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Francis Laura (Frank) Radford 1884–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1884

Birth Location: Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand

Death Date: Oct 1959

Death Location: Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: John Radford

Mother: Eliza McQueen

Spouse(s): Adelaide Bryant, Helena Whyte

Children(s): Norman Radford, Freda Radford, Hugh Radford, June Radford, Doreen Radford, Iris Radford, Ronald Radford, Avis Radford, Mary Radford, Meryl Radford, Roy Radford, Radford None, Ada Radford

In 1884, Francis Laura (Frank) Radford entered the world in Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand, born to John Thomas Radford And Eliza Christina Christina Mcqueen. Francis Laura (Frank) Radford married Adelaide Georgina Bryant, Helena Ada Amelda Lena Whyte, and had children including Ada Helena Radford, Avis Gladys Radford, Doreen Margaret Radford, Freda Agnes Radford, Hugh Mcqueen Radford, Iris Radford, June Radford, Mary Radford, Merle Radford, Meryl Catherine Radford, Norman Joseph Radford, Radford, Ronald Francis Radford, Roy Radford. Francis Laura (Frank) Radford passed away in 1959 in Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1884, Francis Laura (Frank) Radford entered the world in Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand, born to John Thomas Radford And Eliza Christina Christina Mcqueen.
  • Francis Laura (Frank) Radford married Adelaide Georgina Bryant, Helena Ada Amelda Lena Whyte, and had children including Ada Helena Radford, Avis Gladys Radford, Doreen Margaret Radford, Freda Agnes Radford, Hugh Mcqueen Radford, Iris Radford, June Radford, Mary Radford, Merle Radford, Meryl Catherine Radford, Norman Joseph Radford, Radford, Ronald Francis Radford, Roy Radford.
  • Francis Laura (Frank) Radford passed away in 1959 in Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Radford's Ancestors

Self
Francis Radford
1884–1959
Birth Place: Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand
Parents
John Thomas Radford
1850–1930
Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
Eliza (Christina (Christina)) McQueen
1853–1903
Ellesmere Station, Governors Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Radford
1826–1900
Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah (Anne) Messenger
1826–1895
Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
Archibald McQueen
1819–1860
Minginish, Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Catherine ((Christy)) Cameron
1823–1895
Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Radford
1769–1843
Jane Huggins
1798–1844
Thomas Messenger
1792–1863
Jane Godfrey
1792–1854
Donald Rev
1785–1885
Mary Mcleod
1792–1832
Ewan Cameron
1792–1873
Catherine McPherson
1803–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Radford
1726–1814
Susannah Fleming
1730–1792
Benjamin Huggins
1760–
Frances Gammon
1760–
Leonard Messenger
1769–1812
Maria Maynwood
1771–1822
Thomas Godfrey
1770–1794
Mary East
1765–1792
Alexander McQueen
1767–1851
Mary Nicholson
1766–
Angus Cameron
1755–1846
Mary MacDonald
1754–1837
Alexander Macpherson
1766–1844
Marion Finlayson
1760–1845

Francis Radford's Descendants

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Francis (Laura (Frank)) Radford (1 Jun 1884–Oct 1959) m. Adelaide (Georgina) Bryant (10 Jan 1887–Feb 1916) m. Helena (Ada Amelda (Lena)) Whyte (29 Nov 1898–9 Feb 1957)
  1. 1. Norman (Joseph) Radford 1930–1988 m. Patricia (Eileen) Moody 1936–1990
  2. 2. Freda (Agnes) Radford 1925–1988 m. Lent (Samuel Liddle) Myhill 1918–1980
  3. 3. Hugh (McQueen) Radford 1918–1988
  4. 4. June Radford 1938–2019 m. Kevin Watts 1930–2022
  5. 5. Doreen (Margaret) Radford 1919–1992 m. Ronald (S M R) Greenbank 1922–1977
  6. 6. Iris Radford 1922–2007 m. Ronald (S M R) Greenbank 1922–1977
  7. 7. Ronald (Francis) Radford 1928–2012 m. Olga (May) Tubby 1928–2011
  8. 8. Avis (Gladys) Radford 1914–1986 m. George Robson 1911–1986
    1. 1. Adelaide (M) Robson 1939–2008
  9. 9. Mary Radford 1923–2010 m. grandfather (to) Brooke1200 1926–2007
    1. 1. Gary (Peter) Adamson 1948–1995
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Adamson 1949–1983
  10. 10. Meryl (Catherine) Radford 1932–2021
  11. 11. Roy Radford 1909–1987
  12. 12. Radford 1916–1916
  13. 13. Ada (Helena) Radford 1935–2021 m. James ((Jim)) Wood 1932–1995

Francis Radford's Timeline

4 Records

1884
1 Jun 1884
Birth of Francis Laura (Frank) Radford in Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand
Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand
1959
27 Oct 1959
Age 75
Death of Francis Laura (Frank) Radford in Matapu, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Matapu, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
1959
7 Feb 1959
Age 75
Death of Francis Laura (Frank) Radford
None
1959
Oct 1959
Age 75
Burial of Francis Laura (Frank) Radford in Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1884
    Event Place: Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Matapu, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1959

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1959
    Event Place: Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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