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Bessie Francis 1903–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1903

Birth Location: Swanage, Dorset, England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1971

Death Location: Swanage, Dorset, England

Father: Harry Francis

Mother: Annie Burgess

Spouse(s): Ernest Norman, Charles Foote

Children(s): Patricia Foote, Rosamund Foote, Wallace (Foote)

The story of Bessie Francis began in 1903 in Swanage, Dorset, England. In 1911, Bessie Francis resided in Hill View, Main Rd, Herston, Swanage, Dorset, Engl. Bessie Francis married Charles Henry Foote, Ernest Samuel Norman, and had children including Patricia Kate Foote, Rosamund Ellen Bessie Foote, Wallace Leslie Olts Francis Foote. Bessie Francis passed away in 1971 in Swanage, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Francis began in 1903 in Swanage, Dorset, England.
  • In 1911, Bessie Francis resided in Hill View, Main Rd, Herston, Swanage, Dorset, Engl.
  • Bessie Francis married Charles Henry Foote, Ernest Samuel Norman, and had children including Patricia Kate Foote, Rosamund Ellen Bessie Foote, Wallace Leslie Olts Francis Foote.
  • Bessie Francis passed away in 1971 in Swanage, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Bessie Francis's Ancestors

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Bessie Francis
1903–1971
Birth Place: Swanage, Dorset, England
Parents
Harry George Francis
1873–1936
Upham, Droxford, Hampshire, England
Annie (Maria) Burgess
1868–1922
Swanage, Dorset, England
Grandparents
George Francis
1843–1928
Martin, Wiltshire, England
Jane Yates
1843–1889
Cranborne, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Yates
1803–1875
Jane Hibberd
1803–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Yates
1761–1832
Anne Foster
1765–1833

Bessie Francis's Descendants

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Bessie Francis (9 Apr 1903–3 Oct 1971) m. Ernest (Samuel) Norman (6 Jul 1898–Jun 1983) m. Charles (Henry) Foote (6 Aug 1892–23 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Patricia (Kate) Foote 1933–2009
  2. 2. Rosamund (Ellen Bessie) Foote 1925–2015 m. William Anderton 1916– m. Victor White 1924–
  3. 3. Wallace (Leslie Olts Francis) (Foote) 1920–1939

Bessie Francis's Timeline

5 Records

1903
9 Apr 1903
Birth of Bessie Francis in Swanage, Dorset, England
Swanage, Dorset, England
1903
5 Jul 1903
Bessie Francis was baptized in Swanage, Dorset, England
Swanage, Dorset, England
1911
1911
Age 8
Bessie Francis resided here in Hill View, Main Rd, Herston, Swanage, Dorset, England
Hill View, Main Rd, Herston, Swanage, Dorset, England
1939
1939
Age 36
Bessie Francis resided here in 40 Church Hill, Dorset, England
40 Church Hill, Dorset, England
1971
3 Oct 1971
Age 68
Death of Bessie Francis in Swanage, Dorset, England
Swanage, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Swanage, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Swanage, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hill View, Main Rd, Herston, Swanage, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: 40 Church Hill, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6936c

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Swanage, Dorset, England

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