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William HESTER 1781 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Frampton, Gloucestershire

Death Date: July 1854

Death Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Father: John Hester

Mother: Sarah Rakestraw

Spouse(s): Ann Domoney

Children(s): William Hester, Thomas HESTER

In 1781, William HESTER entered the world in Frampton, Gloucestershire, born to John Hester and Sarah (1755) Rakestraw. In 1841, William HESTER resided in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales. William HESTER married Ann Domoney, and had children including William Hester, Thomas HESTER. William HESTER passed away in 1854 in Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1781, William HESTER entered the world in Frampton, Gloucestershire, born to John Hester and Sarah (1755) Rakestraw.
  • In 1841, William HESTER resided in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • William HESTER married Ann Domoney, and had children including William Hester, Thomas HESTER.
  • William HESTER passed away in 1854 in Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William HESTER's Ancestors

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William HESTER
1781 – 1854
Birth Place: Frampton, Gloucestershire
Parents
John Hester
1759 – 1843
Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Sarah ((1755)) Rakestraw
1755 – 1840
Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas RAKESTRAW
1721 – 1798
Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Dewberry
1721 – 1790
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas RAKESTRAW
1679 – 1754
Maria WISEMAN
1690 – 1723
William Dewberry
1693 –
Elisabeth Smith
1686 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Deuberry
1633 – 1740

William HESTER's Descendants

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William HESTER (1781 – July 1854) m. Ann Domoney (abt 1786 – Apr 1854)
  1. 1. William Hester (1820 – Apr 1892)
  2. 2. Thomas HESTER (1827 – Jan 1901) m. Jane (1828 – 1870)
    1. 1. Thomas Hester (abt 1851 – ) m. Rosanna Hester (abt 1851 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Hester (Jun 1874 – 16 Feb 1956) m. David (Lewis) Hopkins (Dec 1865 – 2 March 1941)
        1. 1. thomas hopkins m. joan cook
      2. 2. Harriet ((Margaret)) Hester (abt 1876 – )
      3. 3. Harriet Hester (abt 1876 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Hester (abt 1878 – )
      5. 5. Thomas Hester (abt 1878 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Hester (abt 1880 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hester (abt 1880 – )
      8. 8. Janey Hester (abt 1884 – )
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Hester (abt 1886 – )
      10. 10. William Hester (abt 1888 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Hester (abt 1852 – )
    3. 3. Moses Hester (abt 1857 – )
    4. 4. Aaron Hester (abt 1861 – )
    5. 5. Louisa Hester (abt 1865 – )
    6. 6. Tabitha Hester (abt 1868 – )

William HESTER's Timeline

4 Records

1781
1781
Birth of William HESTER in Frampton, Gloucestershire
Frampton, Gloucestershire
1823
23 Jun 1823
Age 42
William HESTER was married in Harmondsworth
Harmondsworth
1841
1841
Age 60
William HESTER resided here in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
1854
July 1854
Age 73
Death of William HESTER in Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Frampton, Gloucestershire
    Record Source: 1841 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 751; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Risca; County: Monmouthshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 24; Page: 19; Line: 22; GSU roll: 438847

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Harmondsworth
    Record Source: England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1841 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 751; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Risca; County: Monmouthshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 24; Page: 19; Line: 22; GSU roll: 438847

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1854
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

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