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Francis "Frank" Relf 1839 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1839

Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 AUG 1927

Death Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Relf

Mother: Sarah Ware

Spouse(s): Ellen Stapley

Children(s): Frank Relf, Walter Relf, William Relf, Albert Relf, Ellen Relf, Louis Relf, Kate Relf, Edith Relf, Alice Relf, George Relf, Arthur Relf

In 1839, Francis "Frank" Relf entered the world in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, born to Henry Relf and Sarah Ann Ware. Francis "Frank" Relf married Ellen Stapley, and had children including Frank Relf, Walter Relf, William Relf, Albert Relf, Ellen Mary Relf, Louis Relf, Kate Sarah Relf, Edith Relf, Alice Relf, George Relf, Arthur Relf. Francis "Frank" Relf passed away in 1927 in Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Francis "Frank" Relf entered the world in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, born to Henry Relf and Sarah Ann Ware.
  • Francis "Frank" Relf married Ellen Stapley, and had children including Frank Relf, Walter Relf, William Relf, Albert Relf, Ellen Mary Relf, Louis Relf, Kate Sarah Relf, Edith Relf, Alice Relf, George Relf, Arthur Relf.
  • Francis "Frank" Relf passed away in 1927 in Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Relf
1810 – 1884
Birth Location: Cranbrook/Goudhurst, Kent
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Sarah Ware
1812 – 1889
Birth Location: Tunbridge, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Stapley
1844 – 1929
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Frank Relf
1869 –
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Walter Relf
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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William Relf
1872 – 1904
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Albert Relf
1873 – 1957
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom
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Ellen Relf
1876 – 1885
Birth Location: Hawkhurst Kent
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Louis Relf
1877 – 1957
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Kate Relf
1880 –
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Edith Relf
1881 –
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent
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Alice Relf
1882 –
Birth Location: Wadhurst Kent
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George Relf
1883 –
Birth Location: Wadhurst Kent
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Arthur Relf
1886 – 1978
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Francis Relf's Ancestors

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Francis Relf
1839 – 1927
Birth Place: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
Parents
Henry Relf
1810 – 1884
Cranbrook/Goudhurst, Kent
Sarah (Ann) Ware
1812 – 1889
Tunbridge, Kent, England
Grandparents
William (Isaac) Relf
1775 – 1851
Biddenden, Kent, England
Frances Ballard
1776 – 1865
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Relf
1745 – 1806
Elizabeth WEBB
1745 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Relfe
1691 – 1777
Mary (Sowton)
1710 – 1773
George Webb
1706 – 1771
Eliz. Walker
1711 –

