1st. Baron Joseph Lister, of Lyme Regis

Male 1827 - 1912  (84 years)


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  • Name Joseph Lister 
    Prefix 1st. Baron 
    Suffix of Lyme Regis 
    Born 5 Apr 1827  Upton, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Education 1841  [2
    Clock House Quaker School, Tottenham, MDX 
    Occupation 1851  St. Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Student in Medicine 
    Education -1852  University of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1859  11, Rutland St. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1863  17, Woodside Place, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1875  9, Charlotte Sq. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1891  St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Surgeon, Professor of Clinical Surgery 
    Residence 1879-1901  12, Park Cres. Regent's Park, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Occupation 1911  Walmer, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Retired Surgeon 
    Will 1912  [8
    £66,166 
    Died 10 Feb 1912  Walmer, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Pneumonia 
    Funeral Service 16 Feb 1912  Westminster Abbey, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    _UID C97BA70D71194A59949A5078A382253DA29B 
    Buried 16 Feb 1912  Hampstead Cemetery, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I7459  Smithtree
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2011 

    Father Joseph Jackson Lister, F.R.S.,   b. 11 Jan 1786, City of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1869, Upton, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Isabella Harris,   b. 29 Jan 1792, Maryport, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1864, Upton, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1818  Quaker Meeting House, Ackworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Syme,   b. Abt 1835, Edinburgh, Midlothian, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1893, Rapallo, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1856  Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2008 
    Family ID F2139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student in Medicine - 1851 - St. Pancras, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Surgeon, Professor of Clinical Surgery - 1891 - St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    First day cover of the stamp set commemorating the centenary of Joseph Lister pioneering antiseptic surgery. The 4d. shows his carbolic spray dispenser and the 1/- is a portrait of himself.
    Biography of Lord Lister
    Biography of Lord Lister
    Front page of Rickman Godlee's biography of his uncle, Lord Joseph Lister. Pity it's only a second edition!

  • Notes 
    • (Medical):The Times 12 Feb 1912

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Wikipedia.

    2. [S22] 1841 Census.

    3. [S25] 1851 Census.

    4. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, U.K. Medical Registers (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S18] 1891 Census.

    6. [S290] findmypast.com, 1901Kelly's Handbook (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S224] 1911 Census (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S231] The Times, 5 4 1912 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S231] The Times, 15 2 1912 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S155] Biography of Lord Lister, Sir Rickman John godlee, 593-595 (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S202] thePeerage.com website.

    12. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales Quaker BMD (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S155] Biography of Lord Lister, Sir Rickman John godlee, 53 (Reliability: 4).