Sadly the angel above this grave toppled down about 6 years ago and some of the pieces have vanished including the angel's head.
"In Loving Memory of dear little Raymond. Younger son of F W & E C Lester who passed away 16 Sept 1903, age 6 Years
ALSO OF
Stewart, the dearly loved eldest son of the above who passed away Apr 13 1907 age 12 years. "Oh rest in the Lord, Wait patiently for him."
Raymond's birth and death registrations give his full name as Herbert Charles Raymond, and in turn Stewart's given name in full was Frederick William Stewart Lester.
Frederick William U Lester and Eliza Caroline Lester were proprietors of Clayton Arms at the time of Raymond's death, and had moved to the Red Lion by 1911. Frederick senior was born in Suffolk, and Eliza in Wembley. She was née Batterber. They married 1893, Chelsea Registration district. The children, which include a daughter Irene b.1893, were all born in London. Irene is then given the surname Batterber but later used Lester. She went on to assist her mum in running the Red Lion. Frederick senior died in 1910, completing what must have been an appalling decade for Eliza and Irene.
Source - GRO Birth, Marriage and Death Registration index.
Kathryn's landlord listings database and Charlotte's census transcriptions.
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