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Francis William Franks 1888–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1888

Birth Location: Leithfield, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 August 1957

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Francis ***

Mother: Mary Winskil

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The story of Francis William Franks began in 1888 in Leithfield, New Zealand. Francis William Franks passed away in 1957 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis William Franks began in 1888 in Leithfield, New Zealand.
  • Francis William Franks passed away in 1957 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Francis Franks's Ancestors

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Francis Franks
1888–1957
Birth Place: Leithfield, 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

Francis Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1888
9 Oct 1888
Birth of Francis William Franks in Leithfield, New Zealand
Leithfield, New Zealand
1957
16 August 1957
Age 69
Death of Francis William Franks in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Leithfield, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1957
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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