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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: delgirl on Friday 02 January 09 20:45 GMT (UK)
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A B Chester was born in 1901 in Kirkby Malham Yorks and married Edith M Fielden in 1927, in Skipton, and had Peter 1930 Wharfdale.
He married again and had another son in Warsop Notts, and lost contact with his sons, who were mentioned in the obit. He used to be a dentist, and died in about 1968 when his son was about 3 years old. I know we need a death and a marriage cert at least, but until they come I wondered if anyone knew anything about this family?
Thanks for looking
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There only seems to be one CHESTER family in Kirkby Malham on the 1901 census, which was probably taken just before Abraham's birth:
RG13/4023; Folio 6; Page 4
Low (?)Tremhouse, Malham Moor, Yorks
John CHESTER - Head - 57 - Farmer - Malham, Yorks
Betty CHESTER - Wife - 38 - Hanlith, Yorks
Herbert CHESTER - Son - 4 - Malham Moor, Yorks
Maggie CHESTER - Dau - 3 - Malham Moor, Yorks
Jane CHESTER - Sister - 45 - Malham, Yorks
Thomas Coghill - Servant - 38 - Shepherd on Farm - Gargrave, Yorks
Marriages Sep 1892
BANKS Betty
CHESTER John
Settle 9a 23
There are several other CHESTER children born in the same district in the 1890s: 3 die young, and 2 are visiting their uncle Thomas BAILEY in Skipton on the 1901 census.
Rambler
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Here's John on earlier censuses:
1891
RG12/3495; Folio 8; Page 10
Lower Tunhouse, Malham Moor
Dorothy CHESTER - Head - Wid - 78 - Malham
John CHESTER - Son - 47 - Farmer - Malham
Jane CHESTER - Dau - 37 - House Keeper - Malham
Thomas Cogill - Servant - 63 - Farm Servant - Littondale, Yorks
Thomas Cogill - Servant - 28 - Farm Servant - Littondale, Yorks
Ellen Bryan - Servant - 17 - Domestic Servant - Ulverston, Lancs
(next household - coincidence?)
Capon Hall, Malham Moor
Abraham BANKS - Head - 32 - Farmer - Hanlith
Margaret BANKS - Wife - 39 - Clapham, Yorks
Jane BANKS - Dau - 6 - Scholar - Kirkby Malham
Abraham BANKS - Son - 4- Scholar - Malham Moor
Margaret BANKS - Dau - 1 - Malham Moor
1871
RG10/4257; Folio 6; Page 5
Malham, Yorks
Richard CHESTER - Head - 63 - Grocer - Burnsall, Yorks
Dorothy CHESTER - Wife - 59 - Malham
John CHESTER - Son - 26 - Joiner - Malham
Jane CHESTER - Dau - 16 - Malham
Mary CALDWELL - 73 - Sister - Shipwright's Widow - Skipton, Yorks
Elizabeth HYDE - Sister - 62 - Brewer's Widow - Hanlith, Yorks
Rambler
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1861
RG9/3180; Folio 7; Page 8
Village of Malham, Yorks
Richard CHESTER - Head - 52 - Joiner - Burnsall, Yorks
Dorothy CHESTER - Wife - 47 - Kirkby Malham
John CHESTER - Son - 17 - Kirkby Malham
Mary CHESTER - Dau - 12 - Kirkby Malham
Jane CHESTER - Dau - 7 - Kirkby Malham
1851
HO107/2277; Folio 487; Page 7
Village of Malham, Yorks
Richard CHESTER - Head - 41 - Joiner - Burnsall, Yorks
Dorothy CHESTER - Wife - 36 - Malham
Elizabeth CHESTER - Dau - 9 - Malham
John CHESTER - Son - 7 - Malham
Mary CHESTER - Dau - 2 - Malham
Robert COULTHERD - App - 16 - Joiner's Apprentice - Newton, Yorks
James BIRCH - Journeyman - 31 - Joiner - Hebden, Yorks
Rambler :)
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Thanks for looking for me - saved it for future ref!
Adela
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One last one!
1841
HO107/1321; Folio 6; Page 14
Village of Malham, Yorks
John PROCTER - 60 - Shepherd
Ann PROCTER - 55
Richard CHESTER - 30 - Carpenter
Dorothy CHESTER - 27
Mary PARKER - 14 - School Girl
(All born Yorks.)
Marriages Jun 1841
CHESTER Richard
PROCTER Dorothy
Settle 23 465
Rambler :)