Sources: Baptismal Records; Census; Chisholm history; community residents. /.ea Family Richard Charles Leab . Lancashire, England , bap. 2 July 1769, d. 26 Oct 1851, bur. Peoples Cem., son of John Lea and Elizabeth Melson , m. Mary Bourne b.c. 1768, d. 6 Dec 1847, bur. 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 Bourne 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. 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. 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 , 1st. m. 31 Oct 1823 Hannah Maxfield , b. 1805, d. 23 Jan 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. 1 Jan 1844 William Moore . They had no children. Eliza b. 6 Jan 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. 12 Jan 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- 179