Chester Walter Shipston

b. circa 1903
  • Chester Walter Shipston was born circa 1903 in New York.
  • Albert Shipston and Mary Agnes (?) appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, at 8 Heidelburg Place. Other members of the household included Chester Walter Shipston, Beatrice E. Shipston and Ethel A. Shipston.
  • Albert Shipston and Mary Agnes (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, at 51 Hazelwood Terrace. Other members of the household included Chester Walter Shipston, Beatrice E. Shipston and Ethel A. Shipston.
  • The following appeared on 25 April 1958 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon in Rochester for Albert Shipston, 84, a former Niagara Falls resident for more than a half century who died Wednesday (April 23, 1958).
         Mr. Shipston, born in England, moved to Rochester approximately 20 years ago.
         Mr. Shipston, an operating engineer, helped in construction of the main post office here.
         A veteran of the Spanish American War, Mr. Shipston had served aboard a battleship in the Battle of Santiago.
         Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Agnes Shipston; two sons, Edward and Chester Shipston, and a daughter, Mrs. Philip Landon, all of Rochester.
         Also surviving are four brothers, Fred Shipston, this city; Clark Shipston, Youngstown; Edmund Shipston, Tonawanda, and George Shipston, Sommerville, N. J.
         Burial will be in Rochester.
  • Last Edited: 26 Nov 2012