Born about in Kingston, Jamaica
Daughter of Moses Gomes Silva
and Elizabeth Bathsheba (Mesquitta) Silva
Wife of
Isaac Moses (Moses) Marsden
— married
1845 in London, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Madeline (Moses) Marsden, Algernon (Moses) Marsden, Herbert Philip (Moses) Marsden, Angelina Florence (Moses) Marsden, Edith Josephine (Moses) Marsden, Georgina Esther Moses, Constance Rebecca (Moses) Marsden, Rodolph Isaac Moses, Adela Louise Marsden, Stephen Leopold (Moses) Marsden, Isabel Blanch (Moses) Finzi, Beatrice Helen Marsden and Ida Frances Marsden
Died
at about age 81
in Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2021
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Biography
Born 1827 Jamaica.
At her fathers house in 1845 Esther married Isaac Moses, then a widower aged 36. Esther, aged 20, became the step-mother of Isaac’s five children by his late wife Rachel Hyam: Julia (16), Kate (14), Maurice (13), Montague (12) and Rachel (9)[1][2]
Isaac's daughter from his first marriage Kate Moses went onto marry Isaac 'John' Gomes Silva, the younger brother of Esther.
Esther and Isaac Moses had the following children, as listed by the 1851 census:
- Madeline Moses 4
- Algernon Moses 3
- Herbert P Moses 2
- Angelina F Moses 1
- Edith J Moses 1 Mo[3]
Sybilla Augusta Moses 1855 - 1856.[4]
The following children, as listed by the 1861 census:
- Madeline Moses 15
- Algernon Moses 14
- Herbert Moses 13
- Edith Moses 10
- Georgiana Moses 9
- Constance Moses 8
- Rodolph Moses 7
- Adela Moses 4
- Stephen Moses 2
- Isabel Moses 2/12[5]
A change in surname by 1871.
Esther had the following children, as listed by the 1871 census:
- Algernon Moses Marsden, 1848
- Herbert Philip Marsden, 1849
- Edith Josephine Marsden, 1851
- Georgina Hester Marsden, 1852
- Constance Rebecca Marsden, 1853
- Randolf Isaac Marsden, 1854
- Stephen Leopold Marsden, 1859
- Isabel Blanche Marsden, 1861
- Beatrice Ellen Marsden, 1866
- Ida Francis Marsden, 1869[6].
In 1881 the children are listed as follows:
- Herbert P Marsden, 32
- Adela L Marsden, 24
- Stephen L Marsden, 22
- Isabella B Marsden, 20
- Beatrice H Marsden, 15[7]. (Adela Louise, born about 1857, is not found on the 1871 census).
In the 1901 census Esther, aged 75, was living in Hove with her son Stephen Leopold (42) and daughters Beatrice (35) and Ida (32) - plus seven servants. 1902 Stephen Leopold Marsden married and moved back to Kensington.[8]
In 1908 Esther died in Hove.
Sources
- ↑ FreeBMD, Marriages Jun 1845: Moses Isaac, London, 2, 211 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2BFAViPRKmRSwp%2FVzGiZRhQ&scan=1
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DH9-VJL : 13 December 2014), Isaac Moses, 1845; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1845, quarter 2, vol. 2, p. 211, London City, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG55-H9G : 12 September 2019), Isaac Moses, Paddington, Middlesex, England; citing Paddington, Middlesex, England, p. 19, 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.
- ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 19 Sep 1856 Page 4 Family Notices
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7136845?searchTerm=john%20g%20silva - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861",
Class: RG 9; Piece: 13; Folio: 43; Page: 80; GSU roll: 542556 - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBX5-CC2 : 11 December 2017), Isaac Moses Marsden, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-DHHY : 8 December 2017), Isaac M Marsden, Paddington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 20, Piece/Folio 15/118, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,213.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNP-DVL : 20 May 2019), Esther Marsden, Hove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Shoreham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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