Ida Louisa Lee, (11 February 1865 — 3 October 1943), historian and poet, was born at

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. She was elected a Fellow of the

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(FRGS) in 1914 and an Honorary Fellow of the

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(Hon. FRAHS). Lee wrote a number of historical texts, some of which contain previously unpublished material. Lee was the third child of grazier and politician, George Lee, and Louisa (née Kite). On a visit to England, Lee married Charles John Bruce Marriott (1861–1936) on 14 October 1891 at the parish church,

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, Suffolk.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

''The Coming of the British to Australia, 1788-1829''
(1906)
''Commodore Sir John Hayes''
(1912)
''The Logbooks of the 'Lady Nelson
(1915)
''Captain Bligh's Second Voyage to the South Sea''
(1920) * ''Early Explorers in Australia'' (1925) * ''The Voyage of the 'Caroline' from England to Van Dieman's Land and Batavia'' (1927)

Poetry

* ''Songs and Verse'' (189?) * ''The Bush Fire and Other Verses'' (1897)

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Poetry

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