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Francis Keating Busby 1912–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1912

Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1942

Death Location: Burma

Father: Wilfred Busby

Mother: Kathleen Wilson

Spouse(s): Eunice Thorn

Children(s): Francis Busby, Frances Busby

In 1912, Francis Keating Busby entered the world in Glasgow, Scotland, born to Wilfred Busby And Kathleen Elizabeth Wilson. Francis Keating Busby married Eunice Tessa Gray Thorn, and had children including Frances Gay Busby, Francis Lisle Busby, Leo Raymond Busby. Francis Keating Busby passed away in 1942 in Burma.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Francis Keating Busby entered the world in Glasgow, Scotland, born to Wilfred Busby And Kathleen Elizabeth Wilson.
  • Francis Keating Busby married Eunice Tessa Gray Thorn, and had children including Frances Gay Busby, Francis Lisle Busby, Leo Raymond Busby.
  • Francis Keating Busby passed away in 1942 in Burma.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Busby's Ancestors

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Francis Busby
1912–1942
Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland
Parents
Wilfred Busby
1881–1919
Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Kathleen (Elizabeth) Wilson
1883–1957
Bramfield, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Busby
1850–
Oddington, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Coulling
1851–1913
Cassington, Oxfordshire, England
Edmund Wilson
1849–1925
Bramfield, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Pollard
1851–1932
Thorington, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Busby
1805–1883
Sarah Kennedy
1811–1894
Frederick Coulling
1821–1900
Ann Louch
1827–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Busby
1771–1850
Hannah Collett
1779–1861
James Kennedy
1774–1851
Elizabeth Potter
1781–1845
George Coulling
1795–1883
Sarah Smith
1799–1878
George Louch
1796–1876
Sarah Wastie
1799–1876

Francis Busby's Descendants

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Francis (Keating) Busby (12 Dec 1912–25 Nov 1942) m. Eunice (Tessa Gray) Thorn (6 Jan 1912–20 Jul 1993)
  1. 1. Francis (Lisle) Busby 1940–2018
  2. 2. Frances (Gay) Busby 1935–2024

Francis Busby's Timeline

2 Records

1912
12 Dec 1912
Birth of Francis Keating Busby in Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
1942
25 Nov 1942
Age 30
Death of Francis Keating Busby in Thanbyuzyat, Mon State, Burma
Thanbyuzyat, Mon State, Burma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-128287
    [3] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Sydney, Australia
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-128287

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1921
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-128287

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Thanbyuzyat, Mon State, Burma
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burma
    Record Source: UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom

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