Lydia
Rhoda
Lester
Born in Murchison, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of William James Lester
and Lydia (Clutterbuck) Lester
Sister of
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
Wife of
William Finlay
— married
1913 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Moana (Finlay) Sloan and Margaret (Finlay) Kenny
Died
at age 65
in Wellington, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2015
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Biography
Sources
BIRTHS. Lester.— June 15th, at the residence of her mother, Waimea Koad, Mrs William J. Lester, of a daughter Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 145, 19 June 1879, Page 2
- 1879/6322 1879 Lester Lydia Roda Lydia William James
- 1880/14208 1880 Lester NR Lydia William James
- 1882/3134 1882 Lester William James Lydia William James
- 1884/8429 1884 Lester Frederick Lydia William James
- 1886/6889 1886 Lester John Lydia William James
- 1887/11010 1887 Lester George Lydia William James
- 1889/842 1889 Lester Daisy Lydia William James
- 1891/6785 1891 Lester Thomas Lydia William James
- 1892/10746 1892 Lester Violet Lydia William
- 1894/14008 1894 Lester NR Lydia William James
- 1895/12025 1895 Lester Henry Lydia William James
- 1897/6226 1897 Lester Lilian Lydia William James
- 1899/2608 1899 Lester Albert Lydia William James
- 1900/16708 1900 Lester Rose Lydia William James
- 1902/15343 1902 Lester Percy Lydia William James
- DEATHS., Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 45, 22 February 1945, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450222.2.4
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John Lester
Two little graves behind the homestead.1880,1894.
posted 7 Oct 2016 by John Lester
[thank John]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~12.50%
John Lester
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H682901 [compare], FTDNA kit #B309420
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H682901 [compare]
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~6.25%
Richard Lester :
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~6.25%
Hayden Lester :
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Rejected matches › Rhoda Lester
Lydia is 25 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 22 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 17 degrees from Maggie Beer, 37 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 30 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 31 degrees from Michael Chow, 28 degrees from Ree Drummond, 23 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 27 degrees from Martha Stewart, 37 degrees from Danny Trejo and 32 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.