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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: willow2670 on Monday 05 February 18 15:47 GMT (UK)
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I cannot find this family on the 1901/1911 census & was hoping
someone else may have better luck.
Francis Lester b 1865, Dublin
Teresa, wife b 1864, Dublin
Peter, son b 1894 - Golden Lane, Dublin
Louisa, dau b 1896 - Longford St, Dublin
Francis & Teresa also had sons John Joseph born c1887 & James John born c1888.
I think I have found son James residing in Drumcondra 1901 &
Mayor St. (North Dock, Dublin) 1911.
Any info would be appreciated.
Sue
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Hello,
Do you have any of the family after 1911?
Have you checked deaths, marriages etc?
With James, if it is him, being in an Industrial School, perhaps something has happened to the family?
Heywood
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Is this John’s marriage in 1912?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1912/09905/5599578.pdf
The address is the same as James in 1911.
If so, who is Mary Lester, witness?
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Possible marriage 1911 James Lester and Mary Collier who may then be the witness, Mary Lester.
No image available.
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Both older sons joins the military about 1905, so John Joseph Lester could be away
for the 1911 census.
I cannot find the father Francis after 1896, but the mother Teresa seems to remain in Dublin
& remarries in 1937.
I also cannot find anything for Peter, other then his birth.
Louisa goes on to England & remains there until her death in 1981.
I do have the marriages for John Joseph & James John, but cannot find their birth records.
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Possible marriage 1911 James Lester and Mary Collier who may then be the witness, Mary Lester.
No image available.
I have no idea who Mary Lester was ???
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death of Francis Lester age 9 son of Teresa Lester March 1899 - place of death is the Workhouse, South Dublin (James' St.)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/11a6354321015
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death of Francis Lester age 9 son of Teresa Lester March 1899 - place of death is the Workhouse, South Dublin (James' St.)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/11a6354321015
Francis & Teresa also had William b1891, d 1891 & Alice 1892-1893
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People in the Workhouse are usually listed by just initials on the census - so can be difficult to find
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a search of the free index on FindMyPast shows a possible match in the Dublin Workhouse records - a Teresa Lester admitted 1906, year of birth 1868/1870
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possible death for Francis in 1897, surname as Leister, age 29 occupation dealer
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/31a4ff4166791
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There is a T L in the Workhouse in 1901. She is a widow.
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a search of the free index on FindMyPast shows a possible match in the Dublin Workhouse records - a Teresa Lester admitted 1906, year of birth 1868/1870
Wow - thanks so much. Worth the upgrade ;D
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There is a T L in the Workhouse in 1901. She is a widow.
Great work heywood. Such a great help. You have given me more leads :)
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James in North Dock is the nephew of Alice Kinsley
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/North_Dock/Mayor_St_/20540/
Mabel's birth 1899
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1899/02052/1785201.pdf
http://www.irishmariners.ie/searchdatabase.php?srch_surname=lester&srch_forename=james&srch_identityno=&srch_yob=&submit=Search
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Mary Lester is probably Mary Collier who married James in 1911
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lhq/
note the address of James Lester in 1916 number 244 below at 5 Nth Gloucester Place
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1916/01353/1558069.pdf
same address for a Mary Collier
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Mountjoy/Gloucester_Place_North/23212/
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Joseph 1914 informant Alice Nolan now at 5 Lr Rutland St
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01396/1573995.pdf
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James 1914
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lhr/
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a search of the free index on FindMyPast shows a possible match in the Dublin Workhouse records - a Teresa Lester admitted 1906, year of birth 1868/1870
Wow - thanks so much. Worth the upgrade ;D
First name(s) Teresa
Last name Lester
Sex Female
Status Widowed
Occupation -
Religion Roman Catholic
Age 38
Birth year 1868
Residence 21 Temple Street
Admission year 1906
Workhouse North Dublin Union
Workhouse number 2673
Teresa Lester is recorded in the record books Twice as having entered the Workhouse. May 5th and again August 13th 1906 with a daughter Louisa aged 8. First time her age is recorded as 38 and 2nd time as 36. Both times her address and daughter's info is same. (recorded in "Indoor-Relief Register')
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I cannot find this family on the 1901/1911 census & was hoping
someone else may have better luck.
Francis Lester b 1865, Dublin
Teresa, wife b 1864, Dublin
Peter, son b 1894 - Golden Lane, Dublin
Louisa, dau b 1896 - Longford St, Dublin
Francis & Teresa also had sons John Joseph born c1887 & James John born c1888.
I think I have found son James residing in Drumcondra 1901 &
Mayor St. (North Dock, Dublin) 1911.
Any info would be appreciated.
Sue
Hi Sue
Have you managed to trace the Lester family back any further? If so I’d really like to know what you have found. I recently discovered that Francis Lester’s father Edward was married to my great x 3 aunt Louisa Rigoli. Her family was Italian. My hunch is that the Lesters may have been too, or possibly German.
Francis was one of eight siblings as far as I can work out.
Cheers
Dan
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Hi
I found this an interesting post. Louisa Lester was my maternal grandmother.
My mom is 91 now and we sometimes hear her memories of her mother.
Not very much detail.
She did take my mom to Dublin in WW2 to meet her grandmother.
We had some stories that Louisa's brothers were in the Irish navy.
I think one brother took part in an Arctic (or Antarctic) expedition.
And there was talk of being torpedoed.. presumably in the first war.
The sailor was saved from drowning by holding onto a crate of Jacob's crackers.
He was approached by the company to use his story in advertising but declined so the story goes.
The history of Louisa's mother is quite hazy and there is talk of Louisa being illegitimate. Family lore is that Louisa's family had all their furniture put on the street and their house was burned down by the Black and Tans. I will talk with my mom and see what else she can remember.