William Hester: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

William Hester is documented in 78 historical records spanning 1838-2015 across 17 cities — including St Pauls Ward, Toronto Northwest, Dresden, Calgary, Centre Ward, Blenheim, Saint-Andrew Ward, Hinchinbrooke, Bosanquet, and Arkona. Sources include 23 births, 23 censuses, and 32 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named William Hester through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with William Hester today.

Year Type Subject Location Source Results

abt. 1838

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1838

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1839

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1839

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1840

Birth

William Ester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1840

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1854

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1854

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1856

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1856

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1864

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1864

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1867

Birth

William-J Esther

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1867

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1872

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1872

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1872

Birth

William-B Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1872

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1874

Birth

William-H Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1874

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1880

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1880

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1881

Birth

William Esther

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1881

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1881

Birth

William-H Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1881

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1881

Census

William-J Esther

Centre Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Centre Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Hester

Blenheim, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Blenheim, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Hester

Saint-Andrew Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Saint-Andrew Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Ester & Eleanor Ester

Hinchinbrooke, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Hinchinbrooke, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Hester & Eliza-Jane Hester

Bosanquet, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Bosanquet, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Hester & Jane Hester

Dresden, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Dresden, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Hester

Dresden, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Dresden, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1882

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1882

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1882

Birth

William-J Ester-Jr

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1882

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1890

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1890

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Hester & Eliza Hester

Arkona, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Arkona, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Hester

Leeds Front, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Leeds Front, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Hester

St-James Ward, QC

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St-James Ward, QC

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Esther

St Pauls Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St Pauls Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Hester & Jane Hester

St Pauls Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St Pauls Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-B Hester

St Pauls Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St Pauls Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-H Hester

Orangeville, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Orangeville, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1893

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1893

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1893

Birth

Frederick-William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1893

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1893

Birth

William-George Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1893

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1898

Birth

John-William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1898

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1904

Birth

Henry-William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1904

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1922

Birth

Kenneth-William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1922

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1926

Census

William Hester & Catherine Hester

Calgary (City), AB

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Calgary (City), AB

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1928

Birth

William Hester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1928

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Henry-William Hester

Oshawa (City), ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Oshawa (City), ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Hester

North York (Township), ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

North York (Township), ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William-J Ester-Jr & Katherine Evans

Toronto Northwest, ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Toronto Northwest, ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William-George Hester & Olive-Lillian Hester

Toronto Northwest, ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Toronto Northwest, ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William-H Hester & Louis Hester

Toronto Northeast, ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Toronto Northeast, ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Kenneth-William Hester

Toronto Northwest, ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Toronto Northwest, ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Frederick-William Hester & Katherine Hester

Calgary (City), AB

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Calgary (City), AB

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

John-William Hester & Dorothy-Caroline Hester

Medicine Hat, AB

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Medicine Hat, AB

(Census of Canada, 1931)

Obituary of Charles-William Hester (1925 - 2002)

Charles-William Hester, born in 1925, spouse of Elizabeth-Babb Hester, father of Ronnie and Debbie, died on November 8, 2002 at 77 years old.

Obituary: Charles William Hester, 77, of 98 Hemlock Drive, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. He was the husband of M. Elizabeth Babb Hester, and was the sonof the late Charles and Flossie Gilbert Hester. Mr. Hester was a retired Senior Manufacturing and Industrial [...]

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Obituary of Opal-William Hester

Opal-William Hester, spouse of Retta-Frances-Constant Hester, father of Ernie Malcolm, Jimmie Milton, Dennis Neal and Loretta, died at 81 years old.

Obituary: VINE GROVE -- Opal William Hester, 81, passed away Wednesday. He was a member of Hardin County First United Baptist Church and a retired US Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. While serving, he was a prisoner of war and received three Purple Hearts. He is [...]

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Obituary of William-D Hester

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William-D. Hester, died.

Obituary: In Loving Memory Of Willam D. Hester On His 8th Anniversary In Heaven 8/8/47 - 11/12/96 There is not a single day that we do not think of you. We Love and Miss You, Theresa, Troy, Leroy, Gilroy

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Obituary of William-Larry Hester

William-Larry Hester, died.

Obituary: GLASGOW -- William Larry Hester, 62, A.F. Crow & Son Funeral.

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Obituary of William-R Hester (1913 - 2005)

William-R. Hester, born in 1913, spouse of Peggy-A. Dowdy, father of Jerry M, Russellville, Ala, Martha Lou, Jasper and William Orval, died on November 6, 2005 at 92 years old.

Obituary: William Roy Hester, 92, of Russellville, Ala., died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005, in Russellville as a result of an auto accident.He was a native of Franklin County and a member of Belgreen United Methodist Church. He was a retired farmer.The funeral will be at noon Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, at [...]

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Obituary of William-Earl Hester

William-Earl Hester, died.

Obituary: MUNFORDVILLE -- William Earl Hester, 63, Brooks Funeral Home.

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Obituary of William-M Hester (1956 - 2006)

William-M. Hester, born in 1956, spouse of Janet Hester, son of Bill and Genelle, father of Kelly, died on September 24, 2006 at 50 years old.

