Hester, Frances Theodosia (later Mrs Heppinstone) (1850 - 1913)

Born in Bunbury, WA, 1850, died at Donnybrook, WA, 30 June 1913.

One of fourteen children, to Edward Godfrey Hester (c.1819-1897) of 'Blackwood Park', near Bridgetown, and Theodosia Sophia née Hall (c.1826-1897).

Frances collected MEL specimens at Blackwood River, 1871-1876.

She collected the type of Lepidosperma leptostachyum Benth. (1878).

In 1877, she married Arthur Heppingstone (c.1843-1913) of 'Cundenup', and they had five children.

Frances died in 1913 at Donnybrook in her 63rd year.

NOTE:
Edward Hester had six other daughters who were unmarried for at least part of 1871-1880s and may have collected MEL specimens as 'Miss Hester':

Source: extracted from: Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison (2014) 'Ferdinand Mueller's female plant collectors: a biographical register', Muelleria Vol.32 [consult for source references]