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Esther Shoesmith

Esther was born in June 1881 in Morton (Bingley).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 28 in 1911, born East Morton
  
  Name:    Esther Shoesmith
  Registration Year:    1881
  Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
  Registration district:    Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding
  Volume:    9a
  Page:    178

Esther is no longer alive.

General Notes
- Esther's pareents were Mary and James Shoesmith.
  
  Esther mother died aged 31 when she was 2 and was brought up by Mary Swindlehurst (possibly her aunt). Mary (50) was with her 2 year old son Alex in 1911 (so a grand aunt). Esther had a sister Sarah J Shoesmith (2y older) whom she was with in 1901.
  
  In 1891, Esther (aged 9), granddaughter of John and Mary Swindlehurst, was living at Alma Terrace, Morton. This is also where she was living after she married.

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¹ 1911 UK Census