Chesters family, Nantwich

[nsc]

Hello,

Two people who had a very strong influence on my upbringing were my next door neighbours. They were two sisters called Elsie and Daisy Chesters, and during the 1960s, I must have spent at least an hour every day with them. They lived at 46 South Crofts, Nantwich, had also played a significant role in my mother's upbringing, and eventually gave my parents the house that I grew up in - 47 South Crofts.

Strangely, though, I know very little about them. I knew them as 'Big Miss Chesters and Little Miss Chesters'. Little Miss Chesters - Elsie may have died in the 1970s, and Daisy lived until the end of 1986, just long enough to see the birth of my first son.

I know one of them worked in Stretch and Harlocks shop, and we used to go up Queens Drive to see a Mrs Brown. Probably a work colleague.

There was also a connection with a family in Whitchurch, and a young boy called Christopher, whom I met on a couple of occasions.

They spoke of 'Daddy Chesters' also. Was he connected to the shop that, in the 1960s was Boots the Chemist?

I'd be very grateful if anyone could shed any light on their background, family, etc.

Thank you,

Neil

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birth index
name; elsie chesters
y.o.r. 1891
qtr; apr/may/jun
dist; nantwich
vol; 8a
page; 354

death index
name; elsie chesters
y.o.r. 1974
qtr; oct/nov/dec
dist;congleton and crewe
vol;35
page; 0516
age at death; 83
birthdate;13th june 1891

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birth index
name; daisy jane chesters
y.o.r. 1893
qtr;oct/nov/dec
dist; nantwich
vol;8a
page; 347

death index
name; daisy jane chesters
y.o.r. 1986
mnth; dec
dist; north shropshire
vol;30
page; 140
age at death;93
birthdate; 18th oct 1893

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1901
RG13/3362/72/39
william.h.chesters age 42. b. burland,cheshire. occ. joiner/carpenter. head
rosa.e.chesters age 42. b. preston,lancs. wife
percy chesters age 17. b. nantwich. occ. engine cleaner(railway worker). son
violet.m.chesters age 12. b. nantwich. daughter
elsie chesters age 9. b. nantwich. daughter
daisy chesters age 7. b. nantwich. daughter
living at;46,south crofts,nantwich,cheshire

[wozzle]

there was also another child born 1902 queenie doris chesters

elsie was baptised on the 6th sept 1891 at nantwich
daisy was baptised on the 6th dec 1893 also at nantwich

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daisy died in shropshire
there is a whitchurch in shropshire
maybe christopher was somehow related to her
will see if i can find out what became of her brother and other sisters maybe christopher is related to them
will have to wait to do this tonight though
off to bed now

[norma_jess]

These appear to be the only Christopher Chesters unless he is indeed younger then these as we do not have a possible age for Christopher. There are Christopher's later in the 1950's and on.  There doesn't appear to be a marriage which may connect any of these Christopher's to your family based on the names of the mother.

Name:    CHESTERS, Christopher P
Registration District:  Help    Stockport
County:     Cheshire
Year of Registration:     1927
Quarter of Registration:     Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name:    Cooke
Volume No:  Help    8A
Page No: Help    89

Name:    CHESTERS, Christopher W J
Registration District:  Help    Whitchurch (Shropshire)
County:     Shropshire
Year of Registration:     1938
Quarter of Registration:     Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name:    Downward
Volume No:  Help    6A
Page No: Help

Name:    CHESTERS, Christopher
Registration District:  Help    Stockport
County:     Cheshire
Year of Registration:     1946
Quarter of Registration:     Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name:    Lawton
Volume No:  Help    8A
Page No: Help    80

[norma_jess]

These are the possible marriages for the brother and sisters: can rule out Queenie as she died 1918

Name:    CHESTERS, Queenie D
Registration District:  Help    Nantwich
County:     Cheshire
Year of Registration:     1918
Quarter of Registration:     Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death:     16
Volume No:     8A
Page No:     739





Name:    CHESTERS, Percy
Registration District:  Help    Chester
County:     Cheshire
Year of Registration:     1921
Quarter of Registration:     Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name:     Challinor
Volume No:  Help    8A
Page No:  Help    847
 
Name:    CHALLINOR, Margaret E
Registration District:     Chester
County:     Cheshire
Year of Registration:     1921
Quarter of Registration:     Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name:     Chesters
Volume No:     8A
Page No:     847

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i think violet may chesters may have married frank bramall in nantwich in 1907
the name is down as may violet chesters on the marriage index
on her death in 1970 in north shropshire her name is down as violet may bramall her birthdate was 11th dec 1888
violet may chester birth was regd in the 1st qtr 1889
i am pretty sure may violet bramall is violet may chesters

there is a birth in whitchurch of a dorothy.j.bramall in 1928 mothers maiden name is chesters (possibly frank/violets child)
maybe this is the link to a christopher in whitchurch