Esther PIKE

1819 - 1892  (73 years)

• Name	Esther PIKE
  Birth	23 Dec 1819	Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire   [1]
  Baptism	30 Jan 1820	Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire   [1]
  Gender	Female
  1841 Census	Southern Farm, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, she is "20", occ "Female Servant"
  1851 Census	Studham Common, Studham, Hertfordshire   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 32, occ "Straw Plaiter"
  Death	26 Dec 1892	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA   [4]
  Burial	Elysian Burial Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I1213	Webb
  Last Modified	25 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph PIKE,   b. Abt 1789   d. 1853, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth FREEMAN,   b. Abt 1790, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire d. 1851, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Dec 1807	Saint Albans, Hertfordshire   [5]
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Dec 1819 - Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire Baptism - 30 Jan 1820 - Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, she is "20", occ "Female Servant" - - Southern Farm, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 32, occ "Straw Plaiter" - - Studham Common, Studham, Hertfordshire Death - 26 Dec 1892 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Burial - - Elysian Burial Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The life details are not very certain, but it does appear that she marries John PRATT, Hemel Hempstead Oct qtr 1842. At the 1851 Census, the whole family is labelled Blind or Deaf-and-Dumb, but since this applies to many other people on this Census, I think it is a mistake unless there is something about Studham Common (which I have not yet found). She does not feature after this, and internet sites have her in the USA as a member of the Mormon church. The burial transcript has her parents on it, so it is considered accurate. I have found John and Esther in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses, both saying they came from England. I have not found any record of their travel. This data is supported by a DNA matching tree (https://www.myheritage.com/pedigree-tree-445405611-1500001/odell?familyTreeID=1&kitId=B53ED9A7-18D0-4B64-8A75-3F7D70B3D136)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2465] Baptism register :- Great Gaddesden (1820). [S2473] 1841 Census :- Southern Farm, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. [S2474] 1851 Census :- Studham Common, Studham, Hertfordshire. [S2614] Burial transcript :- Esther Eliza Pike Pratt (1892). [S416] IGI record of Marriage :- Joseph Pike - Ruth Freeman (1807).