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I am looking for information on my great grandmother Esther Hannah Hope (b.1894 d.1929)
She was born 15 Aug 1894 Clayton le Moors, Lancashire and married Charles W Kershaw in July 1915.
In January 1916 she gave birth to a son (my grandfather) Rowland Kershaw in Accrington, Lancashire
In June 1917 Charles was killed in action, and is commenorated at Menin Gate, Ypres,
I have no idea what happened to Esther after this, as Rowland was raised by an auntie Minnie and has no recolection of his mother.
I have a marriage between a Samuel Edwards and a Esther Hannah Kershaw in January 1921 in Blackburn
The next record i have is a death of a Esther Hannah Edwards in Preston in 1929
I am looking for some help in finding out what happened to her after her first husband died and where she lived, did she have any more children and why did she disapear

A marriage and a death certificate will tell you if this is the same Esther.

The 1921 census may be available next year - at a cost

Or, buy certificates, as suggested above

Easy to find out if she had more children - look for births on freebmd

It's unlikely that anyone will be able to answer the question about what actually happened to her in the time between being widowed and re-marrying (if the 1921 marriage is definitely her)

The death cert is approx her age

Name: Age at Death (in years):
EDWARDS, ESTHER HANNAH 36
GRO Reference: 1929 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 1142

Esther Kershaw
in the UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923

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Name: Esther Kershaw
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1894
Residence Place: Birmingham
Relation to Soldier: Widow
Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description: Other Ranks Died Kerr-Kershaw F
Next of Kin:
Name Relation to Soldier
Charles W Kershaw
Esther Kershaw Widow
Sarah Alice Guardian
Rowland Kershaw Children

She doesn’t appear to have children with Samuel

Several trees show that marriage for her

Her death cert may be on interest in cause of death

Charles mum was also Minnie

Charles William Kershaw
Baptism Date: 29 Sep 1897
Parish: Preston, St Saviour, Lancashire, England
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Father: Charles Edward Kershaw occ manager north pier Blackpool !
Mother: Minnie Kershaw
Register Type: Parish Registers
Reference Number: Pr 2900/1/2

1911
Name: Charles William Kershaw
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Blackburn
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Country: England
Street Address: 8 Nightingale St Blackburn
Occupation: Reader In At Mill
Registration District Number: 474
Sub-registration District: Blackburn South Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 07
Piece: 25067
Household Members:
Name Age
William Kershaw 43
Minnie Kershaw 33
Charles William Kershaw 14
George Kershaw 10
Minnie Kershaw 3

KERSHAW, ROWLAND HOPE
GRO Reference: 1916 M Quarter in HASLINGDEN Volume 08E Page 213

KERSHAW, CHARLES WILLIAM BEARDSWORTH
GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 547

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Charles W. Kershaw

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Name: Charles W. Kershaw
Death Date: 8 Jun 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Preston
Rank: Private
Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Battalion: 1st 4th Battalion
Regimental Number: 201030
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
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Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918
Charles W.
Last name Kershaw
Birth year -
Birth date -
Service number 201030
Rank Private
Year 1914-18
Death year 1917
Death date 08 Jun 1917
Corps King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Service British Army
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Charles W Kershaw

in the UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923

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Name: Charles W Kershaw
Gender: Male
Rank: Pte
Record Type: Card
Death Date: 8 Jun 1917
Service Number: 3510, 201030
Corps, Regiment or Unit: 4th R. Lancs F.F.
Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description: Other Ranks Died Kerr-Kershaw F
Reference Number: 11.W.40811
Next of Kin:
Name Relation to Soldier
Charles W Kershaw
Esther Kershaw Widow <<<<<<
Sarah Alice Guardian
Rowland Kershaw Children<<<<<<<

Esther is in a GR tree other than yours - try making contact