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William James Lester

Born 14 Jan 1854 in Bristol Somerset

Ancestors

Son of William Herman Lester and Rhoda (Gifford) Lester

Brother of Adeline Ellen (Gifford) Lester [half], Sophia Mary (Lester) McGrath, Henry Thomas Lester, Frederick George Lester and Caroline Rhoda (Lester) McCullam

Husband of Lydia (Clutterbuck) Lester — married 5 Jun 1878 in Nelson New Zealand

Descendants

Father of Lydia Rhoda Lester, William James Lester, Frederick Lester, John Lester, George Lester, Daisy (Lester) Heimdal, Thomas Lester, Violet (Lester) Black, Henry Lester, Lillian (Lester) Palmer, Albert Lester, Rose (Lester) Sherborne and Percy Lester

Died 27 May 1920 at age 66 in Murchison New Zealand

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1861 Census England Somerset Portbury RG9/1711/85/4

LESTER William Head Marr 43 Ag Lab Somerset West Penard _note age is 43 Rhoda Wife Marr 43 Somerset West Penard Mary Dau Unmarr 5 Somerset Portbury William Son Unmarr 8 Gloucester Bristol Thomas Son Unmarr 3 Somerset Portbury George Son Unmarr 1 Somerset Portbury

1871 Census England Somerset Wraxall RG10/2513/50/15

LASTER or LESTER William Head Marr 58 Ag Lab Somerset West Penard -now 58 Rhoda Wife Marr 58 Somerset West Penard Adeline Dau Unmarr 29 Somerset West Penard William Son Unmarr 19 Ag Lab Bristol Sophia Dau Unmarr 15 Scholar Somerset Wraxall Frederick Son Unmarr 11 Scholar Somerset Wraxall Rhoda Dau Unmarr 7 Scholar Somerset Wraxall Henry GrSon Unmarr 4 Somerset Flax Burton NOTE Copy of actual Birth Certificate Reg. Clifton,St Phillip and Jacob,Bristol BIRTH DATE 15 January/February(can't read clearly) 1854. Registered St Phillip and Jacob, Clifton,Bristol, 6 March 1854

1878/1150 Lydia Chutterbuck William James Lester

1879/6322 Lester Lydia Roda Lydia William James 1882/3134 Lester William James Lydia William James 1884/8429 Lester Frederick Lydia William James 1886/6889 Lester John Lydia William James 1887/11010 Lester George Lydia William James 1889/842 Lester Daisy Lydia William James 1891/6785 Lester Thomas Lydia William James 1892/10746 Lester Violet Lydia William James 1895/12025 Lester Henry Lydia William James 1897/6226 Lester Lilian Lydia William James 1899/2608 Lester Albert Lydia William James 1900/16708 Lester Rose Lydia William James 1902/15343 Lester Percy Lydia William James

DEATHS LESTER—-On May 27th 1920, at Nelson Hospital, W J Lester, in his 68th year, late of Murchison, and brother-in-law of Mrs T. Barnett, 10 Harley street, Nelson.

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John Lester

Why did William James,Sophia Mary,Frederick George and Caroline Rhoda Lester come to New Zealand?

First of all,their Father William Herman LESTER died on June 7th 1872.His wife,Rhoda(Gifford),died on September 2nd 1874. Times were tough,friends and relations were heading to NZ -promises of free land,gold,plenty of work-and no reason to stay. Giffords were all ready in Nelson-arrived 1842-so were the Clutterbucks-via Australia-and there were other Lesters living in Nelson. Nothing by chance. So they signed on,packed up and after a bit of "official mischief"where they were nearly not allowed to board the "Hannibal"-had to come out as single men and woman ,rather than as a family(parents were DEAD)-they were on the way. Their older sister Adeline stayed in England,with her children.

posted 12 Jul 2016 by John Lester [thank John]

John Lester

James and Lydia were the first people to "drive" down the Matakitaki River to their land at the 10 mile.They had travelled from Nelson,on their Honeymoon1878,by horse and trap.This journey went up the Tutaki valley to Hunter's station,along the Matakitaki river to Whore's Terrace and the Glenroy River then it was off road.It took 3 long days of bouncing over the boulders on the river beaches,risking capsizing while climbing over the stumps of the trees Jim had cut down to make a track,negoitiating creekbanks,climbing up to the terraces.In many places the bluffs/terraces stopped them in their tracks so they floated down the middle of the river,with all their worldly goods,in the dray behind a swimming horse.Lydia never left the homestead for the next decade(wonder why?).It was only a 3 day walk to Murchison-70km via Tutaki-even though it was only 8 miles away downstream.

In 1886,the Inangahua council decided the 6 Mile was"adequately settled"to need a dray road.The budget was 940 pound=$1880 It was 1907 before this track got to the mouth of the Glenroy River.

posted 23 Oct 2015 by John Lester [thank John]

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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: