Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt.1

M, #501891, b. 9 December 1874, d. 26 May 1951
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt. was born on 9 December 1874.1 He was the son of William Lees and Emma Clare.2 He married Kathleen Nickson, daughter of John Nickson, on 29 January 1901.1 He died on 26 May 1951 at age 76.1
     He was educated at Leys School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He was director of Manchester Ship Canal Company.1 He was chairman of Phoenix Assurance.1 He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer, War Department (Cotton Textiles) between 1917 and 1919.1 He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire.1 He was deputy-chairman of Lloyd's Packing Warehouses, and Martins Bank.1 He was president of Manchester Chamber of Commerce between 1922 and 1924.1 He was appointed Knight in 1924.1 He was member of the Board of Trade Advisory Committee between 1924 and 1927.1 He was member of the Balfour Committee between 1924 and 1929.1 He held the office of Governor of Manchester University.1 He was member of the Board of Trade Advisory Committee between 1931 and 1933.1 He was created 1st Baronet Lees, of Longdendale, co. Palatine of Chester [U.K.] on 2 March 1937.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)1

Children of Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt. and Kathleen Nickson

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Nickson1

M, #501892
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     John Nickson lived at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.1

Child of John Nickson

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Kathleen Nickson1

F, #501893, b. circa 1876, d. 23 June 1967
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     Kathleen Nickson was born circa 1876.1 She was the daughter of John Nickson.2 She married Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt., son of William Lees and Emma Clare, on 29 January 1901.1 She died on 23 June 1967.1
     From 29 January 1901, her married name became Lees.

Children of Kathleen Nickson and Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt.1

M, #501894, b. 6 March 1904, d. 20 April 1976
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt. was born on 6 March 1904.1 He was the son of Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt. and Kathleen Nickson.2 He married Dorothy Gertrude Lauder, daughter of Francis Alexander Lauder, on 5 July 1930.1 He died on 20 April 1976 at age 72.1
     Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Hereward.1 He was educated at Leys School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.1 He was director of Bleachers Association between 1935 and 1967.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Lees, of Longdendale, co. Palatine of Chester [U.K., 1937] on 26 May 1951.1 He was director of District Board, Martins Bank between 1959 and 1969.1

Children of Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Gertrude Lauder

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Francis Alexander Lauder1

M, #501895
Last Edited=7 Aug 2011

Child of Francis Alexander Lauder

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Dorothy Gertrude Lauder1

F, #501896, d. 5 June 1996
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     Dorothy Gertrude Lauder was the daughter of Francis Alexander Lauder.2 She married Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt., son of Sir William Clare Lees, 1st Bt. and Kathleen Nickson, on 5 July 1930.1 She died on 5 June 1996.1
     From 5 July 1930, her married name became Lees.

Children of Dorothy Gertrude Lauder and Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees1

F, #501897, b. 6 February 1932
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees was born on 6 February 1932.1 She is the daughter of Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Gertrude Lauder.2 She married John Ben Arnold Wallinger, son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Arnold Wallinger, on 19 September 1953.1
     From 19 September 1953, her married name became Wallinger. She lived in 2003 at Beechlands Farmhouse, Newick, Sussex, England.1

Children of Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees and John Ben Arnold Wallinger

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Ernest Arnold Wallinger1

M, #501898
Last Edited=5 Sep 2021
     Lt.-Col. Ernest Arnold Wallinger gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1

Children of Lt.-Col. Ernest Arnold Wallinger

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

John Ben Arnold Wallinger1

M, #501899
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
     John Ben Arnold Wallinger is the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Arnold Wallinger.2 He married Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees, daughter of Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Gertrude Lauder, on 19 September 1953.1

Children of John Ben Arnold Wallinger and Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Christopher Arnold Wallinger1

M, #501900, b. 20 December 1956
Last Edited=7 Aug 2011
     John Christopher Arnold Wallinger was born on 20 December 1956.1 He is the son of John Ben Arnold Wallinger and Jennifer Dorothy Clare Lees.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2281. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]