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Francis Kearns 1880–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1880

Birth Location: Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 November 1952

Death Location: Reefton, Buller, New Zealand

Father: William KEARNS

Mother: Charlotte Webby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Trembath

Children(s): Henry kearns, Phyllis Kearns, Amy Kearns, Frank Kearns, Lewis Kearns

The story of Francis Kearns began in 1880 in Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand. Francis Kearns married Elizabeth Jane Trembath, and had children including Amy Pearl Kearns, Frank Wilfred Kearns, Henry Theodore Kearns, Lewis Dempsey Kearns, Phyllis May Kearns. Francis Kearns passed away in 1952 in Reefton, Buller, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Kearns began in 1880 in Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand.
  • Francis Kearns married Elizabeth Jane Trembath, and had children including Amy Pearl Kearns, Frank Wilfred Kearns, Henry Theodore Kearns, Lewis Dempsey Kearns, Phyllis May Kearns.
  • Francis Kearns passed away in 1952 in Reefton, Buller, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Kearns's Ancestors

Self
Francis Kearns
1880–1952
Birth Place: Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
William Thomas KEARNS
1841–1917
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Charlotte Webby
1847–1930
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
Charles (Peter) Kearns
1817–1885
Richmond, Dublin, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Waterhouse
1818–1877
Ringway, Cheshire, England
Edward (Thomas) Whebby
1816–1886
Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Pike
1820–1888
Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Kearns
1790–1869
Jane Sullivan
1790–1863
Robert Whebby
1796–1879
Thomasin Perry
1791–1879
John Pike
1791–1837
Susanna Chick
1789–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Perry
1754–1815
Sarah Perry
1753–1844
Jacob Chick
1763–1826
Mary Witherell
1767–1855

Francis Kearns's Descendants

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Francis Kearns (2 Jul 1880–10 November 1952) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Trembath (05 May 1888–17 Apr 1970)
  1. 1. Henry (Theodore) kearns 1910–1953 m. Audrey (Paulina) Sparks 1914–1987 m. Daedre (Joan) Cooper 1927–1999
    1. 1. Gillian (Patricia) Kearns 1934–2023 m. Ronald (William) Quick 1929–1991
    2. 2. John (Francis) Kearns 1937–2017
  2. 2. Phyllis (May) Kearns 1908–1993
  3. 3. Amy (Pearl) Kearns 1912–1979
  4. 4. Frank (Wilfred) Kearns 1914–1983
  5. 5. Lewis (Dempsey) Kearns 1923–2017

Francis Kearns's Timeline

2 Records

1880
2 Jul 1880
Birth of Francis Kearns in Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand
Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand
1952
10 November 1952
Age 72
Death of Francis Kearns in Reefton, Buller, New Zealand
Reefton, Buller, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Waimea, Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1952
    Event Place: Reefton, Buller, New Zealand

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