Herbert Walter Robert Lester

1865 - 1935  (69 years)

• Name	Herbert Walter Robert Lester  [1]
  Birth	12 Nov 1865	Norwood, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jun 1935	York, Ontario
  Burial	17 Jun 1935	Mount Hope, Toronto
  Person ID	I108	Calow/Doig family tree
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Rev John William Lester,   b. 10 Feb 1826, Fulham, London d. 24 Feb 1870, Norwood, Surrey (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Campbell Johnston,   b. 09 Jul 1825, Irvine, Ayrshire d. 03 May 1878, Hampstead Registration District (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	01 Apr 1849	Irvine, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Else,   b. Between 1862 and 1863, Somers Town, London d. 16 Feb 1946, Paddington (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	08 May 1887	Paddington   [4]
  Notes	No children at time of 1891 census.
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Florence Annie Surridge,   b. Between Jan 4 and 30 Jun 1877, Southwark d. 14 Dec 1925, Toronto (Age ~ 192 years)
  Family ID	F3326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Was sent to a church boarding school. Last apparent reference alive in UK may be on 25/11/1916 (HW Lester, witness at Mary Monica Lester's marriage). However, this person could have been Herbert Newton Lester, her uncle, who called himself Herbert Walter Lester. Was in Guernsey in February 1914 (apparently signing himself 'B R Lester' in an autograph book - see scrapbook). Born at Norwood but 1881 Census says born at Epsom, Surrey. Living together with his wife in 1891 census but is not in 1901 census and wife appears to be living alone. Not in 1911 census. Suspicion: He may have been involved with his brother John Beaumont's wife and have been the father of Eric Stanley Lester. Eric Stanley was conceived shortly before John Beaumont's suicide. This in turn may have been something to do with John Beaumont's suicide. One reason for this suspicion is that he must have been closely involved with John Beaumont's family if it were he that were a witness at Mary Monica's marriage. On 11/03/1913 a Herbert R Lester (age 48) and a Florence Lester (age 36) (ages are near enough correct) arrived at Portland, Maine on Ascania from Southampton. They are listed as English. Their last permanent residence is given as Ontario and they are 'Residents of Canada'. They were headed for Hunstville (Ontario). A Florence Ann Lester died at 1276 College Street, Toronto 14/12/1925. She was born in England 18/04/1876 (more likely 1877) and her father is given as William Surridge, her husband as Robert Lester. She was buried at Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto. She had lived 18 years in Toronto and 3 years at that address. The birth details check out but that person married James Butler S-1896 at Walworth. The marriage certificate gives her father's name as Thomas George Surridge. Herbert Walter Robert Lester also died in Toronto. James and Florence Butler disappear from the censuses after their marriage. The 1921 census gives Robert and Florence Lester living in Toronto. They appear to be the same people as above. They were living at D'Arcy Street. They had immigrated in 1909. Robert was a painter and decorator. He is also listed as Roman Catholic. Note that Herbert Walter Robert was buried in a Catholic cemetery. The immigration document for 1913 says that they had left Canada in 1912. Note that he was apparently in Guernsey in 1914. Volunteered for Canadian army in 02/1915 but was unfit. At this time was living at Parry Harbour, Ontario.

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Ancestry.com, Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). [S48] Birth certificate. [S78] Church register in SRO. [S211] Marriage certificate 1890.