John Lees was born 1771 in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom and died 21 August 1836 Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Mary Stevens (1778-1839) 20 November 1809 in St Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
He arrived in New South Wales on 2 June 1797 on the Ganges as a soldier.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Maria Lees (1802-1819) | |||
| Hannah Lees (1804-1874) | 25 June 1804 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 25 December 1874 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | John Philmore Collits (1803-1886) |
| Richard Lees (1805-1891) | |||
| John Lees (1807-1848) | |||
| Mary Lees (1809-1877) | |||
| Esther Lees (1812-1875) | |||
| Samuel Lees (1813-1818) | |||
| Timothy Lees (1815-1878) | 7 December 1815 Hartley, New South Wales, Australia | 31 August 1878 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia | Clara Morris (1828-1923) |
| Sarah Lees (1818-1902) | |||
| Cornelius Lees (1821-1886) | 25 July 1821 Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia | 3 August 1886 Springwood, New South Wales, Australia | Henrietta Travis (1832-1877) |
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