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Hester Willis 1756–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Jul 1833

Death Location: Bitton, Gloucester, England

Father: THOMAS Willis

Mother: ELIZABETH Stephens

Spouse(s): WILLIAM Lear

Children(s): Samuel (Reverend), HESTER Lear, ROBERT Lear, ELIZABETH Lear, WILLIAM Lear, FRANCIS Lear, JOHN Lear, ELIZABETH Lear, THOMAS Lear

The story of Hester Willis began in 1756 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Hester Willis married William Lear, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, Francis Lear, Hester Lear, John Lear, Robert Lear, Samuel Lear Reverend, Thomas Lear, William Lear. Hester Willis passed away in 1833 in Bitton, Gloucester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Willis began in 1756 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Hester Willis married William Lear, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, Francis Lear, Hester Lear, John Lear, Robert Lear, Samuel Lear Reverend, Thomas Lear, William Lear.
  • Hester Willis passed away in 1833 in Bitton, Gloucester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS Willis
1715–1786
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
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ELIZABETH Stephens
1727–1792
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, , England
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Spouses(s)

WILLIAM Lear
1756–1823
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Samuel (Reverend)
1786–1832
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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HESTER Lear
1788–1862
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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ROBERT Lear
1795–1844
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucester, England
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ELIZABETH Lear
1779–1838
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
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WILLIAM Lear
1784–1843
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
WL
FRANCIS Lear
1790–1870
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
FL
JOHN Lear
1781–1862
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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ELIZABETH Lear
1791–
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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THOMAS Lear
1777–1836
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Hester Willis's Ancestors

Self
Hester Willis
1756–1833
Birth Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
THOMAS Willis
1715–1786
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
ELIZABETH Stephens
1727–1792
Bitton, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Willis's Descendants

1.
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Hester Willis (1756–29 Jul 1833) m. WILLIAM Lear (1756–February 1823)
  1. 1. Samuel (Lear) (Reverend) 1786–1832 m. Mary Fisher 1786–1866
    1. 1. Joseph (Benson) Lear 1822–1887 m. Elizabeth Ernest 1826–1864
      1. 1. Albert Lear 1858–1898 m. Esther Gallimore 1857–1932
        1. 1. Bertha Lear 1890–1949 m. Thomas Lawton 1888–1936
        2. 2. Albert Lear 1883–
        3. 3. Esther Lear 1893–
        4. 4. Frank Lear 1898–1918
        5. 5. Ellen Lear 1881–
        6. 6. Eliza (A) Lear 1886–
        7. 7. Emily Lear 1889–1950
      2. 2. Joseph (Lear) Sr 1851–1913
      3. 3. Samuel Lear 1848–1889
      4. 4. Emela ((Emily)) Lear 1846–1899
      5. 5. Henry Lear 1844–1899
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lear 1842–1910
      7. 7. Mary (J) Lear 1862–
    2. 2. Priscilla Lear 1826–
    3. 3. Jemima Lear 1826–
    4. 4. Julia Lear 1832–1889
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Lear 1819–1896
    6. 6. Samuel (Willis) Lear 1817–1889
    7. 7. Mary (Fisher) Lear 1815–1875
    8. 8. Jabez (Bunting) Lear 1829–
    9. 9. Lydia (Esther) Lear 1822–1910
    10. 10. Thomas (Coke) Lear 1818–1882
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Hannah) Lear 1826–1909
  2. 2. HESTER Lear 1788–1862
  3. 3. ROBERT Lear 1795–1844
  4. 4. ELIZABETH Lear 1779–1838
  5. 5. WILLIAM Lear 1784–1843
  6. 6. FRANCIS Lear 1790–1870
  7. 7. JOHN Lear 1781–1862
  8. 8. ELIZABETH Lear 1791–
  9. 9. THOMAS Lear 1777–1836

Hester Willis's Timeline

5 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Hester Willis in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1756
14 Mar 1756
Hester Willis was baptized in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
1757
20 Jan 1757
Age 1
Hester Willis was baptized in Bitton, Gloucester, England
Bitton, Gloucester, England
1833
20 July 1833
Age 77
Death of Hester Willis in Kingswood, See gallery for transcription of obituary, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Kingswood, See gallery for transcription of obituary, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1833
29 Jul 1833
Age 77
Burial of Hester Willis in Bitton, Gloucester, England
Bitton, Gloucester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1361
    [2] Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Bristol, England, Church of England Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: PBR4A
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1756
    Event Place: Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD275 C_1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1848

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1833
    Event Place: Kingswood, See gallery for transcription of obituary, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1848
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1361
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] Bristol, England, Church of England Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: PBR4A
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1361
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Bristol, England, Church of England Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: PBR4A
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