Frances Katharine Josepha (Broughton) Fisher (1841 - 1918)

Born 1841 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1918 at about age 77 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Hal Smith [send private message]

Biography

Frances was born in about 1841. She is the daughter of Rev Thomas Delves Broughton and Frances Corkran.

UK Census Date 1851: Living with her parents, siblings, a Governess, two cousins, a visitor and four servants in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. Aged 10.

She married Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (son of William Fisher and Sophia Lambe) on 4 April 1866 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^[1]

They had the following children:

Hon. Pamela Mary Fisher (b. 1876, d. 22 Nov 1949)

Hon. Dorothy Sibyl Fisher (d. 18 Jan 1962)

Hon. Beatrix Alice Fisher (b. 7 Jan 1867, d. 28 Jun 1930)

Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron Fisher (b. 18 Jul 1868, d. 11 May 1955)

UK Census Date 1881: Living with her husband, three children, one visitor and three servants in Portsea, Hampshire, England. Aged 40.

Occupation: Captain's Wife

In 1891 Frances and her husband were living in Norfolk Street, St George Hanover Square, London. Also in the household was their daughter Beatrix and one servant.

She was awarded the Order of Chefekat 1st class.

As a result of her marriage, Frances was styled as Lady Fisher on 7 December 1909.

She died on 18 July 1918 at the age of about 77.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DC9-JP7 : 13 December 2014), Frances K J D Broughton, 1866; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,
2. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHW-9BR : 31 December 2014), Frances K J Fisher, 1918; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVR-1DK : 21 October 2017), F K J D Broughton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England; citing Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-NF4W : 11 December 2017), Frances K J Fisher in household of John A Fisher, Portsea, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:35SL-K2M : 11 December 2017), Frances K J Fisher in household of John A Fisher, St George Hanover Square, London, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sir William Arbuthnot for creating Broughton-360 on 6 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sir William and others.