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Thank you AustinQ for all the interesting information very exciting to see she had 3 children who are my second cousins.

Thank you Chris will try and message her.

Gravestone of Robert & Sarah:

CROOM:
Robert- born July 9th 1887- died February 9th 1936
Sarah- born Nov 27th 1890- died December 3rd 1945

Burial:
Cartwright Cemetery
Cartwright
Pilot Mound Census Division
Manitoba, Canada
Plot: 117 S1/2 (purchased by Sarah Croom)

NOTE- Sarah's date of birth has been incorrectly transcribed (as 1903) on findagrave.com

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Sarah's birth date on Grave fits with birth registration:

First name(s) SARAH
Last name LESTER
Birth year 1891
Birth quarter 1
District SHARDLOW
County Derbyshire
Country England
Volume 7B Page 457

Albert (Sarah's son) marriage listed October 8, 1938
The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg

"Viola C. Stuart And Albert Croom Are Wed In Cartwright The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stone, Cartwright, Man., was the scene of a wedding on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 29, when Miss Viola Christina Stuart was married to Mr. Albert Croom."
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2002 Obituary for Philip Croom (Sarah's son)-

http://www.ckdr.net/philip-croom
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Joyce (Sarah's daughter) passed away in 2014 - details/ photo here:

http://www.wheatlandfs.com/obits/obituary.php?id=625275

She married Robert Croom shortly after the 1911 census:

First name(s) SARAH
Last name LESTER
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1911
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ SARAH LESTER married
ROBERT CROOM
District SHARDLOW
County Derbyshire
Volume 7B Page 1111
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She on this passenger list in 1925 with husband and children:

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: Sarah Croom
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birth Country: England
Date of Arrival: 23 May 1925
Vessel: Aurania
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Robert Croom 37 (born Newark) Occ: Engineers miller
Intended occupation: farming
Destination: Winnipeg

Sarah Croom 34 (born Diseworth) Occ: Housewife
Reginald Croom 13 (born Gateshead)
Albert Croom 10 (born Beeston)
Philip Croom 8 (born Beeston)
Joyce E Croom 5 (born Beeston)

Was you aware of GR Member Jennifer, who is researching Mary?, she was on a 'Help Thread' below (Derek)

Chris :)

http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards/board/records_office/thread/1191073?d=desc&page=125


Marriages Sep 1918 (>99%)
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Lester Mary Priestley Shardlow 7b 1005
Priestley Arthur Lester Shardlow 7b 1005


(and looks like Parents Frank and Annie on below, from 'google search')


http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/uploads/853aef3cb7cf12058076391.pdf

(St. Michael and All Angels, Diseworth burials 1813-2013)


Deaths Mar 1924 (>99%)
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Lester Frank 68 Shardlow 7b 700


Deaths Mar 1927 (>99%)
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Lester Annie 60 Shardlow 7b 804

(possibly more family names on above Burial link, a Fanny Morgan, James Poxon also)


(the Sarah 'Outward' 1910, is travelling with a William Lester 19. occ. Labourer)

Okay Malyon so she is his sister looks like she was still in England in 1911 shes on a census in Beeston

Thank you Margaret thats her wonder if she married and the n went to Canada

the death in 1891 I added could not be ann lester sarah's mother

Thank you again Malyon that was my Aunt Betsy

this looks like the family in 1901 sarah must have been with her uncle


Name Betsy Lester
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Diseworth (Leicester), Derbyshire, England
County Derbyshire
Civil Parish Diseworth (Leicester)
Ecclesiastical Parish Diseworth St Michael
Sub-District Castle Donington
Registration District Shardlow
Gender Female
Age 16
Occupation EMBROIDERER
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1885
Birthplace Diseworth, Leicestershire
Schedule Type 88
Page Number 13



Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

Frank Lester Head M 45 Long Whatton, Leicestershire
Ann Lester Wife F 35 Diseworth, Leicestershire
Betsy Lester Daughter F 16 Diseworth, Leicestershire
Richard Lester Son M 11 Diseworth, Leicestershire
John Lester Son M 8 Diseworth, Leicestershire
Mary Lester Daughter F 7 Diseworth, Leicestershire
Agnes Lester Daughter F 5 Diseworth, Leicestershire
Frank Lester Son M 0 Diseworth, Leicestershire

Thank you safc

Still in England in 1911:

Sarah Lester

in the 1911 England Census
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Name: Sarah Lester
Age in 1911: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Diesworth, Leicestershire, England
Civil Parish: Beeston
Search Photos: Search for 'Beeston' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street address: 38 Union Street Beeston Notts
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: General Servant
Registration district: Basford
Registration District Number: 429
Sub-registration district: Beeston
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 20431
Household Members:
Name Age
John William Hall 38
Jennie Hall 36
Marjorie Hall 7
Jennie Hall 4
Sarah Lester 20

Betsey in 1911 census





Betsy Lester

England and Wales Census, 1911

Name Betsy Lester
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Nottinghamshire
Parish Nottingham
Sub-District Nottingham South West
Registration District Nottingham
Gender Female
Age 25
Birthplace Diesworth, Leicestershire
Record Type Household

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Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription

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First name(s) SARA
Last name LESTER
Gender Female
Age ADULT
Marital status S
Occupation DOMESTIC
Departure year 1910
Departure day 13
Departure month 3
Departure port LONDONDERRY
Destination port HALIFAX
Destination HALIFAX
Country CANADA
Destination country CANADA
Ship name PARISIAN
Ship official number 84294
Ship master's first name WM P H
Ship master's last name AINS
Shipping line ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIP CO LTD
City LONDONDERRY
Ship destination port PORTLAND
Ship destination country USA
Ship square feet 14500
Ship registered tonnage 3385
Number of passengers 117
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States

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this sara is traveling with william lester

Thanks Ann will have a look at that web site

Thank you Dea that would be the marriage of my great grandparents

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Thank you Malyon the plot thickens I think Annie was my grandfathers sister which means Sarah was his niece??

Marriages Dec 1882
Anderson Robert Shardlow 7b 872 Scan available - click to view
**LESTER Frank Shardlow 7b 872 Scan available - click to view
**POXON Ann Shardlow 7b 872 Scan available - click to view
Tester Frank Shardlow 7b 872 Scan available - click to view
Thorpe Sarah Shardlow 7b 872 Scan available - click to view

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