John Beaumont Lester

Male 1893 - 1916  (23 years)


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  • Name John Beaumont Lester 
    Birth 09 May 1893  Richmond, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Sep 1916  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1190  Calow/Doig family tree
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 

    Father John Beaumont Lester,   b. 30 Dec 1851, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1894, Whitechapel Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rose Freyberg,   b. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1853, Belgravia, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1931, Kensington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1880  Earls Court Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • May have been other children born at Fulham between 1884 and 1893 who died before 1891 (there are several Lester births and deaths at Fulham in this period).
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leontine Isabella Emmeline Rowson,   b. 12 Sep 1890, Great Crosby, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Apr and 30 Jun 1980, Kerrier Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt Jun 1915  Fulham Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • No children.
    Family ID F703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 

  • Notes 
    • Probate index:-
      'John Beaumont Lester of 33 Gwendwr Road, West Kensington, Middlesex, captain HM army, died 15/09/1916 in France. Administration (with will) London 08/01/1917 to Leontine Isabella Emmeline Lester, widow. Effects £187 15s 3d'.

      Captain in the18th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Buried at Flers, Somme.

      Army career:-
      Inns of Court Officer Training Corps - Lance corporal
      Hampshire Regiment -Second Lieutenant
      Rifle Brigade - Captain
      King's Royal Rifle Corps - Captain

  • Sources 
    1. [S72] Certificate.

    2. [S240] Probate.

    3. [S211] Marriage certificate 1890.

    4. [S168] GRO Marriage Index, Fulham, June quarter 1915, vol 1a, page 692.