.C. Roberts, Penrith
Published by Nepean Times, Penrith."A Legion of Lees"
Merle Kavanagh ISBN 0 7316 2821 7WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY TIFFANY RAE as a student with the UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY (NEPEAN) AUSTRALIA:
LEES, JOHN ( 1777-1836 ) Soldier, Landholder and farmer. I am unsure as to the exact date or place of birth as some of his background obscured this information. Several reasons explain the problem I had although I was able to ascertain out the year he was born from early parish burial records.
John Lees was recruited by Lieutenant Colonel Grose into one of the two additional companies Grose was establishing for the New South Wales corps back in England.
Lees was registered as a private in the 102nd regiment of the New South Wales corps.2 At the age of nineteen in 1796 he set sail on a convict ship, the Ganges from Portsmouth bound for Port Jackson Australia.3 Lees was listed on the Return of Pay list for the New South Wales corps foot, from 18 September 1796 to 24 June 1797, receiving seven pounds.4 This presumably covers his payment before and during his journey to Australia.
The Ganges arrived in New South Wales on 2 June 1797(5) and Lees served under Captain Rowley with whom he stayed under as a private until around 1804. Lees is listed on the Muster Rolls and Pay Lists for the 102nd foot by the Public Record Office (P.R.O.) in London from 1798-99. During 1798-1799.(6) Lees was paid on the 24th of every month.(7) These records are only the pay list records and provide no real insight into the duties undertaken or locations where the regiment were stationed. On December 25 however it does remark that Captain Rowley's section was detached but does not give detail of where to.
I was unable to find any documentation of when John Lees is discharged from the 102nd regiment but he does turn up in the General Muster of New South Wales in 1805. He settled in the Nepean district with a grant of 160 acres for his services in the army. During the same muster he is recorded to have purchased another 160 acres in the Field of Mars (now known as Marsfield).
Lees is not listed in the next muster in 1811 that includes Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land. He has either left the colony (N.S.W) for awhile or did not turn up to the muster that year. Both of these options are a possibility as he was not recorded at the next muster in 1814 and people often did not come to the musters for various reasons. He is however listed in the 1822 muster citing the area he lives in as Windsor, he may have by then sold his property in Marsfield.
Lees has quite a lot of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary from 1812 to 1825, now residing in the parish of Evan. On 12 September 1812 Lees is granted cattle from the government herds on credit. Throughout the Secretary' s correspondence Lees applies for grants of more cattle.
He is a signatory to many petitions in the district, reflecting his character. These include a petition for the mitigation of sentence on behalf of a convict John Clarke, and a petition to return the common near Castlereagh, that was given to Captain King, back for its original purpose.
Also a petition that public roads in the Evan district be surveyed. While all of this correspondence is not particularly exciting it reflects upon the type of man he was, motivated and willing enough to involve himself in public and individual's matter's concerning the area in which he lived. This is also illustrated by Lees inclusion on the jury list in the district of Windsor.
On 10 May 1820 Lees writes to the Governor asking for grants of land and cattle to expand his property holdings. While forever humble, he does not forget to remind his excellency of his years of servitude in the New South Wales corps.
He also mentions his family, documented here for the first time as having a wife and seven children. He also mentions that he still holds a part of the original grant given to him after being discharged from the army. From that request he receives another eighty acres.
On 17 January 1825 he lists four convicts in his employ, those being, Thomas Clarke, Thomas Woodbridge, John Hughes and Robert Deaken. He also receives another 400 acres as a result of a memorial to the Governor requesting land in 1825. In all documented memorials to the Governor, Lees is successful in gaining any grants requested for, building on his properties to form a quite impressive holding. While not incredibly wealthy, from the information gathered, he appears to make a relatively comfortable living to support his large family and employees.
Frustratingly, I was unable to re locate him until his death on 31 August 1836, making him 59 when he died. He was buried in Windsor.
By piecing together bits of information from the Archives it is impressive how much about John Lees' life I have actually come up with.
NOTES FOR JOHN LEESRECRUITMENT
John Lees was subsisted for seventy eight days from 8 October to 24 December 1796 at a rate of eight pennies per day. A subsistence allowance is chiefly a British term that is an advance paid to an employee to reimburse expenses, or paid before their pay begins.1 Public Record Office, London. War Office, 1789-1796
Musters Rolls and Pay Lists,
A.O. New South Wales
Veteran Company No. Reel 417.
2 Ibid.
3 Convict Guide
A.O. New South Wales, p. 23.
4 Public Record Office, London. War Office, 1789-1796
Musters Rolls and Pay Lists,
A.O. New South Wales No. Reel 417.
5 Convict Guide
A.O. New South Wales, p. 23.
6 Public Record Office, London. War Office, 1789-1796
Musters Rolls and Pay Lists,
A.O. New South Wales No. Reel 417.
