In 1821 Esther was co-executor and a residuary legatee of her late husband's will.
In 1841 Hester Sowden, aged about 80, born in the county, maker of brooms, was living with Elizabeth Gilly (70), independent, in Ramsgate, Camborne, Cornwall
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Esther Sowden of Town died aged 82 years (burial record).
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At Camborne, on the 15th inst., Esther Sowden, aged 82 years ; leaving one son and six daughters, 67 grandchildren, and 134 great-grandchildren.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, Friday, 21 Feb 1845, p. 3