Charles Paul Phipps (bef. 1815 - 1880)

Born before 3 Oct 1815 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Mary (Benson) Phipps — married 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1880 after age 64 in Chalcot, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Charles Phipps is Notable.

Charles Paul Phipps was a coffee merchant in Brazil. His birthdate above is actually a baptism date, as certificates were not issued in this time period. In 1869, Phipps was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Westbury. In 1844 Phipps married Emma Mary Benson the granddaughter of Moses Benson (bef.1738-1806)

Probate

23 March (1893) - Certificate by Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh, on Probate of the Will and Codicil of Charles Paul Phipps, late of Chalcot, Parish of Wesbury, County of Wilts, who died 8 June 1880, at Chalcot aforesaid, testate, grant at Salisbury, on 25 August 1880, to Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps, the son, one of the Executors. Value of Estate £200,000. [over 20 million pounds in today's money.)

Sources

• Parish baptisms, transcription by Wiltshire Family History Society, accessed via findmypast
• Ancestry.com. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Charles Paul Phipps
• Wikidata: Item Q5081537