Bowler Family History

Events

Parents

Families

Attributes

Pedigree

1. John LESTER
   1. Fanny YEATES
      1. Joseph Arthur James LESTER
         1. Alice Jeannie MASCORD
      2. Amy Dorothy LESTER
      3. Albert Henry LESTER
      4. Adelaide G LESTER
      5. Kate Verena LESTER

Ancestors

Source References

1. 1911 Census
   1. • Citation:

        First name(s) Joseph R J
        Last name Lester
        Sex Male
        Birth year 1899
        Age 12
        Age as transcribed 12
        Relationship to head Son
        Occupation School
        Birth place Thame Oxon
        Birth place as transcribed Thame Oxon
        Full address South St Steeple Aston Oxford, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England
        Address South St Steeple Aston Oxford
        Street South Street
        Parish Steeple Aston
        County Oxfordshire
        Country England
        Registration district Woodstock
        Registration district number 155
        Sub-district Deddington
        Sub-district number 1
        Enumeration district number 2
        Archive series RG14
        Piece number 8184
        Schedule 59
        Census reference RG14PN8184 RG78PN416 RD155 SD1 ED2 SN59
        RG 78 piece number 416
        Other household member first name(s) Adelaide, Albert, Amy, Fanny, John, Kate
        Other household member last name Lester
        Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales

2. GRO index
   1. • Citation:

        LESTER, JOSEPH ARTHUR JAMES [mothers maiden name] YATES
        GRO Reference: 1899 J Quarter in THAME Volume 03A Page 895

3. 1939 register
   1. • Citation:

        First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
        Joseph A (J) Lester 17 May 1899 Male Builder's Clerk Married 73 1
        Alice J Lester 22 Nov 1889 Female Domestic Duties Married 73 2
        Margaret Day (Lester) 04 Jan 1921 Female Drawing Office Tracer Single 73 3
        Muriel (D) Kene (Lester) 20 Jun 1923 Female Junior Clerk Single 73 4
        Arthur (D) Lester 07 Mar 1925 Male Machine Operator Textile Single 73 5

        First name(s) Joseph A (J)
        Last name(s) Lester
        Birth date 17 May 1899
        Birth day 17
        Birth month 5
        Birth year 1899
        Sex Male
        Marital status Married
        Occupation Builder's Clerk
        Address 6 Wesley Avenue, Ealing
        Place Acton M.B.
        Borough / district Acton M.B.
        County Middlesex
        Country England
        E. D. letter code BAAB
        Schedule 73
        Schedule sub number 1
        Archive reference RG101/0663B/009/9
        Piece number 0663B
        Item number 9
        Line number 9

4. GRO index FMP
   1. • Citation:

        DOB matches:-
        First name(s) Joseph Arthur J
        Last name Lester
        Gender Male
        Birth day 17
        Birth month 5
        Birth year 1899
        Age -
        Death quarter 1
        Death year 1977
        District Oxford
        County Oxfordshire
        Volume 20
        Page 2541
        Country England
        Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

5. Probate index
   1. • Citation:

        LESTER Joseph Arthur James of 25 Eastvale, The Vale, Acton, London W3 died 12 Feb 1977 Probate Oxford 28 December £2301

6. service record
   1. • Citation:

        FMP - Pension record:-
        First name(s) Joseph Arthur James
        Last name Lester
        Birth year 1900
        Birth county Oxfordshire
        Birth country England
        Age 16
        Year 1916
        Service number 3/18861
        Regiment Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
        Unit / Battalion 1st Battalion
        Series WO 364
        Series description Wo 364 - First World War Pension Claims
        Archive The National Archives
        Record set British Army Service Records
        Category Military, armed forces & conflict
        Subcategory First World War
        Collections from Great Britain, UK None

   2. • Citation:

        Ancestry - may have lied about age - says 19 in 1915:-
        Name: Joseph Arthur James Lester
        Gender: Male
        Enlistment Age: 19
        Birth Date: abt 1896
        Document Date: 1915
        Residence Place: Hettre, Nr Briester Oxon
        Military Date: 1915
        Relationship to Soldier: Self (Head)
        Regimental Number: 18861
        Regiment Name: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
        Number of Images: 11
        Form Title: Short Service Attestation
        Other Records: Search for 'Joseph Arthur James Lester' in other WWI collections
        Family Members:
        Name Relation to Soldier
        Joseph Arthur James Lester Self (Head)
        John Lester Father

        2nd page:- OBLI - Pte 13-3-1916 Discharge, having made a mistatement as to his age on enlistment

7. Marriage Certificate
   1. • Citation:

        declared at marriage 1920

   2. • Citation:

        Name: Joseph Arthur Lester
        Gender: Male
        Marriage Age: 21
        Event Type: Marriage
        Birth Date: abt 1899
        Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1920
        Marriage Place: Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England
        Spouse: Alice Jeannie Mascord
        Father: John Lester