Ernest Cheston
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Birth nameErnest Constantine Cheston
Date of birth24 October 1848
Date of death9 July 1918 (aged 69)
| Birth name | Ernest Constantine Cheston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 October 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hackney[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 July 1918 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | (registered in) Eastly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Haileybury and Imperial Service College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Merton College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Cheston was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1876.[1]
Ernest Cheston was born on 24 October 1848 in Hackney[1] the sixth son of Chester Cheston of Clapton.[2] He attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College[3] where he was the captain of the school rugby XX. He went on to study at Merton College, Oxford, from 1 February 1868 to 1872[2] where he was captain of the Boat Club.
