William Lester

Male 1840 - 1905  (65 years)


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  • Name William Lester 
    Birth 3 Apr 1840  Newcastle under Lyme Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Nov 1905  Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I1096  Calow/Doig family tree
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2017 

    Father William Upton Lester,   b. 21 May 1804, Newcastle under Lyme Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Feb 1876, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Margaret Harrison,   b. 1803, Newcastle under Lyme Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jun 1863, Stoke on Trent Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 31 May 1830  Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Wagstaffe,   b. 27 Jun 1842, Macclesfield Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1909, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1870  Prestbury, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. May Lester,   b. 3 Nov 1871, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1896, Taunton Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     2. Emma Lester,   b. 11 Nov 1873, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1962, North Walsham Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Upton Lester,   b. Between 01 Jul and 30 Sep 1875, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 May 1964, Winnipeg, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Katherine Lester,   b. 04 Jun 1878, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Apr and 30 Jun 1968, North Walsham Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     5. Percy Lester,   b. 12 May 1880, Stoke on Trent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1968, Cromer, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2017 

  • Notes 
    • On census day 1881 a William Lester, age 41, (head) was living at Stoke on Trent. He was born at Newcastle under Lyme. He was a Potter's Merchant. (The as enumerated fiche was missing).

  • Sources 
    1. [S232] Newcastle under Lyme parish register.
      William Lester, son of William Upton Lester and Margaret, baptised at Newcastle 19/4/1840.

    2. [S25] 1901 census.

    3. [S99] Death certificate.

    4. [S168] GRO Marriage Index, Macclesfield, December quarter 1870, volume 8a page 202.