Long Pause

Soon after arriving home from vacation, I got busy and posted on April 10, 2011.  As I went to view my blog, the link to the Henry Lee-Thomas burial information wouldn't open.  I couldn't figure out what was going on by myelf, so finally contacted an IT person who figured it out today.  I had been making my posts and links via "Internet Explorer."  Just a few weeks ago, I switched to "Google Chrome" as my Internet Browser.  Come to find out "Chrome" doesn't make the correct links for the blog.  I must remember to use "Explorer" when working on blogs.  I plan to get back to routine posting schedule now. Please go to the April archive to find the April 10 post with picture of the Henry Lee-Thomas burial site.   By the way, I just purchased a new computer.  It's a Lenovo ThinkPad.  It came from Costco.com so there are 90 days to try it out.  So far, I love it (except for getting it set up).

Henry Lee-Thomas: Burial Information

Henry Lee-Thomas was buried in Belgium.

Some years ago a cousin from Australia, Margaret Lee Haag (cousin to Alan Lee who we visited in 2008), went to Belgium and found this war Memorial.  Margaret was instrumental in finding me and my brother Stephen Lee-Thomas and connecting us to the family in Perth.   She went on a search for living descendants of Henry Lee-Thomas some years ago.   The family in Western Australia knew nothing of Henry's descendants except that he had married Ruby Thredgold.  She kept up her search until she found Steve and I in 1995.  She died a few years later and gave all of her genealogy information to Alan Lee. Margaret and Alan are both my second cousins.

The war memorial can be seen at the below link.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Henry%20Lee-Thomas%20Burial.pdf

Pause in Blog Posts

Two weeks ago I left for a very fun family vacation to Oceanside, California; Disneyland, Beach, and San Diego Zoo.  That meant a break from my Family History work including Blog work.  There will be pictures of that adventure posted on my Blog "MM's Memories and Miscellaneous" some time in the future.  Now I am back and ready to keep up this Blog and get information out there to all you family members.

Lee-Thomas, Henry: Birth, Military Death Record

"Thomas Henry Lee" is his name as it appears on his birth record.  The death military record gives his name as "Henry Lee-Thomas."  The Previously posted "Attestation Papers" listed his age when joining the militry as age "27".  Some where between his birth and joining the military, he changed his name.  The reason for this remains a mystery.  He was born in Majorca, Victoria, Australia.  His siblings were also all born in Victoria. This is more near Adelaide where his wife, Ruby Thredgold is from.   The Lee family moved to Western Australia.  The Attestation Papers he reports his birth as being in Western Australia.  This is inconsistent with his actual birth record.    However; there is a farm in Western Australia which I visited in 2008 which the family there reported as "Young Henry's Farm."  I don't know if he ever lived there or if the famiy was saving him a plot.  Here are more links to some of his records:  Birth:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Thomas%20Henry%20Lee%20-%20Birth%20Record.doc

 Military:  Shows service record and that he died in action. 
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Lee-Thomas%2C%20Henry%20-%20Military%20Record.doc

Lee-Thomas, Henry Military Attestation Papers & Funeral Program

The links below will take you to the "Australia Imperial Force of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad": Attestation papers of Henry Lee-Thomas (Thomas Henry Lee).  There are four pages to this document.  Notice his signature on page 2 and a physical description of him on page 3.  Also, note on the first page that his name started to be written with the first name of  "Thomas" and that was crossed out and the name of "Henry Lee-Thomas" written instead. 

There is also a link to his funeral program which includes a picture.  He was a very handsome man.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Lee-Thomas%20Henry%2C%20Attestation%20Papers.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Henry%20Lee-Thomas%20Death%20Memorial.doc

Objectives

     The objective of this blog is to eventually post all of the pictures, documents, pedigree charts, that I have on the Lee, Thredgold, Christensen, and Hopson lines.  I want this information on the web so it can be enjoyed by all who are related or interested.  I think there are some choice tidbits and information in my possession.  As I make these posts, I will label pictures, etc. with one of the four lines mentioned on the left side bar. 
     Many of the pictures and documents I have were saved and inherited by me upon the death of my parents, Maurice & Florence (Christensen) Lee-Thomas.  Upon the death of my parents, these things were loaded to a wooden trunk and  kept there at my brother's home in California for over twenty years. 
     The Spirit of Elijah came upon me six or so years ago.  I traveled to my brother's home and brought the contents of the trunk to my home.  I have since been busy scanning, digitizing, and organizing these items.  It has been no easy task, but I am plugging away. 
     The experiences have been amazing as I've embarked on this undertaking.  I could write pages.  Some of these experiences will come out, I'm sure as I continue this blog.

Lee Pedigree Chart/Family Group Sheet

THOMAS HENRY LEE  (this is the name on his birth certificate) b. 19 Mar 1888.  Some time between his birth and marriage to Ruby Thredgold, he changed his name to Henry Lee-Thomas.  Henry died in World War I.  Maurice Reginald lee-Thomas  was his only child.  
Henry Lee-Thomas is the  Father of:  Maurice Reginald Lee-Thomas (my father) b. 6 May 1913. 
Henry Lee-Thoma is the paternal grandfather of:  Mary Margaret Lee-Thomas
In the weeks ahead, I will be posting certificates, pictures, documents I have on this family. 

I am starting this pedigree with Thomas Henry Lee in order to keep my four grandparent's lines separate. 
Pedigree Chart beginning with Thomas Henry Lee can be viewed at the following link. (Left click on the link and a small box will appear below.  Click on that box to take you to the documents).  Feel free to copy or download any of these files. 

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Thomas%20Henry%20Lee%20Pedigree%20Chart.pdf

Family Group Record of Thomas Henry Lee can be veiwed at the following link. 

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10071252/Thomas%20Henry%20Lee%20Family%20Group%20Record.pdf