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WINTER, Hester
1859 - 1935 (76 years) Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1825 - 1911 (91 years)-
Name WINTER, Hester Birth 1859 Longham, Norfolk, England 
Gender Female Death 1935 Mitford, Norfolk, England Person ID I2520 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father WINTER, William, b. Between 1820 and 1825, Longham, Norfolk, England d. 1911, Mitford, Norfolk, England (Age 91 years) Mother PEASE, Honor, b. Bef 28 Mar 1824, Gressenhall, Norfolk, England d. 1901, Mitford, Norfolk, England (Age > 76 years) Marriage 1849 Mitford, Norfolk, England Family ID F1261 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 LEEDER, Fred, b. 1857, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 1914, Hillston, New South Wales, Australia (Age 57 years) Marriage 20 Oct 1881 Norwich Register Office, Norfolk Children 1. LEEDER, Honor Elizabeth, b. 28 Jul 1882, Acle, Norfolk, England d. 1940, Norwich Registration District, Norfolk (Age 57 years)2. LEEDER, Mabel May Or Mavis, b. 24 Apr 1884, Billingford, Norfolk, England d. 1946, Norwich Registration District, Norfolk (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. LEEDER, Maud Beatrice, b. 25 Jan 1886, Lingwood, Norfolk, England d. 1896, Mitford, Norfolk, England (Age 9 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F532 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 Children 1. LEEDER, Horace, b. 28 Jul 1890, Gressenhall, Norfolk, England d. 1980, Norwich Outer Registration District, Norfolk (Age 89 years) [Mother: natural]Family ID F1260 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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HESTER LEEDER nee WINTER 1859-1935
The birth of Hester WINTER was registered in 1859.
(GRO September Q 1859 Mitford 4b 269)
The 1861 census of Litcham Road, Longham, Norfolk:
William WINTER, head, aged 37, agricultural labourer, born at Longham;
Honor WINTER, wife, aged 37, born at Gressenhall, Norfolk;
Thomas WINTER, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Longham;
George WINTER, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Longham;
Susannah WINTER, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Longham;
*Hester WINTER, daughter, aged 1, born at Longham.
(RG9/1242/157/6)
The 1871 census of No. 35, The Street, Billingford:
William WINTER, head, aged 47, inn keeper, born at Longham, Norfolk;
Honor WINTER, wife, aged 47, inn keeper's wife, born at Gressenhall, Norfolk;
Thomas WINTER, son, aged 19, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born at Longham;
Susanah (sic) WINTER, daughter, aged 14, scholar, born at Longham;
*Hester WINTER, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Longham,
William WINTER, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Longham.
(RG10/1845/21/7)
According to the 1881 census returns for the Norwich Lunatic Asylum Hester WINTER was a 22 year old nurse (i.e. born in 1858 or 1859), born at Longham in Norfolk.
Fred LEEDER married Hester WINTER by licence at Norwich Register Office on 20 October 1881. Fred LEEDER was described as a 23 year old bachelor, a joiner, living at Foundry Bridge, Thorpe Hamlet (Norwich), and son of Richard LEEDER, sub-postmaster. His bride was 22 years old, a spinster, living at Castle Meadow, Saint John Timberhill (Norwich), and daughter of William WINTER, an innkeeper. Witnesses were Fred KING and Anna GOODINGS.
(GRO December Q 1881 Norwich 4b 446)
Their daughter Honor Elizabeth LEEDER was born at Acle on 28 July 1882.
Their daughter Mabel May LEEDER was born at Billingford, Norfolk, on 24 April 1884.
Their daughter Maud Beatrice LEEDER was born at the Union Workhouse, Lingwood, Norfolk, on 25 January 1886.
Horace LEEDER, the illegitimate son of Hester LEEDER formerly WINTER, a domestic servant at Billingford, was born on 28 July 1890 at Union House, Gressenhall, Norfolk. Hester LEEDER's address was given as Union House, Gressenhall.
(GRO certificate)
According to the 1891 census Honor Elizabeth LEEDER was 8 years old and was living at East Dereham, Norfolk, with her uncle and aunt, Henry and Susanna MILLER. Henry MILLER was a 33 year old railway signalman who was born at Hethersett, Norfolk. Susan MILLER was 35 and born at Longham, Norfolk. From the 1881 census of Quebec Street, East Dereham, it would seem that Susan MILLER was the sister of Hester WINTER (Susan WINTER, cook and domestic servant, 25 years old, born at Longham, Norfolk). In 1881 Henry MILLER was lodging at Cowper Road, East Dereham, Norfolk.
Fred LEEDER has not been traced in the 1881 or 1891 census, but in 1891 his 31 year old wife was an inmate at the Mitford and Launditch Union Workouse at Gressenhall in Norfolk together with their children Maves (sic) aged 8, Maude aged 6, and Horace aged 1. All three children were said to have been born at Billingford in Norfolk. Hester was described as a married woman.
(RG12/1555/101/2)
FRED was supposedly the black sheep of the family, although he was treated as well as Julia Hannah EDGOOSE in the will of their father, receiving a bequest of £100 in 1893. Perhaps he deserted his wife and children later.
Maud LEEDER died aged 11 in 1896.
(GRO December Q 1896 Mitford 4b 177)
There is no record of Fred LEEDER in the 1901 census, but a Horace LEEDER aged 10 born in Gressenhall, Norfolk, was living with his uncle and aunt Henry and Susanna MILLER at 20 Malthouse Cottages, East Dereham (RG13/1872/96/35). He was Honor LEEDER's half-brother.
From the 1901 census of the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital:
*Hester LEEDER, domestic servant, married, aged 31 (sic), domestic servant, born at East Dereham, Norfolk.
(RG13/1848/126/18)
No proof that this is the correct entry. Her age is about ten years out.
From the 1911 census of The Street, Wroxham, Norfolk:
William ETHERIDGE, head, widower, aged 68, team man on farm, born at Limpenhoe, Norfolk;
Thomas ETHERDGE, son, single, aged 30, platelayer, born at Wroxham, Norfolk;
*Hester LEEDER, servt, single, aged 49, domestic housekeeper, born at Longham, Norfolk.
(RG14PN11253/RG78PN612/RD224/SD1/ED19/SN132)
No proof that this is the correct entry.
The death of Hester LEEDER aged 76 was registered in 1935.
(GRO September Q 1935 Mitford 4b 225)
NOTE:
Mitford Registration District (where Hester WINTER's birth was registered) includes Gressenhall, East Dereham, and Longham.
(revised 08.05.2009)