Sources: Baptismal Records; Census; Chisholm history; community

residents. l ,e a F a m i 1 y

Richard Charles Lea b. Lancashire, England, bap. 2July 1769, d. 26 Oct 1851, bur. Tryon Peoples Cem., son of John Lea and Elizabeth Melson, m. Mary Bourne be. 1768, d. 6 Dec 1847, bur. Tryon Peoples Cem..

Richard and Mary sailed from Hull, Yorkshire, England, on the ship Valiant and landing in Charlottetown in 1818. They settled in Tryon on the property now owned by Ruth Standish, where Richard was a farmer.

Past and Present, p. 696, describes Richard Lea’s farm and his generosity: His original holdings were quite extensive, but he has given to his children several highly improved farms, together with good residences.

Richard Lea and Mary Boume had 8 children:

+John b. 4 Aug 1794.

Mary Ann b. 30 July 1796, m. James Howatt. See Howatt history.

Eliza b. 17 May 1798, d. March 1825, bur. Tryon Peoples, m. 1820 Cecil W. Townshend.

Ann b. 23 Apr 1800, m. William Warren Lord. See Lord history.

+William E. b. 3 May 1804. Lydia b. 13 March 1806, m. James Herbert Lord. See Lord history.

Sarah b. 6 Apr 1808, d. 4 Apr 1824, bur. Tryon Peoples Cem.. Joseph or George possibly went to Australia.

John b. 4 Aug 1794, d. 16 Oct 1865, son of Richard Lea and Mary Bourne, lst. m. 31 Oct 1823 Hannah Maxfleld, b. 1805, d. 23Jan 1837, daughter of Timothy Maxfield, a native of Hull, England; 2nd. m. 17 March 1839 Jane Thompson, b. 1813, d. 16 Apr 1884.

John lived and farmed in Victoria on what is the Bryce Boswell farm.

John Lea and Hannah Maxfield had 7 children:

Annb. 5 Nov 1824, d. 1867, m. lJan 1844 William Moore. They had no children.

Eliza b. 6Jan 1826, m. 16 Jan 1849 Bertram Moore. They lived in Westmoreland.

Richard b. 11 Feb 1828, d. 10 March 1855.

Joseph b. 6 Nov 1829, m. 1856 Margaret Shaw. They moved to Ontario.

John b. 20 Apr 1831, d. 12Jan 1864 of TB, m. 26 Sept 1856 Clara R. Dean.

+William Charles b. 22 March 1833.

Mary B. bap. 16 Aug 1835, m. 10 Feb 1866 James Barnett, Charlot-

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