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Charles LESTER's parents: Joseph LESTER (1843?- ) and Rosanna COCKAYNE (1840-1907)
Charles LESTER's siblings: Sarah Ann LESTER (1865?- ), William Henry LESTER (1869?-1948) and Francis Thomas LESTER (1872?-1937)
Thirza SIMMONS's parents: Josiah SIMMONS (1832?-1914) and Caroline PALMER (1836?-1907?)
Thirza SIMMONS's siblings: Elizabeth SIMMONS (1856?- ), Sarah SIMMONS (1859?- ), George Palmer SIMMONS (1860?-1900?), Clara SIMMONS (1862?- ), Keturah SIMMONS (1864?-1949?), Josiah SIMMONS Jun. (1868-1944), Alfred Charles SIMMONS (1870?-1953?) and John Edgar SIMMONS (1874?-1950?)

Family of Charles Edward LESTER and Thirza Jessie SIMMONS

Husband:	Charles Edward LESTER (1867?-1924)
Wife:	Thirza Jessie SIMMONS (1872?-1924)
Children:	Ellen LESTER (1884?- )
	Charles Josiah LESTER (1898?- )
Marriage	28 May 1898	Rushall, Staffordshire, England^1,2

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Marriage

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Husband: Charles Edward LESTER

Name:	Charles Edward LESTER^2,3,4
Sex:	Male
Father:	Joseph LESTER (1843?- )
Mother:	Rosanna COCKAYNE (1840-1907)
Birth	Apr 1867 (app)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England^5,6
Census (1)	2 Apr 1871 (age 3)	Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England⁶
Census (2)	3 Apr 1881 (age 13)	Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England⁷
Census (3)	5 Apr 1891 (age 23)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁸
Census (4)	2 Apr 1911 (age 43)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁹
Occupation	2 Apr 1911 (age 43)	Musician; Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁹
Death	30 Mar 1924 (age 56)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England^2,3,10
Probate	29 Apr 1924	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England³

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Census (1)	30 Little Green
Census (2)	29 Reeves Street
Census (3)	22 Charlotte Street
Census (4)	101 Portland Street
Death	104 Portland St.

Wife: Thirza Jessie SIMMONS

Name:	Thirza Jessie SIMMONS^1,2,11
Sex:	Female
Father:	Josiah SIMMONS (1832?-1914)
Mother:	Caroline PALMER (1836?-1907?)
Birth	Apr 1872 (app)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England^11,12,13
Census (1)	3 Apr 1881 (age 8)	Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England¹³
Occupation (1)	3 Apr 1881 (age 8-9)	Scholar; Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England¹³
Census (2)	5 Apr 1891 (age 18)	Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England¹⁴
Occupation (2)	5 Apr 1891 (age 18-19)	Domestic; Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England¹⁴
Census (3)	31 Mar 1901 (age 27 (!))	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁴
Census (4)	2 Apr 1911 (age 37 (!))	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁹
Death	24 Mar 1924 (age 51)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England^2,11,15
Probate	20 Dec 1924	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England¹¹

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Birth	104 Portland St.
Census (1)	30 Short Acre
Census (2)	101 Portland Street
Census (3)	101 Portland Street
Census (4)	101 Portland Street
Death	104 Portland St.

Child 1: Ellen LESTER

Name:	Ellen LESTER⁴
Sex:	Female
Birth	1884 (cal)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁴
Census	31 Mar 1901 (age 17)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁴

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Census

101 Portland Street

Child 2: Charles Josiah LESTER

Name:	Charles Josiah LESTER^3,4,11,16
Sex:	Male
Birth	Oct 1898 (app)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England^4,16
Census (1)	31 Mar 1901 (age 2)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁴
Census (2)	2 Apr 1911 (age 12)	Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁹
Occupation	2 Apr 1911 (age 12)	School; Walsall, Staffordshire, England⁹

Additional Information

Census (1)	101 Portland Street
Census (2)	101 Portland Street

Sources

1	"GRO Marriage Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 about Thirza Jessie Simmons Name: Thirza Jessie Simmons Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Walsall County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 1254 Name Year Quarter District County Charles Edward Lester 1898 Apr-May-Jun Walsall Staffordshire Lucy Marshall 1898 Apr-May-Jun Walsall Staffordshire Thirza Jessie Simmons 1898 Apr-May-Jun Walsall Staffordshire Joseph Thomas 1898 Apr-May-Jun Walsall Staffordshire
2	"Patricia Barton (Nee Lester)".
3	"Lester Charles Edward (b.1867) - Probate".
4	"Census 1901 Walsall RG13/2699 (Josiah Simmons)".
5	"GRO Birth Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 about Charles Edward Lester Name: Charles Edward Lester Year of Registration: 1867 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Walsall County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 640
6	"Census 1871 Bloxwich, Staffordshire RG10/2959/30 Pg9 (Joseph Lester (b.1843))".
7	"Census 1881 Bloxwich, Staffordshire RG11/2821/51 Pg39 (Joseph Lester (b1843))".
8	"Census 1891 Walsall, Staffordshire RG12/ (Joseph Lester (b.1843))".
9	"Census 1911 Walsall, Staffordshire, England RG14PN17198 RG78PN1058 RD370 SD4 ED11 SN26 (Josiah Simmons (b.1891))".
10	"GRO Death Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 about Charles E Lester Name: Charles E Lester Death Registration Month/Year: 1924 Age at death (estimated): 56 Registration district: Walsall Inferred County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 983
11	"Lester (Nee Simmons) Thirza Jessie (b.1872) - Probate".
12	"GRO Birth Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 about Thirza Jessie Simmons Name: Thirza Jessie Simmons Year of Registration: 1872 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Walsall County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 692
13	"Census 1881 Walsall Foreign (Josiah Simmons)".
14	"Census 1891 Walsall Foreign RG12/2253 (Josiah Simmons)".
15	"GRO Death Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 about Thirza J Lester Name: Thirza J Lester Death Registration Month/Year: 1924 Age at death (estimated): 51 Registration district: Walsall Inferred County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 982
16	"GRO Birth Index". Text From Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Charles Josiah Lester Name: Charles Josiah Lester Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Walsall County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 738