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Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin 1813 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 5 Mar 1881

Death Location: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Captain Griffin

Mother: Janet Taylor

Spouse(s): Lydia Williams

Children(s): Agnes Griffin

In 1813, Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin entered the world in Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Captain George Griffin and Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor. Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin married Lydia Elizabeth (Liddy) Williams, and had children including Agnes Jane Griffin. Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin passed away in 1881 in Stroud, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin entered the world in Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Captain George Griffin and Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor.
  • Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin married Lydia Elizabeth (Liddy) Williams, and had children including Agnes Jane Griffin.
  • Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin passed away in 1881 in Stroud, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Griffin
1786 – 1851
Birth Location: Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
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Janet Taylor
1794 – 1863
Birth Location: Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Williams
1831 – 1880
Birth Location: Castlereagh St., Sydney, New South Wales, Australie
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Children(s)

Agnes Griffin
1851 – 1942
Birth Location: Morpeth, Hunter River District, New South Wales, Australia
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Captain Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Captain Griffin
1813 – 1881
Birth Place: Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Captain George Griffin
1786 – 1851
Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
Janet (Jennet Jean (Jane)) Taylor
1794 – 1863
Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthius ((Matthew)) Griffin
1760 – 1814
Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Smith
1763 – 1814
Bexley, Kent, England
Peter Taylor
1753 –
Orphir, Orkney, Scotland
Ursilla Clouston
1767 – 1818
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1735 – 1819
Susannah Eaton
1738 – 1763
Magnus Taylor
1720 –
Robert Clouston
1740 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Griffin's Descendants

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Captain (Francis Henry (Frank)) Griffin (1813 – 5 Mar 1881) m. Lydia (Elizabeth (Liddy)) Williams (1 Mar 1831 – 17 Jul 1880)
  1. 1. Agnes (Jane) Griffin (1 Apr 1851 – 14 Nov 1942) m. William (Henry "Geyser") Bransdon (20 Jul 1843 – 16 April 1924)
    1. 1. Nora Bransdon (1895 – 12 August 1976) m. Roy ((Roley)) Page (13 Apr 1897 – 11 Nov 1973)
      1. 1. Margaret (Griffin) PAGE (3 January 1927 – 21 August 2010) m. Basil (Thomas) Ponting (26 Apr 1921 – 14 Jun 1987)
        1. 1. Kathryn (Anne) Ponting (10 Feb 1957 – ) m. Bradley (Thomas) Helm (1967 – )
        2. 2. Matthew Ponting (abt 1959 – )
        3. 3. Phillipa (Jane) Ponting (13 May 1963 – ) m. Tom Shantz

Captain Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin in Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1881
5 Mar 1881
Age 68
Death of Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin in Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
Stroud, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
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