Henry
Lester
aka Lessiter
Born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Lester
and Hannah (Liddington) Lessiter
Brother of
Jane Lessiter, Mary Lessiter, John Lessiter, Harriett (Lessiter) Kembry, Alice (Lessiter) Baker, Richard Lessiter, Francis Lessiter and Emma (Lessiter) Tranter
Husband of
Sarah (May) Lessiter
— married
28 Oct 1832 in Malmesbury
Descendants 
Father of
Eleanor Jane (Lessiter) Ayliffe, Matilda (Lessiter) Woodward, Alfred Lessiter, Rosanna Lessiter, Reuben Lessiter, Ruth Lessiter, Charles Lessiter, Henry Lessiter, Samuel Lessiter, Elizabeth Isabella Lessiter, Richard Lessiter and John Lessiter
Died
at about age 64
in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2023
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Biography
Henry was born in 1812 and was baptised at Malmesbury 22 March. [1]
He is the son of Samuel Lester and Hannah Liddington.
28 October 1832, with the surname spelled Lester, he married Sarah May at Malmesbury. [2]
They had a large family: [3]
1841 census: [4]
1851 census with his wife and some of his children at Malmesbury. [5]
1861 census. The original has Lessiter but the transcript has Lassiter. [6]
1871 census: [7]
He died in 1876. [8]
Sources
- ↑ "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D3M-HS2D : Thu Nov 09 18:38:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Lester and Samuel Lester, 22 Mar 1812.
- ↑ "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D3K-N2TV : Wed Dec 13 23:35:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Sarah May and Henry Lester, 28 Oct 1832.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L4NT-HZN
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73R-73C : Tue Dec 05 21:14:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Lessiter and Sarah Lessiter, 1841.
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0008505350&expand=true
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1861%2F0007448172
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNB-QJH : 25 June 2022), Henry Lessitor, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JPL-KPQ : 31 December 2014), Henry Lessiter, 1876; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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