Brief Life History of Francis James
When Francis James Lester was born in September 1836, in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bate Lester, was 39 and his mother, Amelia Mary Lester SIMMONS, was 30. He married Emma Best in 1858. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Saint Margaret, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 47 years. He died on 15 May 1911, at the age of 74, and was buried in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- Francis Jas Lester, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Francis James, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Francis James Lester, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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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