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    Esther Sleepe (1725–1762), was an English fan-maker. She was born to Richard Sleepe, Head of the City Waits (d.1758) and the fan maker Esther Dubois (1693-1773)...
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    and his first wife, Esther Sleepe Burney (1725–1762), as the third of her mother's six children. Her elder siblings were Esther (Hetty, 1749–1832) and...
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    was the son of Charles Burney, a music historian, and his first wife, Esther Sleepe. He was a brother of the novelist and diarist Fanny Burney and the explorer...
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    writer, daughter of Charles Burney, a music historian by his first wife, Esther Sleepe. Molesworth thus became brother-in-law of Charles Burney, a clergyman...
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    harpsichordist in London, Charles married Esther Sleepe (c.1725–1762). The couple had six children: Esther or Hetty, who later became Mrs Burney on marrying...
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    third daughter of Dr. Charles Burney (1726–1814) and his first wife, Esther Sleepe (c.1725–1762). Her father's children included the seafarer James Burney...
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    the son of the composer and music scholar Charles Burney and his wife Esther Sleepe (c. 1725–1762). His notable siblings included the correspondent Susanna...
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