Hannah Lester

Female1811–July 1877

Brief Life History of Hannah

Hannah Lester was born in 1811, in Newtown, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Lister. She married Daniel Bull on 9 October 1842, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died in July 1877, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66, and was buried in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Bull
1814–1888
Hannah Lester
1811–1877
Marriage: 9 October 1842
Hannah Bull
1844–1868

Sources (4)

  • Hannah Bull in household of Daniel Bull, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Hannah in entry for Hannah Bull, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
  • Hannah Bull in household of Daniel Bull, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 October 1842Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (5)

    1815

    Age 4

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 12

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1830

    Age 19

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Leicester, which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore ‘the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)’ + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’.

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.

    English and Scottish: variant of Lister .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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