Father: John LEPPER (*18 Mar 1849 +1894)
Mother: Mary Ann Franklin LABRUM (*26 Aug 1852 +1934)

Esther Jane LEPPER (*26 Jul 1890 +10 Sep 1976)


Esther Lepper
Husband 1 : Hugh Edgar LUTKENS
Children
  1. +Joan Mary LUTKENS (*6 Apr 1923 +17 Jul 1994)
  2. +Pamelia Margaret LUTKENS (*30 Dec 1926 +1 May 2010)
  3. +Patricia Nancy LUTKENS (Private)
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                                                        _William LEPPER ___+
                             _Thomas LEPPER ___________|
                            |                          |_Sarah MANNING ____+
 _John LEPPER ______________|
|                           |                           _George JACKSON ___+
|                           |_Charlotte Smith JACKSON _|
|                                                      |_Charlotte SMITH __
|
|--Esther Jane LEPPER 
|
|                                                       _Joseph LABRUM ____+
|                            _Thomas LABRUM ___________|
|                           |                          |_Sarah OSBORN _____
|_Mary Ann Franklin LABRUM _|
                            |                           ___________________
                            |_Caroline FRANKLIN _______|
                                                       |_Susanna FRANKLIN _+

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[1809]

[1809] 1891 census
Market St, Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Lepper Head Male 42 Northamptonshire, England
Mary A F Lepper Wife Female 38 Northamptonshire, England
Caroline E L Lepper Daughter Female 10 Berkshire, England
Catherine C Lepper Daughter Female 8 Berkshire, England
Rose M Lepper Daughter Female 4 Berkshire, England
Edith E Lepper Daughter Female 2 Berkshire, England
Esther J Lepper Daughter Female 0 Berkshire, England
Caroline West Servant Female 16 Berkshire, England
Annie Wise Servant Female 14 Berkshire, England


1901 census
Bletchley Road
Name: Esther J Lepper
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
County: Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish: Fenny Stratford
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Martin
Sub-District: Fenny Stratford
Registration District: Newport Pagnell
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Relationship to Head of Household: Pupil
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Maidenhead, Kent (Kent likely an error)
Schedule Type: 62
Page Number: 10

He sisted Edith aged 12 is also there


From the "Maidenhead Advertiser"
Among those present at the Juvenile Ball held in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII were: Rose Lepper (15), Edith Lepper (13) & Jennie Lepper (11)

1911 census in Maidenhead
Mary Ann Franklin Lepper Head Female 58 Potterspury, Northamptonshire
Caroline Emma Lepper Daughter Female 30 Maidenhead, Berkshire
Edith Elizabeth Lepper Daughter Female 22 Maidenhead, Berkshire
Esther Jane Lepper Daughter Female 20 Maidenhead, Berkshire



Dale Schultz has an envelope from a letter sent by Hugh Lutkens to his future wife franked 23 February 1918. The envlope reads:
On Active Service
Miss Jean Lepper
6 Cookham Rd
Maidenhead
England

It was also stamped by the censor.

Esther Jane Lepper was known as 'Jen' hence the 'Jean'


1928 sailed from Port Elizabeth to Southampton aboard the Usambara with her three daughters arriving on 18 June 1928. The trip was to see get Pam's hearing fixed, to no avail. Their expected address was 6 Cookham, Road, Maidenhead, Berks. This is the address of where Esther originally lived.

1941 House at 60 Gleneagles Rd, Greenside, Johannesburg registered in her name.

RSA archives
DEPOT TAB
SOURCE WLD
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 84/1941
PART 1
DESCRIPTION EX PARTE APPLICATION. HUGH EDGAR LUTKENS AND ESTER JANE LUTKENS
(BORN LEPPER).
STARTING 19410000
ENDING 194100



Grandson Dale Schultz has postcard dated 28 August 1952 acknowledging change of voter district.

PMB archives:
DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 12829/76
PART 1
DESCRIPTION LUTKENS, ESTHER JANE. (BORN LEPPER).
STARTING 19760000
ENDING 19760000
REMARKS HUGH EDGAR LUTKENS.

Buried in West Park cemetary, grave 1421-2
IN may 1977, her daughter, Joan paid for a new text to be added to the existing stone:

AND
OUR BELOVED MOTHER
ESTHER JANE (LEPPER)
DIED 10.9.1976
AGED 86

[NF16] Witnesses :
Thomas George Lepper
Arther James Gilroy

[1808] [S195] Birth Certificate

[55279] [S562] Marriage certificate