Francis Lythgoe was born in Warrington, on 2nd June 1888, into a family closely connected with Ampleforth, and came to the school here in 1903. He was a cheerful and well-liked boy with no great abilities but many enthusiasms and a rectitude that was firm without solemnity. He was admitted to the novitiate as Brother Raymund in 1907, and ordained priest in 1915. During his course of studies his interests were canalised and concentrated on the spiritual and apostolic life and he became a wholehearted and zealous, though not always a prudent, priest. His active life was cut short by illness in 1926, and he waited cheerfully for death until it came gently on the Feast of St Benedict, 11th of July this year. May he rest in peace.
FRANCIS RAYMUND LYTHGOE 11 July 1960
1888 2 Jun Born Warrington
1903-07 Educ Ampleforth
1907 5 Oct Habit at Belmont
1915 30 May Priest Ampleforth
Oct St Mary's Cardiff
1920 Merthyr Tydvil
Oct St Peter's Liverpool
1921 Jul Warwick Bridge
1922 Jul St Benedict's Warrington
1923 Aug Ampleforth
192? Feb$$ Barton-on-Humber
A zealous but unbalanced priest
1926 Sep Finally in severe derangement sent to Belmont Park Waterford
1960 11 Jul Died at Belmont Park Waterford
Buried at Belmont Park Waterford