Obituary: Mike Hester, 50, of Muscle Shoals, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, at home.Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Colbert Memorial Gardens.He is survived by his wife, Janet Hester; parents, Bill and Genelle Hester; daughter, Kelly Hester; stepdaughters, Victoria Gann and Katie Tanner; and sister, Lesa Rickard.Pallbearers will be [...]

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Obituary of Royce-William Hester

Royce-William Hester, died.

Obituary: BOWLING GREEN - - Royce William Hester, 72, Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps.

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Obituary of William-Robert Hester

William-Robert Hester, died.

Obituary: William Robert Hester ATTAPULGUS - William Robert Hester, 90, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Bainbridge Health Care in Bainbridge Ga. The service will be at 11 a.m. EST Saturday at Ivey Funeral Home (229-246-3232).

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Obituary of William-Tommy Hester (1941 - 2007)

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William-Tommy Hester, born in 1941, spouse of Lynda-Pace Hester, son of William and Cora-Miller, father of Todd, Angie, Rhys, Pam and Susan, died on March 12, 2007 at 66 years old.

Obituary: Tommy Hester, 66, beloved husband of Lynda Pace Hester, of 7 Coleman Park Circle, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late Rev. William Roy and Cora Miller Hester. Mr. Hester was president of Orchard View [...]

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Obituary of William-Tommy Hester (1941 - 2007)

Photo of William-Tommy Hester

William-Tommy Hester, born in 1941, spouse of Lynda-Pace Hester, son of William and Cora-Miller, father of Todd, Rhys and Susan, died on March 12, 2007 at 66 years old.

Obituary: Tommy Hester, 66, beloved husband of Lynda Pace Hester, of 7 Coleman Park Circle, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late Rev. William Roy and Cora Miller Hester. Mr. Hester was President of Orchard View [...]

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Obituary of William-C Hester

William-C. Hester, died.

Obituary: MUNDFORDVILLE -- William C. "Chester" Hester, 85, Brooks Funeral Home

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Obituary of William-C Hester (1937 - 2008)

William-C. Hester, born in 1937, spouse of Carolyn Hester, father of Deborah Elaine, died on February 5, 2008 at 71 years old.

Obituary: William Curtis Hester, age 71, of Tuscumbia, Ala., died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. His funeral service will be Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Morrison Funeral Home, of Tuscumbia. Burial will follow in Barton Cemetery. Brother Don McGuire will officiate. Mr. Hester was a Colbert [...]

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Obituary of William-R Hester (1944 - 2008)

William-R. Hester, born in 1944, died on May 25, 2008 at 64 years old.

Obituary: VINAWilliam Robert Hester, 64, died Sunday, May 25, 2008. Visitation will be until 3:30 p.m. today at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay. The funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel, with burial in Old Burleson Cemetery, Vina. He was an employee of Sunshine Mills for [...]

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Obituary of William Hester

William Hester, died at 52 years old.

Obituary: William "Bill" Hester - HAZLEHURST - William "Bill" Hester, 52, died Monday. Survivors: brothers, Ray Hester and Eric Hester; sisters, Shirley Hester and Ava Martin; and other relatives. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral: 11 am Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Interment: [...]

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Obituary of William-A Hester (1945 - 2009)

William-A. Hester, born in 1945, died on May 21, 2009 at 64 years old.

Obituary: William A. Hester ATTAPULGUS - William A. "Billy" Hester, 64, died Thursday, May 21, 2009. The Memorial service will be at 9:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel.

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Obituary of James-William Hester (1940 - 2011)

James-William Hester, born in 1940, son of William-B and Vivian-Smith, father of Heather, died on April 2, 2011 at 71 years old.

Obituary: James William HesterPickensJames W. Hester (Hess), 71, of Pickens, SC, passed away April 2, 2011.He was a son of the late William B. Hester and Vivian Smith Hester. He was a retired construction contractor.He is survived by a daughter, Heather Hester (Stephen McQueen) of Liberty; brother, Robert "Bobby" Hester of [...]

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Obituary of William-Edmund Hester

William-Edmund Hester, died.

Obituary: William Edmund "Eddie" Hester, 58, Lexington, TN, died 05-03-2011. Arrangements: Pafford Funeral Home 731-968-2544.

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Obituary of William-Edmund Hester (1952 - 2011)

William-Edmund Hester, born in 1952, spouse of Lisa-Meadows Hester, son of James-Bernice and Billie-Williams, died on May 6, 2011 at 58 years old.

Obituary: William Edmund "Eddie" HesterFuneral services for William Edmund "Eddie" Hester, age 58, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 in the chapel of Pafford Funeral Home, with Dr. Hoyt Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Farmville Cemetery. Mr. Hester passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 after [...]

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Obituary of William-Edmund Hester

William-Edmund Hester, died.

Obituary: William Edmund "Eddie" Hester, 58, Lexington, TN, died 05-03-2011. Arrangements: Pafford Funeral Home 731-968-2544.

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What are the most common first names in Hester family?

The most popular first names associated with the Hester surname.

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Hester who bear each given name, based on the 915 available.

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