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Violet Ivy Francis 1905–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1905

Birth Location: Rochester, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 November 1985

Death Location: Offerton, Cheshire, England

Father: Albert Francis

Mother: Ethel Topley

Spouse(s): Frank Broadhurst, Humphrey Needham

Children(s): Jean Broadhurst

Violet Ivy Francis was born in 1905 in Rochester, Kent, England, the child of Albert Henry Francis And Ethel Bertha Topley. In 1911, Violet Ivy Francis resided in Rochester St Margaret, Kent, England. In 1939, Violet Ivy Francis resided in Cheshire, England. Violet Ivy Francis married Frank Brown Broadhurst, Humphrey Norman Oswald Needham, and had children including Dunice M Broadhurst, Gwyneth D Broadhurst, Jean Marion Broadhurst. Violet Ivy Francis passed away in 1985 in Offerton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Violet Ivy Francis was born in 1905 in Rochester, Kent, England, the child of Albert Henry Francis And Ethel Bertha Topley.
  • In 1911, Violet Ivy Francis resided in Rochester St Margaret, Kent, England.
  • In 1939, Violet Ivy Francis resided in Cheshire, England.
  • Violet Ivy Francis married Frank Brown Broadhurst, Humphrey Norman Oswald Needham, and had children including Dunice M Broadhurst, Gwyneth D Broadhurst, Jean Marion Broadhurst.
  • Violet Ivy Francis passed away in 1985 in Offerton, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Francis's Ancestors

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Violet Francis
1905–1985
Birth Place: Rochester, Kent, England
Parents
Albert Henry Francis
1871–1959
Hampstead, London, England
Ethel (Bertha) Topley
1872–1914
High Halstow, Kent, England
Grandparents
Henry Francis
1847–1898
St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England
Isabel Somerwill
1846–1944
Exmouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Francis
1815–1904
Hannah Skingsley
1816–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Skingsley
1776–1818
Sarah Atkins
1797–1879

Violet Francis's Descendants

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Violet (Ivy) Francis (13 January 1905–4 November 1985) m. Frank (Brown) Broadhurst (23 December 1903–28 January 1979) m. Humphrey (Norman Oswald) Needham (30 October 1899–2 June 1978)
  1. 1. Jean (Marion) Broadhurst 1934–2016

Violet Francis's Timeline

5 Records

1905
13 January 1905
Birth of Violet Ivy Francis in Rochester, Kent, England
Rochester, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 6
Violet Ivy Francis resided here in Rochester St Margaret, Kent, England
Rochester St Margaret, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 34
Violet Ivy Francis resided here in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1985
4 November 1985
Age 80
Death of Violet Ivy Francis in Offerton, Cheshire, England
Offerton, Cheshire, England
1986
6 Mar 1986
Age 81
Violet Ivy Francis - Probate in Manchester
Manchester

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1905
    Event Place: Rochester, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013951d

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rochester St Margaret, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013951d

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1985
    Event Place: Offerton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Manchester
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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