Esther Lawrence King (1836–) • FamilySearch

Esther Lawrence King

22 February 1836–
Portland, Jamaica

The Life Summary of Esther Lawrence

When Esther Lawrence King was born on 22 February 1836, in Portland, Jamaica, her father, Henry Lawrence King, was 21 and her mother, Margaret Hall, was 24. She married John Charles Headman on 25 December 1879. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

John Charles Headman

1845–1917

Esther Lawrence King

1836–

Marriage: 25 December 1879

James Alexander Charles Headman

1878–

Ann Imogene Headman

1880–1881

Headman

1881–

Headman

1882–

Headman

1884–

Headman

1886–

Spouse and Children

John Charles Headman

Male1845–1917Male

Esther Lawrence King

Female1836–Female

Children

(6)

James Alexander Charles Headman

Male1878–Male

Ann Imogene Headman

Female1880–1881Female

Headman

Female1881–Female

Headman

Male1882–Male

Headman

Female1884–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Henry Lawrence King

Male1815–1882Male

Margaret Hall

Female1812–1911Female

Siblings

(11)

Charles Lawrence King

Male1831–1898Male

Mary Ann Lawrence King

Female1833–Female

Esther Lawrence King

Female1836–Female

Elizabeth Lawrence King

Female1838–1926Female

Susan King

Female1840–1901Female

+6 More Children

World Events (5)

1842
Age 6

Calabar College in Kingston was opened.

1870
Age 34

Banana plantations set up as the sugar cane industry declines in the face of competition from European beet sugar.

1872
Age 36

Island's capital moved from Spanish Town to Kingston.

Name Meaning

King

Esther

Lawrence

1 English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king's household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König ( see Koenig ), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy . It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.2 Chinese 金: variant of Jin 1.3 Chinese 景, 荆, 井, 金: see Jing .

Possible Related Names

Koenig

Leroy

Jin

Jing

Kingdon

Kings

Laroy

Sources (14)

Esther Mitchell King in entry for Rhoda Agatha Caroline Matthews, "Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880"
Esther Mitchell King in entry for <Unknown>, "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"
Esther Mitchell King in entry for <Unknown>, "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"

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