Ester Ellen J Openshaw

Brief Life History of Ester Ellen J

When Ester Ellen J Openshaw was born on 30 October 1851, in Heywood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Openshaw, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Ingham, was 30. She married William Walter Dummer on 12 April 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 24 November 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Walter Dummer
1862–1921
Ester Ellen J Openshaw
1851–1940
Marriage: 12 April 1883
Nancy Leonora Dummer
1883–1953
William Walter Dummer
1884–1922
Sarah Dummer
1886–1977
Hazel J Dummer
1888–1944
Jessie Vera Dummer
1891–

Sources (49)

  • Esther Dummer in household of F C Danncey, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Esther Ellen Openshaw, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Esther Ellen Openshaw Dummer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

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.

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Openshaw (Lancashire). The placename derives from Old English open ‘open, unenclosed’ + sceaga ‘small wood, copse’.

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

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