Category Archives: Slee family

James Radley Slee and Eliza Kirby (1875-1928)

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Gary

James Radley Slee (1878-1958) was the son of James Slee (1850-1918) and Ellen Radley (1852-). J. R. Slee was born in Devon but moved with his family to Swansea around 1880.  The family later moved close to Birmingham and it … Continue reading →

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Slee family of Devon – Wales – Solihul – Canada

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary

As noted in other posts, Charles Kirby (1880-1944) married Elizabeth Helen Radley Slee (1883-1955)  in Broadview, Saskatchewan.   So, I need to say a little about the Slee family.  The Slee family name was, and is, very common in Devon, Britain.  … Continue reading →

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Charles Kirby and Elizabeth Slee

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary

As we saw from the post on the Kirby family of Warwickshire, Charles Kirby (son of John Kirby (1838-abt. 1883) and Eliza Gardener (1841-1918)) was born in 1880 in Birmingham and died in 1944 in Broadview, Saskatchewan.   During his youth … Continue reading →

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Kirby family of Warwickshire, UK

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary

Now time to get a little closer to my family.  My grandfather was Charles Kirby (1880-1944), born in or near Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1880 and in 1906 arrived in Canada and by 1907 settling in Broadview, Saskatchewan.  See the post … Continue reading →

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