Fred Lee, Market Place

Information provided by Chris Hall

Ida Fielder married Fred Lee in 1915 after his first wife died leaving a son Eric Lee.  Fred Lee ran a shop in Market Place and in the 1911 census was the Head Tobacconist and Cycle agent. Fred Lee was also Pocklington's first Cinema proprietor. Ida was working for Fred as a clerk. Fred and Ida married in 1915 and Ida had a son Jack Lee before Fred died 2 years later.  Ida Lee took over the running of the tobacconist’s shop in Market Place.  In 1933 Ida married Harry Stubbings who had been the House Manager at the Feather’s Hotel.  Harry died 4 years later in 1937.  Ida ran the tobacconist’s shop until Jack Lee took over and ran the shop until he retired in the 1980s.