7 Ibid.
8 Ibid.
9 Ibid.
10 Public Record Office, London. War Office, 1789-1796
Musters Rolls and Pay Lists,
A.O. New South Wales No. Reel 417.
11 Ibid.
12 Baxter, C.J. (Editor)
Musters of N.S.W. and Norfolk Island 1805-1806
(GRR COD 509).
13 Ibid.
14 Ibid.
15 Ibid.
16 Ibid.
17 Ibid.
18 Ibid.
19 Ibid.
20 Ibid.
21 Baxter, C.J. (Editor)
General Land and Stock Muster 1822.
A.O. N.S.W.
22 Colonial Secretary's' Correspondence (C.S.C.)
Index 1788-1825
A.O. N.S.W., sz758, Reel 6038, p.315.
23 Ibid.
24 Ibid.
4/1824B, No. 453
Fiche 3091
pp. 677-8
25 Ibid.
4/1854
Fiche 3184, p. 47.
26 Ibid.
4/5782
Reel 6017, pp. 299-301.
27 Ibid.
4/1843a, No. 500a. Fiche 3142, p.277.
28 Colonial Secretary's' Correspondence (C.S.C.)
Index 1788-1825
4/1775
Reel 6060, p. 188.
29 Ibid.
4/1824b, 453
Fiche 3024, pp. 677-678.
30 Ibid.
31 Ibid.
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid.
4/1843a, No. 459
Fiche 3141, p. 53.
34 Ibid.
4/3514
Reel 6014, p. 71.
35 A.O. N.S.W. No. 5002
Early Parish Records.
1
· His wage alternated between one pound eleven shillings and one pound ten shillings every second month.
· The position of private was the lowest rank in the corps and the Lieutenant by comparison received ten pounds on average each month. The section remains at the same level of pay at that time and remains detached until the end of the reel on 24 July 1799.(11)
· His acreage in Field Mars was primarily used for grazing with 146 of the 160 acres documented as being under pasture.(15) Lees was cultivating eight acres of wheat and six of maize.(16) He had two bushels of wheat and forty bushels of maize on hand at the time of the muster.(17)
· He also had seven male and seven female hogs grazing on the property at the time.(18)
· Although a modest property, he is listed as employing one convict and seven free men at that time.(19) He is also listed as the sole proprietor, without government assistance and has a wife and one child at this time.(20)
CASTLEREAGH METHODIST CHURCH - CASTLEREAGH ROADThe original Methodist Church at Castlereagh is believed to be the first Methodist place of worship built in Australia. This first place of worship was a slab building attached to John Lee's home. Later he built a weatherboard chapel - opened in October 1817 - and give it to the Methodist Church. Lees was a former member of the N.S.W. Corps and had led a life "highlighted by drink and gambling", until recovery from a snakebite precipitated his reform.
The present church was built in 1847 for £450. The old chapel became the Wesleyan Common School until the State Education System was instituted and a school built opposite the church. The church was on the Penrith Methodist Circuit.
In the later part of the nineteenth century the population of the Castlereagh region declined and there were no local trust members to maintain the church. As a result, the building became dilapidated until, in 1894, a trust was reorganised and the church was repaired and improved at a cost of £70.
In 1984 a permanent conservation order was placed on the church building. The church, church hall, and adjoining cemetery are already classified by the National Trust.
Mary Stevens was born 1 in 1778 in Somerset, England. She died 2 on 26 Jul 1839 in Nepean River, NSW, Australia. She married 3 John Lees on 20 Nov 1808 in St Phillips Church, Sydney, Nsw, Australia.
Mary was sentenced at Ilchester Court during the Somerset Lent Circuit hearing on 28th March 1799 to "Stealing Goods val. 30/- of Thomas Andrews". This was for 17 yards of printed cotton. She was committed by William Phelips clerk, for stealing 17 yards of printed cotton, property of Thomas Andrews, worth 3/9. Ilvelchester Goal. Listed in Goal Calendar for Lent 28-3-1799. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. She had been held at the Castle of Taunton. The sentence was confirmed at the Summer Circuit 1799 and the Lent Circuit the following year. She arrived in Australia on the "Earl Cornwallis" on 12 June 1801. The ship left England on 18th November 1800, master Jas. Tennent, and 193 male and 95 female convicts. 27 male and 8 female convicts died during the voyage.
Jenny WellingtonImmigration records show Mary Stevens Where listed? Manchester, When March 1799, Setntence- Seven Years, Ship- Earl Cornwallis, When arrived- 1801, When term expired- March 1806, date of certificaate 5th Jan 1811. Hair black, eyes hazel- other notes are in the side of the margin but they are hard to decipher and it is not certain if they refer to Mary or to another convict.
(Certificate of Freedom- details)Mary received her Certificate of Freedom on 5 January, 1811.
