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Robert Fergusson Franks 1885–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1885

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 28 Dec 1952

Death Location: Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia

Father: Sir Franks

Mother: Catherine Lumsden

Spouse(s): Aileen Quinn

Children(s): John Franks, Robert Franks, Basil Franks, Emma Franks, Irvine Franks

In 1885, Robert Fergusson Franks entered the world in Ireland, born to Sir John Hamilton Franks And Catherine Lumsden. Robert Fergusson Franks married Aileen Maude Quinn, and had children including Basil Hamilton Franks, Emma Frances Franks, Irvine Fergusson Franks, John Fergusson Franks, Robert Lumsden Franks. Robert Fergusson Franks passed away in 1952 in Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Robert Fergusson Franks entered the world in Ireland, born to Sir John Hamilton Franks And Catherine Lumsden.
  • Robert Fergusson Franks married Aileen Maude Quinn, and had children including Basil Hamilton Franks, Emma Frances Franks, Irvine Fergusson Franks, John Fergusson Franks, Robert Lumsden Franks.
  • Robert Fergusson Franks passed away in 1952 in Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Franks
1848–1915
Birth Location: Tudor House, Dublin, Ireland
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Catherine Lumsden
1846–1932
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Aileen Quinn
1887–1967
Birth Location: Dublin
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Children(s)

John Franks
1914–1990
Birth Location: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
JF
Robert Franks
1917–2016
Birth Location: South Africa
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Basil Franks
1918–
Birth Location: –
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Emma Franks
1834–1894
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Irvine Franks
1927–2008
Birth Location: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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Robert Franks's Ancestors

Self
Robert Franks
1885–1952
Birth Place: 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

Robert Franks's Descendants

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Robert (Fergusson) Franks (Jun 1885–28 Dec 1952) m. Aileen (Maude) Quinn (3 Jan 1887–10 Jul 1967)
  1. 1. John (Fergusson) Franks 1914–1990 m. Dorothy (May) Cousins 1919–
  2. 2. Robert (Lumsden) Franks 1917–2016
  3. 3. Basil (Hamilton) Franks 1918–
  4. 4. Emma (Frances) Franks 1834–1894
  5. 5. Irvine (Fergusson) Franks 1927–2008

Robert Franks's Timeline

3 Records

1885
Jun 1885
Birth of Robert Fergusson Franks in Ireland
Ireland
1887
05 Jun 1887
Age 2
Birth of Robert Fergusson Franks in Dalriada, Blackrock, Ireland
Dalriada, Blackrock, Ireland
1952
28 Dec 1952
Age 67
Death of Robert Fergusson Franks in Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Dalriada, Blackrock, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1885
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, CIVIL Registration Births Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1952
    Event Place: Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
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