Hester (Gilham) Argar (1843 - 1910)

Born Mar 1843 in Acrise, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Argar — married 16 Apr 1859 in Elham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1910 at age 67 in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Hester (Gilham) Argar was born in Acrise, Kent, England.

Hester (Esther) Gilham was born about Mar 1843 in Acrise, Kent, England to parents Henry Gilham and Esther Jane Goldfinch. Her birth was registered in Mar Qtr 1843 in Elham R.D., Kent. ^[1] Mother's maiden name Goldfinch. She was christened on 12 Mar 1843 in Acrise, Kent, England. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Hester married Benjamin Argar on 16 Apr 1859 at St. Mary the Virgin, Elham, Kent.^[5]. Aged 17 (actually 16), father Henry. Husband Benjamin age 29. ^{[6] [7]}

Children: William Henry, Hester, George, Jane Elizabeth, Henry, Henrietta, Benjamin John, Johns Dudley, Frances Annie. ^{[8] [9]}

Hester died on 20 Jul 1910 aged 69 at Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, Kent, England, and was buried 25 Jul 1910 at Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent, England.^{[10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWQ7-C5G : 10 April 2021), Hester Gilham, 1843.
3. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNV-WDZN : 12 March 2020), Hester Gilham, 12 Mar 1843; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Acrise, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLK-DP4 : 9 November 2019), E Gilham in household of Henry Gilham, Acrise, Kent, England; citing Acrise, Kent, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNJ-7M7J : 12 March 2020), Esther Gilham in entry for Benjamin Argar, 16 Apr 1859; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Marriage, Elham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, page 73, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
6. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN6W-RLF : 13 March 2020), Esther Gilham in entry for Benjamin Argar, 1859.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RG-5DN : 3 March 2021), Esther Argar in household of Benjamin Argar, Elham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF8Y-R22 : 20 January 2022), Hester Argar in entry for Benjamin Argar, 1871.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FV-CC5 : 20 May 2019), Hester Argar in household of George W H Jones, Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Folkestone subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ Shepway District Council; Folkestone, Kent, England; Shepway Burial Registers Ancestry Record 9041 #99206
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #205773835