| Name |
Francis George Leyland Wooster |
| Born |
13 Jan 1890 |
Broadstairs, Kent, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| AKA / Alias |
Frank or Franck (in French) |
| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Broadstairs, Kent, England [1] |
| Age: 1y |
Address:
"Villette", Stone Road |
- In this census, Francis and his brother Frederick, are described as visitors to the household. Their mother, Annie, is staying with her father in Croydon, Surrey. The only adults in the household are 4 servants, one of whom is a nanny.
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| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Eastbourne, Sussex, England [2] |
| Age: 11y |
Address:
Boys Preparatory Boarding School, Meads |
| Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 |
Eastbourne, Sussex, England [2] |
| Boarding School Boy |
| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Westminster, London, England [3] |
| Age: 21y |
Address:
Georgian House Hotel, Bury Street, St James |
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Westminster, London, England [3] |
| Stock-Broker's Clerk |
| Military Service |
6 Nov 1914 [4] |
- It is clear that Frank served in the military. Quoted from a Supplement to the London Gazette, published on 28 January, 1915. "Norfolk (The King's Own Royal Regiment): The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 6th November, 1914:- Francis George Leyland Wooster".
Frank became a P.O.W. and this is substantiated by one report published on the suicide of his mother, Annie, which states that she (Annie) was worried about her son, who "was a P.O.W. in Germany". Oddly though, at the time of her suicide, Frank had already been repatriated. Records indicate that 2nd Lt. F.G.L. Wooster was serving with the 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment on attachment to the Norfolk Yeomanry. He was reported missing on 29 August 1917 but was repatriated on 20 December 1918.
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| Residence |
Between 1933 and 1939 |
Montreil-sur-mer, Pas de Calais, France |
Address:
L'hôtel Acary de la Riviêre |
- Frank and Marie lived at the house until the outbreak of WW2 when they moved to Paris. However, they still owned the house and after the war returned there from time to time.
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L'hôtel Acary de la Riviêre
This Villa, built by Field Marshall Viscount Henri Dominique Acary de la Riviera (a resident of Montreuil) in 1818, was described as one of the most delightful residences in Montreuil. It was bought by Baron Eugene Fould-Springer in 1928 and after his death in 1929, his wife Mary (Marie) continued to live there, re-marrying to Frank Wooster in 1933. The Mansion was bequeathed to the city on 9 November 1973 by Mary Wooster and after her death in 1978, became "The Franck and Mary Wooster Museum of Hope".
Also bequeathed to the town was the 14 bedroom annex to L'hôtel Acary, which is now a hotel and restaurant known as the Chateau de Montreuil. |
| Died |
21 Apr 1953 |
Westminster, London, England |
| Buried |
Aft 21 Apr 1953 |
Gunnersbury Cemetery, London, England |
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Headstone: WOOSTER, Frank and Mary
More on Gunnersbury Park Cemetery. |
| Siblings |
1 sibling |
| |
| Person ID |
I17929 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
21 Jul 2014 |
| Father |
 Frederick Richards Leyland (ID:I17930)
b. 30 Sep 1831, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
d. 4 Jan 1892, Blackfriars, London, England (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Annie Ellen Wooster (ID:I11498)
b. 1861, Peckham, London, England
d. 18 Apr 1919, Deal, Kent, England (Age 58 years) |
| Relationship |
1884 |
- The exact dates are unknown but we know that Leyland's relationship with Rose Caldecott had ended and that Annie Wooster's first son was born in September 1884. In 1891, Annie's boys were living in Broadstairs, Kent, in the house that Leyland had provided for them both to live in.
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| Marriage Status |
Never Married |
| Family ID |
F4425 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1890 - 1953 (63 years)
Has 30 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1878 - 1950 (71 years)
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