They had the following children:
F i Maria Lees F ii Hannah Lees M iii Richard Thomas Lees M iv John Lees F v Mary Lees was born 1 on 27 Sep 1809 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 4 Jan 1877 in Brodies Plains, District of Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. F vi Esther Lees was born 1 on 12 Jan 1812 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 26 Jul 1875 in Forbes, NSW, Australia. M vii Samuel Lees was born 1 on 12 Nov 1813 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 30 Jun 1818 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. M viii Timothy Lees was born 1 about Dec 1815 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 31 Aug 1875 in Shingle Hut Hotel, Walgett, Nsw, Australia. F ix Sarah Lees was born 1 on 20 Apr 1818 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 14 Feb 1902 in "Castlereagh" Livingstone Road, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. M x Cornelius Lees was born 1 on 25 Jul 1821 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 8 Mar 1886 in Sprinwood, NSW, Australia.
Joseph Cole.Joseph married Hannah Humphries on 12 Sep 1796 in St Leonard, Upton. G, England.
Hannah Humphries.Hannah married Joseph Cole on 12 Sep 1796 in St Leonard, Upton. G, England.
They had the following children:
M i William Cole
John Taylor Day [Parents] was born in 1767 in Didbrook, Temple Guiting, G, England. He died on 24 Apr 1850 in Forde, Temple Guiting, G, England. He married Mary Proctor on 14 Aug 1791 in Temple Guiting, Gloucester, England.
Mary Proctor [Parents] was born on 27 Jun 1773. She was buried on 25 May 1832 in Forde, Temple Guiting, G, England. She married John Taylor Day on 14 Aug 1791 in Temple Guiting, Gloucester, England.
They had the following children:
F i Anne Day
William Henry Stewart Lockwood [Parents] was born 1 on 17 Jun 1888 in Granville, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 15 Sep 1943 in 340 Lyons Rd, Fivedock, NSW, Australia. He was buried 3 in Cremated at Roockwood Crematorium- ashes scattered. He married 4 Elsie Alma Ashley in 1908.
Other marriages:Rhode, Annie
Educated in the NSW State Schooling system.
5th June 1913 Eddie was employed by the NSW Governemtn Railways as a Boilermaker Helper, at the Eveleigh Workshops. Eddie was transferred to the Traffic Department of the Railways as a watchman on 20th Mar 1920.
Great Strike occurred August 1917, at this stage Eddie was part of the Locco Department, at Evenleigh. Eddie did not take part in the strike.
20 Nov 1927 Eddie was promoted to Leading Watchman and held this post until 18 aug 1935. The Australain Railways Union declared Eddie and non member. This resulted in Eddie loosing his promotion and reverting to the grade of watchman. 10 Jan 1938 Eddie was transferred to the position of acting Porter and in may 1938 Eddie was transferred back to the position of watchman until a permanent position as a porter became available. This became available 5 oct 1938 and on 23 Apr 1939 Eddie was promoted to Porter Class 2. Eddie held this position until his death.
Elsie Alma Ashley died about 1916. She married 1 William Henry Stewart Lockwood in 1908.
Probably died as a result of childbirth.
Richard Proctor.Richard married Margaret.
Description Will of Richard Proctor otherwise Procter
Date 09 March 1782
Catalogue reference PROB 11/1089 <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ExternalRequest.asp?RequestReference=PROB+11%2F1089> <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ExternalRequest.asp?RequestReference=PROB+11%2F1089>
Dept Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Series Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
Piece Name of Register: Gostling Quire Numbers: 146 - 192
Image contains 1 will of many for the catalogue referencePossible Will for this Richard Procter- to be obtained at some stage.
Margaret.Margaret married Richard Proctor.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Proctor
Peter H McCartney.Peter married Elizabeth Davis.
Elizabeth Davis.Elizabeth married Peter H McCartney.
They had the following children:
M i Aubrey Royle McCartney
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living
Thomas Barrett [Parents] was born in 1754. He married Mary Stephens.
Mary Stephens was born in 1752. She married Thomas Barrett.
They had the following children:
M i George Barrett was born in 1776. M ii Thomas Barrett F iii Elizabeth Barrett was born in 1784. F iv Sarah Barrett was born in 1787. F v Susasnna Barrett was born in 1790. F vi Mary Anne Barrett was born in 1791. M vii Robert Barrett was born in 1796.
John Tom [Parents] was born in 1751. He died in 1819. He married Mary Olver in 1783.
Mary Olver [Parents] was born in 1760. She died in 1837. She married John Tom in 1783.
They had the following children:
F i Dorothy Tom M ii John Tom was born in 1787. M iii Nicholas Tom was born in 1789. M iv William Henry Tom M v Thomas Tom was born in 1793. He died in 1877. F vi Mary Tom was born in 1796. M vii James Tom was born in 1798. F viii Catherine Tom F ix Ann Tom was born in 1803. She died in 1804.