Education:
Winchester College and University College, Oxford, obtaining a B.A. in
1901 Winchester College Register (1907) p517 LEE, EDWARD CORNWALL
(E), b. 18 June, 1877, s. of Edward Arthur Lee, Esq., J.P. Fowley,
Liphook, Hants, and Lucy Florence, his wife, 4th d. of Geo. Machoncy,
Esq., of Torquay. Univ. Coll. Oxon 1896 [University XI. 1898]
?.A. 1901. Address as
above.
Married:
Katharine Sybil Wilberforce on 16 August 1904, in Chichester Cathedral,
Sussex, England, by Katharine's father, assisted by Albert Basil Orme
Wilberforce, Archdeacon of Westminster. Katherine was born on 7
November 1876, at the Vicarage, Seaforth, Lancashire, and
baptised on 17 December 1876, in Seaforth, the daughter of Rt Rev
Ernest Roland Wilberforce and Emily Henrietta Maud (Conner)
Wilberforce. Katherine died on 27 May 1969.
Notes:
Edward played cricket for Oxford University, Hampshire and the MCC. A
right-arm fast medium bowler, he played 85 first class matches between
1896 and 1909, taking 39 wickets at an average of 32.15, while scoring
an average of 14.22 with the bat. In 1902, Edward toured the West
Indies with R.A. Bennet's XI, playing in Bridgetown, Kingston, Port of
Spain and Georgetown. In the 1902
MCC vs. Oxford University match, Edward played on the same team as
the great WG Grace (going out for a duck)
Death: 16 June 1942, in Petersfield,
Hampshire, England
Education:
Winchester College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst Winchester College Register (1907) p527 LEE, GEORGE MACONCHY
(C), b. 31 Aug., 1878, s. of Edward Arthur Lee, Esq., of Fowley,
Liphook, Hants, and Lucy F. (née
Maconchy), his wife. R.M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. 2nd Batt.
Royal Fusiliers 1898, Lieut. 1899, Capt. 1903. Home address as above.
Married:
Kathleen Florence Macnaghten on 24 October 1908, in St Peters Eaton
Square, London, England. Kathleen was the daughter of Col. Arthur
William Macnaghten and Louisa (Howard) Macnaghten. Kathleen died on 13
April 1965.
Occupation: Army Officer. George served in
the Royal Fusiliers, reaching the rank of Major. After graduating from
Sandhurst, George was promoted from Gentleman Cadet to Second
Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 7 May
1898 (London Gazette 6 May 1898 p2821). In
1899, George was with the 3rd Battallion, serving in Malta. He was
promoted to Lieutenant in 1899, and captain on 12 August 1903 (London Gazette 8 December 1903 p8115). On
25 June 1915, George was appointed a General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade,
at which time he is noted as being on the Reserve of Officers. George
was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War, and was
promoted to Brevet-Major in the Reserve of Officers on retired pay on 1
January 1918. He was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service
Order.
Married (1st):
Guy Phillip Ussher Morris in 1935, in Petersfield
district, Hampshire, England. Guy was born on 29 January 1906.
He was a commander in the Royal
Navy, and died in action in the
Mediterranean on 25 November 1941, aged 36, serving on H.M.S. Barham, which was sunk by a
German U-boat with the loss of over two thirds of her crew, some 861
seamen. Guy was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and he is
memorialised at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial (panel 45, column 1)
Married (2nd):
Frank Arthur Ballance in
1972. Frank was born on 16 November 1902, in Finchley, Middlesex, the
son of Sydney
Archibald Ballance and Lilian
Bessie (Crawford) Ballance. He was first married to Marie Arundell
Maitland on 21 June 1930. Frank was an officer in the Royal Navy,
reaching the rank of Rear-Admiral, and was made a Companion of the
Distinguished Service Order on 14 November 1944 "for gallantry, skill,
determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of
Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy" (London Gazette 14 November 1944 p5214).
Frank died on 6 February 1978, at Malthouse Cottage, Rogate, Sussex,
aged 75.
Death: 18 April 1998,
in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England
Sources:
Birth:
England Birth Index (1Q1909 Paddington vol 1a p78); exact
date from death record
Death:
England Death Index (April 1998 Portsmouth 4971D): Text: BALLANCE,
Sybil Ernestine 30 January 1909 Portsmouth 1998 April District No 4971D
Reg No D57A Ent No 258 Dor 498; exact date from Descendants
of William Wilberforce
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