Thomas Lea married Mary Ann (Pugh)? 1846, children Thomas, John, Mary Ann and Eliza.

John Lea 1850-1920 Mayor of Liverpool 1905 m Isabella Mclaren (Evans)?

Thomas Lea b. 1853 m Mary Fearfield 1874 Newark, Nottinghamshire, children Thomas, Mary Gertrude, Ann and Frank Fearfield

Thomas Lea b. 1875-1908 m Edith May Carra 1852-1959 in 1908 Fitzroy, Melbourne

My great great grandparents were Thomas Lea and Mary Fearfield.
My great grandmother was the sister of Thomas Lea (1875)

Hi Cousin Rosmary.
I have been in touch with John Lea, who is a decendant of John Lea Mayor of Liverpool, who was "our" Thomas's uncle. He has taken the family back a couple of generations. I lost a lot of info with a computer crash, but there were 2 census where the family were recorded. Thomas was consumptive i think, I do not know when or how he came to Australia, however he married Edith May Carra and died before his son (another Thomas) was born, Grandma Carra ( Elizabeth Anne Pope ) raised the boy untill Edith "remarried" and so Thomas became known as Ernest Whyte. My email address is mleawhyte@iinet,net.au I believe there were 2 sisters Isabella and I forget, both taught music at a mine school. You will probable find ged files online if you search for either of those two names.
Cheers for now
Michael.