Francis Relf's Descendants

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Francis ("Frank") Relf (5 Jun 1839 – 26 AUG 1927) m. Ellen Stapley (Abt. 1844 – 13 Dec 1929)
  1. 1. Frank Relf (abt 1869 – ) m. Alice (Mary) BELL (Abt 1876 – Jul 1958)
    1. 1. Fredrick (Louis) RELF (27 Jul 1896 – 10 Nov 1971) m. Lily (Adelaide) HILL (30 Jan 1896 – 21 Apr 1981)
      1. 1. Lily RELF (Oct 1918 – Oct 1918)
      2. 2. Edna (Dorothy Alice) RELF (Jul 1921 – )
    2. 2. George (Harold) RELF (06 Sep 1897 – Jan 1976) m. Florence (Rose) Webster (6 Mar 1902 – Aug 1985)
      1. 1. Florence (Alice) Relf (24 Aug 1924 – Mar 2002) m. Ronald (William) Richter (7 May 1922 – 27 Apr 2003)
      2. 2. Peggy (Daisy) Relf (25 November 1926 – 10 Feb 1999)
      3. 3. George (Henry) RELF (Jul 1930 – Jul 1930)
    3. 3. William (Charles) RELF (Oct 1899 – 17 Jul 1918)
    4. 4. Walter (Oliver) RELF (22 Dec 1900 – 19 Jun 1972) m. Lottie (Rebecca) RUFF (27 Oct 1898 – Apr 1965)
      1. 1. Lottie (Gladys) Relf (13 Apr 1927 – 27 Apr 1990) m. Edward (James) Smith (24 Jul 1929 – 31 May 1994)
      2. 2. Betty (R) Relf (Jul 1930 – 1 Apr 2019) m. Basil (George) Davis (20 Jan 1925 – Jul 1969)
    5. 5. Alice (Louisa Ellen) RELF (23 Mar 1902 – May 1988) m. Egon (Otto (known as Ted)) Richter (15 Dec 1895 – Mar 1975) m. Richter
      1. 1. Cyril (Frank Alfred) Richter (22 Sep 1930 – Apr 1989)
      2. 2. Ronald (William) Richter (7 May 1922 – 27 Apr 2003)
  2. 2. Walter Relf (9 OCT 1870 – 08 Feb 1950) m. Nellie (Maria) Harmsworth (1877 – 1935)
    1. 1. Edith (Winifred) Relf (Sep 1900 – Dec 1953) m. Edward (Victor) Delemore (19 Nov 1902 – Oct 1993)
    2. 2. Louis (Walter) Relf (Nov 1902 – Sep 1988) m. Amy (Louisa) MOON (27 Feb 1905 – 11 Oct 1990)
      1. 1. Olive (Gertrude) RELF (30 Nov 1924 – Aug 1994) m. Francis (Joseph) RUSH (21 Dec 1915 – Oct 1987)
      2. 2. Rita (Kathleen) Relf (23 DEC 1925 – 15 MAY 1974) m. Wesley (George) Watson (17 Feb 1920 – 1 Jan 2009)
        1. 1. Wesley Watson (1 July 1951 – 9 July 1997)
      3. 3. Patrick (Walter) RELF (25 Oct 1928 – Apr 2001)
      4. 4. Nellie (Teresa) Relf (17 NOV 1930 – JUL 2000)
    3. 3. Dorothy (May) Relf (Jun 1905 – Jan 1981) m. Walter Langley (26 May 1906 – 29 Feb 1944)
    4. 4. Frederick (William) Relf (09 Jul 1907 – 20 Mar 1981) m. Winifred (Alice) SAYERS (15 Aug 1910 – 19 Oct 1999)
  3. 3. William Relf (Abt. 1872 – Jan 1904) m. Maria Gray (1877 – ) m. Maria Gray (1877 – )
  4. 4. Albert Relf (20 Sep 1873 – 13 Jul 1957) m. Edith (Harriet) WADE (17 Nov 1872 – 25 Sep 1950)
    1. 1. Gladys (Edith) RELF (07 Jul 1901 – 23 May 1981)
  5. 5. Ellen (Mary) Relf (1876 – Jun 1885)
  6. 6. Louis Relf (05 Sep 1877 – 26 May 1957) m. Frances OXLEY (03 Sep 1884 – 18 Nov 1962)
    1. 1. Frances (Adeline) RELF (7 Apr 1909 – )
    2. 2. Louis (Frank) RELF (08 Apr 1909 – Dec 1985) m. Constance (Maureen) BRIGHTWELL (20 Dec 1921 – 06 Jun 1946) m. Edith (Clare) PARFITT (07 Apr 1918 – 23 Sep 2011)
    3. 3. William (George) RELF (29 Dec 1910 – Jan 1965) m. Elizabeth (Teresa) PILKINGTON (30 Apr 1904 – 22 Nov 1977)
    4. 4. Frederick (John) RELF (03 Apr 1912 – Jun 2003) m. Ellen (Gertrude) COLVIN (Jan 1916 – 01 Feb 1944) m. May (Jane Elizabeth) Allford (12 Dec 1915 – Apr 1976)
    5. 5. Alice (Irene) RELF (Jul 1913 – january 1978)
    6. 6. Edward (Leslie) RELF (19 Nov 1914 – Jun 1993)
    7. 7. Wilfred (A) Relf (Oct 1918 – )
    8. 8. Leonard (Thomas) RELF (10 Dec 1919 – 19 May 2004) m. Winifred (Mary) GOVUS (31 Dec 1910 – 22 Apr 1988)
      1. 1. Susan (A) Relf
  7. 7. Kate (Sarah) Relf (Abt. 1880 – )
  8. 8. Edith Relf (January 1881 – )
  9. 9. Alice Relf (1882 – )
  10. 10. George Relf (3 Oct 1883 – )
  11. 11. Arthur Relf (1886 – Sep 1978)

Francis Relf's Timeline

2 Records

1839
5 Jun 1839
Birth of Francis "Frank" Relf in Hawkhurst, Kent, England
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
1927
26 AUG 1927
Age 88
Death of Francis "Frank" Relf in Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom
Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1839
    Event Place: Hawkhurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1927
    Event Place: Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom
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