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Name: CHARLESWORTH, Francis (Dr.)
Birth Date: 6.4.1859 Islington
Death Date: 27.7.1939 Kensington, London
First Date: 1910
Profession: Physician In Zanzibar
Area: Mombasa
Married: In Zanzibar 14.2.1903 Mary Frances Jane Ram b. 1868 Paddington, d. 1922 Lambeth
Children: Francis George (Zanzibar 25.1.1904-Ashford, Kent, 19 Jan 1978); Joan Mary Margaret (Boscombe 28.3.1906-Surrey 27 Nov 1967)
Book Reference: Red Book 1912, Mills Railway
General Information:
Red Book 1912 - F. Charlesworth - Mombasa
Mills Railway - 1897 - In its lower reaches the stream formed the boundary between 2 plots, one of which belonged to Dr Francis Charlesworth, court physician at Zanzibar. One of the Sultan's sons broke his leg but, under Charlesworth's care, a complete recovery took place. To show his gratitude, the Sultan gave Charlesworth 2 plots, totalling 672 acres, fronting the north shore of Port Reitz. The Railway dam was built, half on the smaller Charlesworth plot, and the remainder on another plot across the stream. Dr Charlesworth left Zanzibar, but in 1953, some 60 years later, the 2 plots were still owned by his family. [later bought by the Railway for £50,000]
Gazette 21 Jan 1941 probate