Esther (Unknown) Seddon (1782)

Born 1782 in Lancashire, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

Esther was born in about 1782 in Lancashire, most likely in the parish of Prescot.

Esther married James Seddon.

Their son William was born in about 1816 in Eccleston in Prescot, Lancashire.

By June 6th 1841, the family was living in Church Street, Westfield, Eccleston. James was a watchmaker. The household consisted of James and Esther, their son William, and seven-year-old Edmund who was probably their grandson. ^[1]

Research Notes

Census

1841: Church St, Westfield, Eccleston

  James Seddon, 62, W M, Y

  Ester do, 59, Y

  William do, 25, W M, Y

  Edmund do, 7, Y

In this area, W M is likely to mean watch maker.

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-18V : 22 May 2019), William Seddon in household of James Seddon, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-07 folio 12 page 17