Francis Chislett (buried 1915)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Chislett
First name: 
Francis
Other Christian names: 
Herbert Oakley
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
771
Born: 
0/0/1837
Died: 
04/02/1915
Buried: 
09/02/1915
Occupation: 
Doctors Assistant; Dispenser of Medicine; Chemist and Druggist; G.P.;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
5
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Lucy Elizabeth Chislett died August 20th 1908 aged 66 also of Francis Herbert Oakley Chislett died February 4th 1915 aged 78 years

Life story

Life story

Francis was born in Melbourne Port, Somerset, son of James and Eliza Chislett. Father James was a Land Agent in Milborne Port. The family Francis was one of 7 children were living in Wimborne, Dorset in 1841 and 1851. By 1861 Francis was living in Marylebone, Assistant to a Doctor Scott, and Dispenser of Medicine. Lucy was born in Bloomsbury. Her Mother, Lucy, was a Laundress, living in Hackney in 1861, and widowed. Her father, John Lewington, was named on her baptism certificate, but mother Lucy's employment was shown. Francis and Lucy were married, in Shoreditch, in 1867. They were to have no children. In 1871, in Shoreditch, were Francis, Chemist and Druggist, Lucy, John Lavington, Brother-in-Law and Apprentice to Francis. By 1881, still in Shoreditch. Francis MRCS, English, General Practitioner. (He trained at the London Hospital).They had a 28 year-old Medical Student as a Lodger. They were living in Stamford Hill in 1891. Lucy Sanders, Lucy's 7 year-old niece, was visiting. They also had a Boarder and one Servant. By 1901 Francis was a Retired Surgeon, and they were living in Stoke Newington. On the census form Francis was described as Blind. Lucy's niece, Lucy Sanders was still with them When Lucy died, in 1908, the couple were living at Kingswood, St Botolph's Road. (This is almost certainly the site of a Residential Rest Home today.) In the 1911 census, Francis was at Kingswood, living there with Lucy Sanders as his Housekeeper, and with Eva Poore, a general Domestic Servant, from Worthing. Francis is described as having been blind for 17 years. In 1915 he was living at Lucinia, Broadwater Road.

Burial researcher: 
Liz Lane

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1837
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Lucy Elizabeth
Spouse one last name: 
Lewington
Marriage one date: 
04/06/1867
Marriage one address: 
Hackney, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
04/02/1915
Age (at time of death): 
78
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Lucinia, Broadwater Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£1,057

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living at Church Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset - James Oakley Chislett, 47yrs, Land Husband; Eliza Teresa Oakley Chislett, 45yrs; George Oakley Chislett, 22yrs, Attorneys Clerk; Mary Agnes Oakley Chislett, 19yrs; Henry W Oakley Chislett, 17yrs, Fruiter; Mary Christian Oakley Chislett, 16yrs; Francis Herbert Oakley Chislett, 14yrs; Margaret Oakley Chislett, 11yrs; Elizabeth Oakley Chislett, 6yrs; Edward Warren Lamport, 69yrs, Schoolmaster; Henry Charles Joyce Herbert, 13yrs; John Bedloe Goddard, 12yrs;

1881 census: 

Living at 55 Champion A??, St Leonard, Shoreditch, London - F H O Chislett, 44yrs, MRCS Eng and General Practitioner; Lucy Elizabeth Chislett, 38yrs; John Jos Lewington, 28yrs, Medical Student;

1891 census: 

Living at 15 Dunsmure Road, Hackney, London - Francis H O Chislett, 54yrs, Surgeon registered MRCS; Lucy E Chislett, 48yrs; Eliza S Keighley, 31yrs, Clerk Post Office; Caroline Manning, 32yrs, Domestic Servant;

1901 census: 

Living at 124 Manor Road, Stoke Newington, London - Francis H O Chislett, 64yrs, Surgeon-retired; Lucy E Chislett, 58yrs;

1911 census: 

Living at Kingswood, St Botolph's Road, Worthing, Sussex - Francis Herbert Oakley Chislett, 74yrs, Widower living on own means; Lucy Elizabeth Sanders, 27yrs, Niece Housekeeper; Eva Louisa Poore, 16yrs, Domestic General Servant;