Alfred Lees 1843-1931 and Henrietta Saywell 1844-1929
Married 31 December 1868
Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Family
Husband: Alfred Lees born16 Jun 1843 Oakbrook, Derbyshire, died 15 Aug 1931 Nottingham
son of William Lees and Mary Ann Richards
Wife: Henrietta Saywell born 16 Dec. 1844 Radford, Nottingham died 13 Dec 1929 Nottingham
daughter of John Saywell and Ann Taylor

Children

Alice Maud Lees born 14 Jul 1869 Nottingham died 15 Nov 1953 Nottingham -
did not marry
Edith Mabel Lees born 21 Oct 1870 Nottingham died 18 Aug 1951 Nottingham
married John William Bird Allen (he was called JWB Allen) 18 Jun 1902
Alfred Harold Lees* born 12 Dec 1872 Nottingham died 6 Oct 1965 Alberta --
married Gertrude Allen*
Lily May Lees born 8 Dec 1874 Sherwood died 19 Feb 1929 Nottingham, ----
did not marry
Percival Lees born 23 Jan 1877 Radford, Nottingham died 26 Aug 1930 Manchester
married Constance Bamforth 29 Mar 1917
Florence Beatrice Lees born 10 Mar1879 Sherwood died 28 Nov 1968 ------
did not marry
Roseline Blanche Lees born18 Jan 1882 Hyson Green died 28 May 1925 ----
married John Hall 5 Feb 1918
Bernard Cecil Lees born 20 May 1883 Nottingham died 11 Aug 1970 Alberta
married Evelyn Hubble 26 Jun 1916 (first wife)
Ethel Laura Lees born 4 Dec 1884 Nottingham died 26 Apr 1973 Nottingham
married Herbert Cumberland 4 Jun 1912

Alfred first made his living as a beerhouse keeper. In 31 Dec 1868, he married Henrietta Saywell. They had 9 children. He went into the more prosperous trade of hand made lace. This provided a good living and they had two or three maids. He became a partner in a lace factory. He had a very strict disposition, but worked well with all the employees, which included his three sons.

Alfred became involved in the Lace making businesses so let's take a look at that first click here

With the rise of the machine age, it was no longer profitable to make lace by hand and so the trade declined. Alfred could no longer afford such a high standard of living. His sons had to find work elsewhere. Percy went to France, Bud, and Harold went to Canada.

This is the home where Alfred and Henrietta spent the latter part of their married life. It was on the corner of Loughborough and Melton Roads. They called it the Toronto House. 71 Loughboro Road W. Birdgeford, Nottingham. They were married at Radford Parish Church, Nottingham, England on the last day of the year in 1868.

The Toronto House and Street as it looked in 1913 when Alfred
and Gertrude came to Canada.
Let’s take a look at this very corner as it looked in 1997

Corner of Loughborough & Melton Roads West Bridgford as it looked 1997
West Bridgford is and was a very well-off suburb of the city with very large houses.
Today its reputation stands much the same but most of the large houses are flats or offices.
Still one of the better areas to live.

The Nine Children of Alfred and Henrietta Lees

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who married
Parents //\\ William, Samuel, Louisa, Ann, Francis, Alfred

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