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Harriet Pye Esten

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In 1784 she married James Esten who was in the navy. Esten was taught to act by her mother, who assisted her daughter throughout her career. She initially appeared in Bath and Bristol before moving on to appear at the
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The following year she made her first appearance on the London stage at Covent Garden on 20 October. She appeared as
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in 1865 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. Her death certificate is the source of her presumed date of birth.
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for a year at her own expense but after that she was engaged at £11 a week for a further three years.
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In July 1792 she became a theatre manager when she purchased the lease of the
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On 15 October 1812 Esten married the former Member of Parliament Major
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but he lost the rights to perform under the powers of Esten's lover
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in or around the 1760s. She was the daughter of housekeeper
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In 1820 her daughter, Anne Douglas-Hamilton, married
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Samuel De Wilde
Tooting
Knightsbridge
Kensal Green Cemetery
Great Britain
John Scott-Waring
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Thomas Pye
Anna Maria Bennett
Henry Westenra
Tooting
Anna Maria Bennett
Thomas Pye
Smock Alley Theatre
Dublin
Rosalind in "As You Like It"
London

Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
Stephen Kemble
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Samuel De Wilde
comedy by Mrs Sheridan called The Discovery
Garrick Club
John Scott-Waring
Warren Hastings
Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore
Knightsbridge

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