Hester Paxton

1851-1936

Hester was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the daughter of George (a Coal Merchant) and Hester Paxton (nee Humphries) who were married on the 12^th June 1849, in Bicester. She was baptised on the 13^th March 1856, in Bicester, with her sisters Jessie (born c1850) and Alice (born 1855, died 1856)

Her father George was baptised on the 16^th July 1813, in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, the son of William and Ann Paxton (nee Pitkin) who were married on the 29^th December 1803, at St Mary, Woburn, Bedfordshire. George died aged 46, on the 3^rd April 1861, in Bicester. His probate record records him as a Farmer and Coal Merchant, Effects: under £2000.

Hester’s mother Hester was born c1825, in Oxfordshire. In 1841 she was recorded as Esther (15), living in Market Place, Bicester, with her father William (50) and Innkeeper, her mother Mary (40) and her brothers Henry (20) and John (15).  Hester died aged 35, in 1860, in Bicester.

In 1851 George (37) was recorded as a Coal Merchant, living in Bicester, Market End, Oxfordshire, with Hester (25), Jessie (1) and Susan Wheeler (20), a General Servant

The 1861 census records Esther (8), (Hester) and her sister Tessie (11), (Jessie) living in Swan Street, Bicester Market End, with a Housekeeper, Mary Ann Coleman (56) and a House Servant, Elizabeth Brown (18). (census taken 7^th April, 4 days after their father’s death)

No record of Hester and Jessie found in 1871.

The 1881 census records Hester (29) and Jessie (30) living in Craven Street, Newbury, Berkshire, with their aunt, Eliza Mills (64), their cousin, Eleanor Tucker (41) and Jessie Tucker (18) and Jessie Slocock (12), Eliza’s granddaughters. All were recorded as Ladies.

In 1891 Hester (38) and Jessie (41) were living on their own means. They were still living in Craven Street, Newbury, with their aunt, Eliza Mills (75) who was also living on her own means and her granddaughter Jessie Tucker (28), who was working as a Governess.

Their aunt, Eliza Mills died aged 76, on the 14^th August 1892, she was laid to rest in a private grave, in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th August.

Jessie died aged 44, on the 1^st April 1895, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th April

The 1901 census records Hester (48) living on her own means. She was recorded as a boarder, at “Cravendale” Craven Road, Newbury.

In 1911 Hester (58) was living on private means, boarding at Eddystone Villa, Chesterfield Road, Newbury.

The 1921 census records Nester (69) (Hester) living with Robert Martin (55) and his wife Jessie Louisa Martin (58), at “Langford” St John’s Road, Newbury. (Jessie Louisa Martin (nee Tucker) was the granddaughter of Hester’s aunt, Eliza Mills).

Hester died aged 84, on the 5^th May 1936, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery, with her sister Jessie, on the 9^th May

Probate: PAXTON Hester of 74 Queens Road Newbury Berkshire spinster died 5^th May 1936 Probate Oxford 6^th August to William Henry Flint coal merchant. Effects: £1613 4s 11d

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 7^th May 1936

PAXTON – May 5^th 1936, at 74 Queen’s Road, Newbury, Hester Paxton, surviving daughter of the late George Paxton, of Bicester, aged 84.

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