Grave of my G G G Uncle Robert LEES (LEESE, MCLEES).
He unfortunately had an extremely painful death. Newspaper Article following below...
The headstone reads:

Erected by Robert LEES in memory of his children

Edward died 17 October 1866 aged 2 years

Jane died 30 May 1879 aged 10 months

William died 2nd February 1894 aged 26 years

THE ABOVE

Robert LEES died at Mid Torrs, Dunragit, 23 December 1894 aged 49 years

also his wife Jane BEATTIE died 29th September 1908 aged 63 years

also their daughter Mary LEES who died 14 March 1942 aged 60 years

 MAN SEVERLY SCALDED AT DUNRAGIT CREAMERY.

On Wednesday afternoon last Robert Lees, 50 (sic) years of age, and residing at Mid Torrs, Old Luce, met with an accident by
scalding at Dunragit Creamery where he was employed as pigfeeder.

It seems that in the course of his vocation he had lifted the lid off a boiler, and, on returning to the housein which the boiler was situated, he found it full of steam. While taking measures to shut off the steam he unthinkingly stepped back into a boiler, which contained boiling water to the depth of about three feet, and was severely scalded. He was conveyed home, and medical
aid was summoned.
WIGTOWN FREE PRESS 20-12-1894

THE SCALDING ACCIDENT AT DUNRAGIT - FATAL TERMINATION. - Robert Lees, who met with the
serious scalding accident a fortnight ago at Dunragit Creamery where he was employed, died
at his residence at Mid Torrs on Sunday evening at 10.30 o'clock. Deceased was fifty years
of age, and leaves a widow and family.
WIGTOWN FREE PRESS 27-12-1894





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