Hester was baptised on 26 Mar, 1780 at St. Nicholas Church in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England^a1, the daughter of Edward Pitham★ and Mary Herbert★. She is Stephanie's 4x great grandmother.

She married Thomas Townsend★ on 28 May, 1801 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^a2 . They had eight children:–

• Jane died in infancy. Baptised on 23 Sep, 1801 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b1 and buried on 25 Sep, 1801^b2.
• Joseph baptised on 16 Jan, 1803 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b3.
• Richard baptised on 24 Mar, 1805 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b4.
• Elizabeth baptised on 1 Jan, 1809 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b5.
• John baptised on 24 Sep, 1810 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b6.
• Mary baptised on 27 Sep, 1812 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^b7.
• Ann★ baptised on 15 Oct, 1815 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^a3. Married Adam Clarke★ on 22 May, 1836 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Heyford, Northamptonshire, England^c1. Buried on 11 Sep, 1877 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Heyford^c2.
• William baptised on 1 Sep, 1818 at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton^a4.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living in Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire, England^d1 with her daughter Ann Townsend.

Hester died at the age of seventy-five on 1 Jun, 1855 in Nether Heyford^e1. Her death was attributed to "paralysis" (commonly caused by a stroke)^e1.

Timeline

1780

26 Mar

Baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton, Northamptonshire, England.^a1

1801

28 May

Married Thomas Townsend★ at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^a2
Recorded as residing in Gayton, Northamptonshire.^a2

23 Sep

Daughter, Jane Townsend (1801–1801), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b1

25 Sep

Daughter, Jane Townsend (1801–1801), buried at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b2

1803

16 Jan

Son, Joseph Townsend (1803–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b3

1805

24 Mar

Son, Richard Townsend (1805–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b4

1809

1 Jan

Daughter, Elizabeth Townsend (1809–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b5

1810

24 Sep

Son, John Townsend (1810–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b6

1812

27 Sep

Daughter, Mary Townsend (1812–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^b7

1815

15 Oct

Daughter, Ann Townsend (1815–1877)★, baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^a3
Recorded as living in Gayton.^a3

1818

1 Sep

Son, William Townsend (1818–?), baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton.^a4
Recorded as living in Gayton.^a4

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census living in Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire.^d1
Economic status recorded as Pauper.^d1

before 1855

Husband, Thomas, died.

1855

1 Jun

Died at the age of seventy-five in Nether Heyford.^e1

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