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James Gordon Franks 1875–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1875

Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 2 Nov 1941

Death Location: Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Franks

Mother: Catherine Lumsden

Spouse(s): Marguerite FitzGibbon

Children(s): John Vice-Marshal, Alexander AFC, Anne Franks

In 1875, James Gordon Franks entered the world in Dublin, Ireland, born to Sir John Hamilton Franks And Catherine Lumsden. In 1901, James Gordon Franks resided in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. James Gordon Franks married Marguerite Margaret Fitzgibbon, and had children including Alexander Lumsden Franks Afc, Anne Catherine Franks, John Gerald Jerry Franks Air Vice Marshal. James Gordon Franks passed away in 1941 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1875, James Gordon Franks entered the world in Dublin, Ireland, born to Sir John Hamilton Franks And Catherine Lumsden.
  • In 1901, James Gordon Franks resided in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.
  • James Gordon Franks married Marguerite Margaret Fitzgibbon, and had children including Alexander Lumsden Franks Afc, Anne Catherine Franks, John Gerald Jerry Franks Air Vice Marshal.
  • James Gordon Franks passed away in 1941 in Dublin, Ireland.

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James Franks's Ancestors

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James Franks
1875–1941
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Parents
Sir John Hamilton Franks
1848–1915
Tudor House, Dublin, Ireland
Catherine Lumsden
1846–1932
Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Fergusson) Franks
1807–1888
Jerpoint, Kilkenny, Ireland
Henrietta (Sarah) Bushe
1812–1887
Dublin, Ireland
Harry Lumsden
1818–1850
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne (Lumsden) (nee?)
–1850
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Franks
1768–1853
Mary Fergusson
1780–1856
Charles Bushe
1767–1843
Anne Crampton
1768–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franks
1729–1787
Catherine Day
1742–
Thomas Bushe
1727–1795
Catherine Doyle
1734–1823
Sir Bt
1732–1792
Anna Verner
1743–1826

James Franks's Descendants

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James (Gordon) Franks (10 Sep 1875–2 Nov 1941) m. Marguerite ((Margaret)) FitzGibbon (18 May 1875–23 Jun 1938)
  1. 1. John (Gerald (Jerry) Franks Air) Vice-Marshal 1905–1995
  2. 2. Alexander (Lumsden Franks) AFC 1908–1940
  3. 3. Anne (Catherine) Franks 1911–1937

James Franks's Timeline

3 Records

1875
10 Sep 1875
Birth of James Gordon Franks in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
1901
31 March 1901
Age 26
James Gordon Franks resided here in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
1941
2 Nov 1941
Age 66
Death of James Gordon Franks in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms
    [2] Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 March 1901
    Event Place: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Dublin, Ireland

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