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Thelma Elizabeth LESTER 1924–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1924

Birth Location: Wedderburn New Zealand

Death Date: 02 Aug 2010

Death Location: Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William LESTER

Mother: Ellen MATHESON

Spouse(s): Desmond PAYNE

Children(s): Robyn PAYNE

Thelma Elizabeth LESTER was born in 1924 in Wedderburn New Zealand, the child of William Jamieson Lester And Ellen Matheson. Thelma Elizabeth LESTER married Desmond Victor Payne, and had children including Beverley Diane Payne, Caroline Thelma Payne, Derek Leslie Payne, Helen Payne, Judith Evelyn Payne, Lynette Lyn Payne, Robyn Margaret Payne, Victor John Payne. Thelma Elizabeth LESTER passed away in 2010 in Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thelma Elizabeth LESTER was born in 1924 in Wedderburn New Zealand, the child of William Jamieson Lester And Ellen Matheson.
  • Thelma Elizabeth LESTER married Desmond Victor Payne, and had children including Beverley Diane Payne, Caroline Thelma Payne, Derek Leslie Payne, Helen Payne, Judith Evelyn Payne, Lynette Lyn Payne, Robyn Margaret Payne, Victor John Payne.
  • Thelma Elizabeth LESTER passed away in 2010 in Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William LESTER
1882–1941
Birth Location: Warrington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
WL
Ellen MATHESON
1888–1980
Birth Location: Shingly Creek Morrisons, Waihemo, Otago, New Zealand
EM

Spouses(s)

Desmond PAYNE
1926–2020
Birth Location: Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
DP

Children(s)

Robyn PAYNE
1947–1947
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
RP

Thelma LESTER's Ancestors

Self
Thelma LESTER
1924–2010
Birth Place: Wedderburn New Zealand
Parents
William Jamieson LESTER
1882–1941
Warrington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Ellen MATHESON
1888–1980
Shingly Creek Morrisons, Waihemo, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
William LESTER
1855–1918
Goodwood, Otago, New Zealand
Margaret (Elizabeth) JAMIESON
1855–1926
Ulster, Northern Ireland
Robert MATHESON
1847–1929
Eignaig Farm, Morven, Argyleshire, Scotland
Mary MUIR
1853–1921
Dunedin, N.Z.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas LESTER
1819–1859
Eliza KENNARD
1834–1927
John JAMIESON
1831–1893
Margaret GALWAY
1833–1893
John MATHESON
1819–1901
Margaret MILNE
1822–1890
John MUIR
1825–1895
Elizabeth McWHIRTER
1815–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John LESTER
1797–
Mary SIMPSON
1797–
William KENNARD
1813–1875
Maria BAKER
1815–1903
William JAMIESON
1765–1869
John MATHESON
1765–1869
Anne McLEOD
1799–1875
Robert MILNE
1793–1861
Margaret HARDIE
1784–
Thomas MUIR
1796–1879
Mary ANDERSON
1800–1850
David McWHIRTER
1776–1854
Margaret MUIR
1784–1866

Thelma LESTER's Descendants

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Thelma (Elizabeth) LESTER (15 Nov 1924–02 Aug 2010) m. Desmond (Victor) PAYNE (26 Apr 1926–28 Jun 2020)
  1. 1. Robyn (Margaret) PAYNE 1947–1947

Thelma LESTER's Timeline

2 Records

1924
15 Nov 1924
Birth of Thelma Elizabeth LESTER in Wedderburn New Zealand
Wedderburn New Zealand
2010
02 Aug 2010
Age 86
Death of Thelma Elizabeth LESTER in Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1924
    Event Place: Wedderburn New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 2010
    Event Place: Mossbrae Hospital, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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