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BirthDec 1845, Ulcombe Place, Ulcombe, Kent
Baptism27 Dec 1845, Ulcombe church, Kent
Death4 Feb 1911, Elmscroft, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent
General2nd s. of 2nd marr. Magistrate and DL for Kent.
MotherFrances Marsham (ca1809-1901)
Notes for Lionel John William Fletcher
No birth registration found.
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His baptism, transcript from the image of the register page, courtesy of FindMyPast:

“                            Page 92.
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Ulcombe
“  in the County of Kent in the Year 1845
“. . . .
“When Baptized:       December 27 1845
“No:                  733
“Child’s Forename:    Lionel John William
“Parents’ Forenames:  Edward Charles and the lady Frances
“Parents’ Surname:    Fletcher
“Abode:               Ulcombe Place
“Profession:          Major in the Army
“Celebrant:           S Mence
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In the 1861 census, an early one he was found in, he was born in 1846 in Ulcombe Kent.
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This looks like his death:

Name:                             Age at Death (in years):  
FLETCHER, LIONEL JOHN WILLIAM     65  
GRO Reference: 1911  M Quarter in MAIDSTONE  Volume 02A  Page 568

His probate details confirm it was him.
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Will notes for Lionel John William Fletcher
His probate index:

1911
FLETCHER Lionel John William of Elmscroft West Farleigh Maidstone Kent died 4 February 1911  Probate London 4 May to Eleanor Mary Agnes Fletcher widow and Lancelot Sackville Fletcher barrister-at-law
Effects £785 0s. 8d.

Definitely him. and Eleanor Mary Agnes née Stopford Sackville.
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Notes for Lionel John William & Eleanor Mary Agnes (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)     Eleanor Mary A B
Last name         Sackville
Marriage quarter  3
Marriage year     1879
Marriage Finder   Eleanor Mary A B Sackville married one of these people
                  Lionel John Fletcher, Cleanor M Stopford-Sackville
District          Thrapston
County            Northamptonshire
Country           England
Volume            3B
Page number       303
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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And as almost ever, Ancestry have an image of the Marriage register, transcript by me:

“                           Page 49
“1879 Marriage solemnized after Banns in the Church of Lowick in the County of Northampton
“NO:
When Married:

                        His                            Hers
                        ===                            ====

“Name:          Lionel John William Fletcher  Eleanor Mary Agnes Stopford-Sackville
“Age:           full age                      full age
“Condition:     Bachelor                      Spinster
“Profession:    Gentleman                     -
“Residence:     Yalding                       Lowick
“Father:        Edward Charles Fletcher       William Bruce Stopford Sackville
“Father’s job:  Major General (deceased)      Esquire  (deceade)

“Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
“   by me, Augustus Legge
“This Marriage was solemnized between us, Lionel J W Fletcher, Eleanor Mary Stopford Sackville
“In the presence of us, L H Stopford Sackville,  Lilford,  Frances Fletcher,
                        Margaret Stopford Sackville, S G Stopford Sackville,
                        Charles E Fletcher
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Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220