| [Index] |
| William LEE (1802 - 1880) |
| labourer, farmer |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Mary Jane LEE (1837 - 1905) John George LEE (1840 - 1883) Martha Elizabeth LEE (1843 - 1876) |
William LEE (1802 - 1880) + Mary Ann SMITH ( - 1849) |
William Obrey LEE | ||
| Catherine RIELLY | ||||
| b. abt 1802 at Ireland |
| m. 1829 Mary Ann SMITH ( - 1849) at Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 11 Oct 1880 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 78 |
| Near Relatives of William LEE (1802 - 1880) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father | William Obrey LEE | |||||
| Mother | Catherine RIELLY | |||||
| Self | William LEE | abt 1802 | Ireland | 11 Oct 1880 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 78 |
| Wife | Mary Ann SMITH | 07 Mar 1849 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Mary Jane LEE | abt Mar 1837 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 23 Jan 1905 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 67 |
| Son | John George LEE | 1840 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 17 Dec 1883 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 43 |
| Daughter | Martha Elizabeth LEE | 1843 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 29 Nov 1876 | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia | 33 |
| Son in Law | James GIBBS | 1833 | Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England | 18 Feb 1902 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 69 |
| Daughter in Law | Mary Jane HARRIOTT | 1843 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 18 May 1920 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Son in Law | James EAGAR | 1835 | Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland | |||
| Granddaughter | Mary Susan GIBBS | 1855 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 17 Jan 1876 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 21 |
| Granddaughter | Adelaide Amelia Jane GIBBS | 1857 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 09 Jun 1930 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 73 |
| Grandson | John William Solomon GIBBS | 1858 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 1887 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 29 |
| Grandson | Edward Thomas GIBBS | 1860 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Nov 1931 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 71 |
| Grandson | Australia James GIBBS | 1862 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Aug 1939 | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Grandson | William Lee GIBBS | 1864 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 1868 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 4 |
| Grandson | Henry Albert GIBBS | 1866 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 1869 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 3 |
| Granddaughter | Evangeline GIBBS | 1870 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 04 Aug 1924 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 54 |
| Grandson | Stephen Ernest GIBBS | 1872 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 13 Sep 1931 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 59 |
| Grandson | Nathaniel Hart GIBBS | 1875 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 1940 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 65 |
| Grandson | William J LEE | 1862 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 17 Jan 1935 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 73 |
| Granddaughter | Catherine LEE | 1864 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 04 Apr 1899 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 35 |
| Granddaughter | Martha Grace LEE | 1865 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 25 Jan 1942 | Marrickville, Sydney, Australia | 77 |
| Grandson | Hugh Harriott LEE | 1867 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 11 Dec 1941 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Granddaughter | Mary Jane LEE | 1870 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | John James LEE | 1872 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 02 Jun 1901 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 29 |
| Granddaughter | Rose Anne LEE | 1873 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Charles George LEE | 1875 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Jun 1923 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 48 |
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth Sophia LEE | 1877 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Edward Francis LEE | 1879 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 15 Aug 1900 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 21 |
| Grandson | Arthur Obery Sydney LEE | 1881 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 1884 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 3 |
| Granddaughter | Audrey S LEE | 1882 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 04 Jan 1884 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 2 |
| Granddaughter | Sarah Louise LEE | 1883 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 06 Apr 1958 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Grandson | William John EAGAR | 1872 | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | James EAGAR | 1874 | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Events in William LEE (1802 - 1880)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1802 | William LEE was born | Ireland | 6 | ||
