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John France 1815 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1815

Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Feb 1889

Death Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Robert France

Mother: Helen Hall

Spouse(s): Margaret Erskine

Children(s): James France

John France was born in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland in 1815, to Robert France and Helen Hall. Later in life, John France married Margaret Howie Erskine; among their children were James Erskine France. John France died in Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, 1889.

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Parents

Robert France
1780 – 1851
Birth Location: Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland
RF
Helen Hall
1782 – 1861
Birth Location: Tulliallan, Fife–Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Erskine
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
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Children(s)

James France
1864 – 1946
Birth Location: "Brucefield" Tokomairiro, Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
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