Name	KESTER, Richard William
Date of Birth	16 December 1850
Place of Birth	Hardwick, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of Death	14 April 1906
Place of Death	Adelaide SA
Place of Burial	North Road Cemetery
Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)	1857 on the Stamboul
Lived in Prospect (dates)	From 1887
Addresses in Prospect	Percy Street, Prospect, 4 Thomas Street, Nailsworth (1894)
Names of houses (if any)
Parents	William KESTER and Anne Elizabeth ROOK
Spouse(s)	Ellen Selina RIDLEY
Date(s) of Marriage(s)	19 February 1874
Place(s) of Marriage(s)	Primitive Methodist Chapel, Sturton, (Edinburgh)
Children	Alice, Arthur William, Hedley Clement
Occupation(s)	Farmer, Prospect Horse Tram Driver
Interests
Religion/Churches	Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sefton Park
Notes (points of interest etc.)	His family believe Richard was kicked in the head by a horse and died of a heart attack later that day Ellen was related to John Ridley who created the Ridley Stripper
Sources of information	Buried Treasures, Y. Facy, My Heritage website
Principal Researcher(s)	Lesley Attema