| 1829 | 27 | Married Mary Ann SMITH | Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia | V1829555 44B/1829 | |
| abt Mar 1837 | 35 | Birth of daughter Mary Jane LEE | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | V18372274 30A/1837 | |
| 1840 | 38 | Birth of son John George LEE | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | V18401682 25A/1840 | |
| 1843 | 41 | Birth of daughter Martha Elizabeth LEE | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | V18432260 28/1843 | |
| 07 Mar 1849 | 47 | Death of wife Mary Ann SMITH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 29 Nov 1876 | 74 | Death of daughter Martha Elizabeth LEE (aged 33) | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia | 5403/1876 | |
| 11 Oct 1880 | 78 | William LEE died | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 9804/1880 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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http://www.highlandsnsw.com.au/towns/bong.html
Unless you are aware of where you are, you won't even know you are passing the first village established in the Southern Highlands. Bong Bong exists today only as a name on the map. The site of Bong Bong can be found about 7kms from Bowral on the Moss Vale Road, just before you pass over the bridge on the Wingecarribee River. An "Historic Site" sign points the way: stop and have a look. An obelisk commemorates the village. The Cecil Hoskins Reserve (road just next to it) takes you to the site. Nothing is left above ground level. However, if you look around, you can get some idea of what it must have been like. Moss Vale Road itself was part of the Old South Road - the main route over the mountains from Stonequarry (now Picton), to the Goulburn Plains. It enters the now main road further back towards Bowral at Eridge Park Road, then goes over the back of the Gib to Mittagong. South, it continues onwards as the main street of Moss Vale, to Sutton Forest. The Old South Road was built by Dr. Charles Throsby, one of the first settlers in the area. If you look across the river towards the church, you can see part of the original grant given to him by Governor Macquarie in (1819); Moss Vale stands on part of this land, which stretched all the way east to Fitzroy Falls. There was apparently a settlement here from 1817. The official site for the village was chosen by Governor Macquarie on a visit in 1820; a police barracks and huts built soon after. Some may have been for servants on Throsby Park nearby, or merchants or tradesmen - this being the first main settlement in the Highlands. An extension to the settlement was surveyed in 1826, on which was built the first inn (The Argyle Inn). Although famous at the time, it closed some years later after Berrima was established (1832). The whole village faded away soon after due to government servants moving to Berrima, and the new road there bypassing it. Even though the village was gone, there were still many residents in the area. The Old South Road still remained important, though not as busy as the new line of road through Berrima. There are some remnants of the past still to be seen. Back up the hill towards Bowral is the Briars Inn (originally the Royal Oak Hotel), built 1845. The front part (not the paintwork) is well preserved; you can almost see the carriages pulling up outside it today. Across the river is Christ Church Bong Bong - first permanent church in the area, built by Charles Throsby himself in 1845, and consecrated by the first Anglican Bishop of Australia. (The white paint is not original). Many pioneers of the Wingecarribee are buried in the churchyard: Joseph Wild (for whom Wildes Meadow is named), one of the earliest settlers; and generations of the Throsby family. The church is still used today, and sadly, only open to the tourist during services. (See board outside for times.) Throsby Park Further to the left, is the site of Throsby Park - one of the first permanent homesteads in the area. Apart from over a century of Throsby inhabitants, it has had a colourful history of tenants and visitors. A Heritage estate, today it is owned by the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service. (For inspection times see Tourinfo.) Take Illawarra Highway on the left over the hill into Moss Vale. To the casual visitor, Bong Bong doesn't seem to have much to offer; but then again, neither do many of the archaeological sites of Europe. Modern day Berrima has the stone, bricks and mortar, and ambience which helps tourists capture the spirit of the past. But it is the ghosts of Bong Bong past which have more importance in Australian history. At most just a temporary settlement, a way-post, its timber slab and bark huts gone a century ago - Bong Bong saw more important travellers and visitors, resting at the Inn, or entertained at the Throsby estate, on their way south to open up the inland of the continent than any other part of the Highlands. The ghosts of these most famous Australians linger here in the air, among the vanished humble dwellings of Bong Bong. It is perhaps fitting that they are commemorated today by a nature reserve, with swamplands, native birds, and animals. The bush returned - as it were - to what it was before they came. |