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Edith Clara Franks 1881–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1881

Birth Location: Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 Jul 1937

Death Location: Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Francis ***

Mother: Mary Winskil

Spouse(s): Charles Dixon

Children(s): Phyllis Dixon, Percy Dixon, Herbert Dixon, Myrtle Dixon, Charles Dixon

In 1881, Edith Clara Franks entered the world in Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Francis William Anthony Franks And Mary Ann Winskil. Edith Clara Franks married Charles Herbert Dixon, and had children including Charles Anthony Dixon, Herbert Frederick Dixon, Myrtle Edith Dixon, Percy Spencer Dixon, Phyllis Gwendoline Dixon. Edith Clara Franks passed away in 1937 in Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Edith Clara Franks entered the world in Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Francis William Anthony Franks And Mary Ann Winskil.
  • Edith Clara Franks married Charles Herbert Dixon, and had children including Charles Anthony Dixon, Herbert Frederick Dixon, Myrtle Edith Dixon, Percy Spencer Dixon, Phyllis Gwendoline Dixon.
  • Edith Clara Franks passed away in 1937 in Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis ***
1843–1914
Birth Location: England
F*
Mary Winskil
1849–1937
Birth Location: Canterbury, New Zealand
MW

Spouses(s)

Charles Dixon
1881–1955
Birth Location: Masterton, New Zealand
CD

Children(s)

Phyllis Dixon
1906–1981
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
PD
Percy Dixon
1902–1979
Birth Location: Stratford, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
PD
Herbert Dixon
1908–1959
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
HD
Myrtle Dixon
1904–1966
Birth Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand
MD
Charles Dixon
1901–1954
Birth Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
CD

Edith Franks's Ancestors

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Edith Franks
1881–1937
Birth Place: Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Francis William Anthony FRANKS ***
1843–1914
England
Mary (Ann) Winskil
1849–1937
Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
Francis (Anthony) Franks
1815–1844
London, London, England
Susan Franks
1822–1891
Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock Unitary Authority, Essex, England
George Winskell
1829–1872
Appleby, Cumberland, England
Ann Monkhouse
1826–1913
London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliard
1795–1880
Susan Gillyard
1799–1882
George Winskell
1799–1851
Esther Scott
1804–1834
Geo Monkhouse
1801–1864
Mary Nanson
1799–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ***
1767–
Susannah Pond
1776–
Joseph Monkhouse
1734–1810

Edith Franks's Descendants

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Edith (Clara) Franks (14 Jan 1881–10 Jul 1937) m. Charles (Herbert) Dixon (15 Jan 1881–12 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Phyllis (Gwendoline) Dixon 1906–1981 m. George (Frederick) Candy 1906–2004
    1. 1. Ross (Frederick) Candy 1935–1996
    2. 2. June (Dorathea) Candy 1931–1979
  2. 2. Percy (Spencer) Dixon 1902–1979
  3. 3. Herbert (Frederick) Dixon 1908–1959
  4. 4. Myrtle (Edith) Dixon 1904–1966
  5. 5. Charles (Anthony) Dixon 1901–1954

Edith Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1881
14 Jan 1881
Birth of Edith Clara Franks in Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
1937
10 Jul 1937
Age 56
Death of Edith Clara Franks in Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Leithfield, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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