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Robert Lumsden Franks 1917–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1917

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 15 Jan 2016

Death Location: Canada

Father: Robert Franks

Mother: Aileen Quinn

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Robert Lumsden Franks was born in 1917 in South Africa, the child of Robert Fergusson Franks And Aileen Maude Quinn. Robert Lumsden Franks married Beryl Fodisch, and had children including Cynthia Thelma Franks, Daphne Franks, James Franks, Lucy Franks, Maureen Franks, Patricia Franks. Robert Lumsden Franks passed away in 2016 in Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert Lumsden Franks was born in 1917 in South Africa, the child of Robert Fergusson Franks And Aileen Maude Quinn.
  • Robert Lumsden Franks married Beryl Fodisch, and had children including Cynthia Thelma Franks, Daphne Franks, James Franks, Lucy Franks, Maureen Franks, Patricia Franks.
  • Robert Lumsden Franks passed away in 2016 in Canada.

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Robert Franks's Ancestors

Self
Robert Franks
1917–2016
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
Robert Fergusson Franks
1885–1952
Ireland
Aileen (Maude) Quinn
1887–1967
Dublin
Grandparents
Sir (John Hamilton) Franks
1848–1915
Tudor House, Dublin, Ireland
Catherine Lumsden
1846–1932
Aberdeen, Scotland
William (David) Quinn
1861–1936
Dublin
Mary (Elizabeth Ellen) Schomberg
1863–1892
Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Franks
1807–1888
Henrietta Bushe
1812–1887
Harry Lumsden
1818–1850
Anne (nee?)
–1850
John Quinn
1828–1913
Margaret Towers
1829–1879
Bernard Schomburgh
1811–1876
Anne Parkinson
1818–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Franks
1768–1853
Mary Fergusson
1780–1856
Charles Bushe
1767–1843
Anne Crampton
1768–1857
John Quin
1777–1862
Anna Monsarratt
1801–1864
John Towers
1799–1875
Mary Anne
1814–1881
Bernard Schomberg
–1856
Christopher Parkinson
1787–
Mary
1783–

Robert Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1917
4 Aug 1917
Birth of Robert Lumsden Franks in South Africa
South Africa
2016
15 Jan 2016
Age 99
Death of Robert Lumsden Franks in Canada
Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1917
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, obitsforlife; Publication Place: Portland, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, obitsforlife; Publication Place: Portland, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2016
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, obitsforlife; Publication Place: Portland, Oregon, USA

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