Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Esther Penfold

Female 1832 - 1916  (83 years)


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  • Name Esther Penfold 
    Born 2 Jun 1832  Atlantic Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Birth , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Esther Penfold 
    Name Esther Roberts 
    Residence 1845  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1846  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1861  Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-150508 
    Died 21 Feb 1916  Pleasant View Township, Cherokee Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mound Cemetery, Crestline, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I150508  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Jesse Penfold,   b. 1779, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 101 years) 
    Mother Jane Tribe,   b. 1795, Lurgashall, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 2 Dec 1817  Lurgashall, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F7815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Owen Roberts,   b. 3 Jun 1818, , Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1878, Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 25 May 1846  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F41662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Hester Penfold
    Hester Penfold
    Cemetery, M., America, N., County, C., & Cemetery, M. (1832). Esther Penfold Roberts (1832-1916) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 5 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41258931

  • Notes 
    • Esther, born on board ship in 1832, married Owen Roberts and lived for many years where the Cascade Creek crosses the road near Thomas Cleghorn's farm in Pilkington, but, with a large family, moved to Kansas

      THE EARLY HISTORY OF ELORA, ONTARIO, AND VICINITY

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, C., & Cemetery, M. (1832). Esther Penfold Roberts (1832-1916) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 5 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41258931.

    2. [S2433] Census - Canada - 1861, Wellington, Pilkington Twp.
      Owen Roberts 42 Walter Farmer
      Esther 30 Quebec
      Thomas 14 Ontario
      Henry 13
      Sarah 11
      Jane 9
      Matilda 7
      Charlotte 5
      Owen 3 months

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Thomas Cosford.
      Owen Roberts married Hester Penfold both of Woolwich 25 May 1846. wit: John Goodfellows an Nancy Cosford

    4. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees, (2020). Retrieved 5 July 2020, from https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/103656216/person/180050063499/facts.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1832 - Atlantic Ocean Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1845 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1846 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 May 1846 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Feb 1916 - Pleasant View Township, Cherokee Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mound Cemetery, Crestline, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
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