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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

 

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