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Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet was an English tennis player, who competed in the men's singles Wimbledon quarter finals in 1900. He also won a bronze medal in the 1908 Olympic Games, which were held in London. [1]
Clement was born in Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey on 16 July 1869, and was baptised in Paddington, St James church on 13 April 1870. He was the son of William Cazalet and Emmeline Fawcett. [2] [3]
He may have been a sickly baby, as the 1871 census showed Clement as a patient in the Water Cure Establishment, Great Malvern [4]
- Emmiline A Cayolet Patient Female 33 Barrington, Somerset
- Clement H L Cayolet Patient Male 1 Capel, Surrey
Clement remained in Great Malvern and was educated there, he was shown as a student, aged 11 on the 1881 census [5]. He subsequently attended Rugby School, and Trinity College, Cambridge. [1]
By 1891, Clement had returned to the family home in Grenehurst, Capel, Surrey [6]
- Emmaline K Cazalet Head Female 53 Burrington, Somersetshire, England, living on own means
- Clement H L Cazalet Son Male 21 Holmwood, Surrey, England
- Theodora Cazalet Daughter Male 30 Russia British Subject
- Hilda B Cazalet Daughter Female 18 Holmwood, Surrey, England
- Florence V Cazalet Daughter Female 18 Holmwood, Surrey, England
- Irene G Cazalet Daughter Female 14 Capel, Surrey, England
His professional tennis career spanned many years, from the 1890's through to 1908 [1]
Clement served as a Major in World War 1, in the Volunteer Driver, Corps: British Red Cross Society. His military records show that he attended Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital At Millbank in 1918. [7]. For his service to his country, Clement was awarded the Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals [8]
In 1922, Clement married Mildred Rourke in Paddington, London [9]
The 1939 national register showed Clement and Mildred living at Millfield, Mount Pleasant, Battle [10]
- Peter Proratoroff 13 Aug 1898 Male Managing Director Fur Merchants Fur Dressing Co Mp Widowed 99 1
- Clement N M Cazalet 16 Jul 1869 Male Chairman Isingglass Importing Com Married 99 2
- Mildred Cazalet 24 Jul 1905 Female Private Means Married 99 3
- Eva A J Smithson 12 Mar 1891 Female Cook Housekeeper Widowed 99 4
Clement passed away in The Hall Nursing Home, Harrow Weald, Middlesex on 23 March 1950. Probate of his estate was granted to his solicitors, and was valued at £18,341 7s. His home address at the time was noted as 76, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [11]. He was 80 years old [12]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Cazalet
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQYQ-MNR : 20 March 2020), William Clement Cazalet in entry for Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet, 1870.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online index CAZALET, CLEMENT HAUGHTON LANGSTON Mother's Maiden Surname: FAWCETT GRO Reference: 1869 S Quarter in DORKING Volume 02A Page 132
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RJ-G44 : 19 February 2021), Clement H L Cayolet in entry for Thomas Raynor, 1871.
- ↑ Findmypast 1881 census
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QXTB-W2M : 22 February 2021),
- ↑ Findmypast British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records
- ↑ Findmypast Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
- ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1922 Paddington vol 1a page 146
- ↑ Findmypast 1939 Register
- ↑ Probate Calendar
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online index CAZALET, CLEMENT HAUGHTON LANGSTON age 80 GRO Reference: 1950 M Quarter in HARROW Volume 05F Page 400
