Francis GILES [9423]

   Cause of his death was typhoid fever.

  General Notes:

Francis Giles
Baptism Date: 17 Nov 1820
Baptism Place: Holy Trinity, Frome, Somerset, England
Father: William Giles
Mother: Sophia
FHL Film Number: 1470972 IT 26-27

Francis Giles was a man of much culture, and author of a philosophical work entitled Lex et Tenebris ( Light & Dark) His wife, Eliza Poole was a connection of Thomas Poole of Nether Stowey, Somerset, the philanthropist, and friend and benefactor of poets Coleridge and Southey.
Ref: Somerset North and Central.

Francis contracted typhoid while attending a daughter of Lord Lyttleton suffering from that malady.
Mrs Gladstone (wife of William Gladstone PM) wrote the following letter of condolence to his widow.
21 Carlton Terrace
April 21, 1875.
Dear Mrs Giles,
At such a moment I dare not intrude much, but I must tell you from myself and Mr Gladstone that our hearts bleed for you. We have known your husband for so many years and valued him, and the remembrance of him is mixed up with such gratitude, I may say affection, in my mind that I could not be silent to you. May God in his mercy support and comfort you in this awful trial. May the remembrance of your husband's goodness help you all, his never failing kindness, his unselfish conduct, constant in his duty, ever at his post; he died bravely, and long will be remembered with gratitude. All this will comfort you, for you will be able to think of him beloved, and at peace and rest. I cannot tell you how much I want to know details of his illness, perhaps some of your family will write to me. We trust he did not suffer much, and that he had all the tender nursing he deserved have, and which he so often gave to others.
God bless you all,
yours sincerely
Catherine Gladstone.
Ref: Somerset North and Central.

Giles Francis 10 May 1875. The will of Francis Giles late of Stourbridge in the County of Worcester surgeon who died 17 April 1875 at Stourbridge was proved at the Principal Registry by Eliza Fenwick Giles of Stourbridge Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.
Effects under £2000.
National Probate Calendar.

Francis left his entire estate to his wife who was also Executrix.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Frome SOM. Francis is recorded as head of house unmarried aged 31 a General Practitioner FRCS Lond. LAC Lond. born Frome SOM

2. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, 168 High St Stourbridge WOR. Francis is recorded as head of house married aged 51 a Medical Practitioner FRCS Lond. LSAP Lond. born Frome SOM

Francis married Eliza Fenwick POOLE [9424] [MRIN: 3260], daughter of Thomas Evered POOLE [25913] and Unknown, on 20 Sep 1853 in St Mary Islington MDX London. (Eliza Fenwick POOLE [9424] was born about 1824 in Nether Stowey SOM and died on 9 Jan 1892 in Weston Super Mare SOM.)