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Muriel Joyce FRANCIS (1920 - 2005)
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 Muriel Joyce FRANCIS (1920 - 2005)

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Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY (1918 - 1945)

Thomas Ford DAVIS (1907 - 1980)
 George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986) James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938) Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)
Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)
Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915) William YOUNG
Theresa JERRARD (1830 - )
Harriet May TAYLOR (1894 - 1959) George TAYLOR (1864 - )



Harriet PARSONS



Muriel Joyce FRANCIS Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY
Muriel Joyce FRANCIS
Muriel Joyce FRANCIS Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY Muriel Joyce FRANCIS
b. 19 Apr 1920 at Esk, Queensland, Australia
m. (1) 11 Apr 1942 Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY (1918 - 1945) at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
m. (2) 24 Mar 1948 Thomas Ford DAVIS (1907 - 1980) at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
d. 09 Apr 2005 at Caboolture, Queensland, Australia aged 84
Near Relatives of Muriel Joyce FRANCIS (1920 - 2005)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather James FRANCIS 29 Aug 1856 Hampton, Middlesex, England 03 Aug 1938 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Grandmother Elizabeth YOUNG Oct 1856 Chideock, Dorset, England 24 Mar 1915 Esk, Queensland, Australia 58
Grandfather George TAYLOR 1864
Grandmother Harriet PARSONS

Father in Law Thomas Davidson LAFFERTY 21 Apr 1881 Inch, Wigtown, Scotland 11 Aug 1947 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 66
Mother in Law Elizabeth Swan MCBIRNIE
Father in Law Herbert Charles DAVIS
Mother in Law Ann FORD

Father George FRANCIS 03 Oct 1885 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1986 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 100
Mother Harriet May TAYLOR 07 May 1894 Esk, Queensland, Australia 05 Sep 1959 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 65

Self Muriel Joyce FRANCIS 19 Apr 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Apr 2005 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 84

Husband Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY 16 Jun 1918 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 16 Jul 1945 Bougainville 27
Husband Thomas Ford DAVIS 07 May 1907 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27 Apr 1980 Atherton, Queensland, Australia 72

Daughter Living or Recently Deceased
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Daughter Living or Recently Deceased
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Son Living or Recently Deceased

Brother George Leslie FRANCIS 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 0
Brother Alwyn FRANCIS 25 Oct 1916 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 31 Mar 2002 85
Brother Leslie FRANCIS 15 Jun 1918 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Dec 1998 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 80
Sister Living or Recently Deceased

Daughter in Law Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt Ada Maria FRANCIS 06 Aug 1879 Merton, Surrey, England 10 Sep 1966 Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Uncle Frederick William HIMSTEDT 28 Jun 1869 Queensland, Australia 25 Apr 1954 Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Uncle WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS abt 1880 Merton, Surrey, England 14 Oct 1954 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 74
Aunt Alma Maria Louisa SUSZBIER 1883 Borung, Victoria, Australia 04 Jun 1947 Queensland, Australia 64
Aunt Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS 19 Nov 1881 Merton, Surrey, England 13 Aug 1975 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 93
Uncle Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT 19 Aug 1867 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Aunt Alice FRANCIS 02 Nov 1883 Merton, Surrey, England 01 Feb 1973 Esk, Queensland, Australia 89
Uncle Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT 18 Nov 1879 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1953 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Uncle James FRANCIS 16 Sep 1887 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 22 Jan 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 71
Aunt Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Uncle Charles FRANCIS 09 Mar 1890 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Mar 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 101
Aunt Elsie Rose TAYLOR 01 Dec 1895 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 16 Sep 1965 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 69
Aunt Eliza FRANCIS 26 Nov 1891 Esk, Queensland, Australia 03 Dec 1967 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 76
Uncle James Henry (Harry) ANDISON 10 Oct 1877 Queensland, Australia 26 Aug 1965 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Uncle Frank FRANCIS 14 Sep 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Ethel Mary CRISP 26 Jan 1897 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 22 Apr 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 76

Cousin Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 12 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Jul 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 58
Cousin William Frederick HIMSTEDT 22 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 4
Cousin Charles Walter HIMSTEDT 13 Jun 1906 Moore, Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 2001 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 95
Cousin Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT 29 Oct 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 14 Dec 1912 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 4
Cousin Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT 23 Dec 1910 Esk, Queensland, Australia Jun 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 39
Cousin Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT 09 May 1916 Esk, Queensland, Australia 30 May 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Cousin Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT 30 May 1919 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Cousin Albert James HIMSTEDT 11 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Cousin Stanley Lewis HIMSTEDT 21 Oct 1904 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Jul 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 2
Cousin George Edward HIMSTEDT 19 May 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1970 Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Cousin Leslie Frank HIMSTEDT 02 Jan 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 25 May 1925 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Cousin Robert Victor HIMSTEDT 16 Apr 1913 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1966 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 53
Cousin Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT 11 Oct 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Cousin Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT 14 Feb 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Mar 1996 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Cousin Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT 22 Aug 1909 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1983 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Cousin Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS 08 Jul 1917 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 12 Mar 1997 Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Ronald James FRANCIS 11 Feb 1922 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS 15 Dec 1915 Biarra, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Stanley Charles FRANCIS 07 Jan 1919 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 06 Mar 1998 79
Cousin Ernest James FRANCIS 16 Aug 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Elsie Phyllis FRANCIS 17 Aug 1924 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
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Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Allan James ANDISON 16 Oct 1913 Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Keith Francis ANDISON 13 Jul 1919 Nundah, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Owen Francis ANDISON 17 Jul 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Lawrence FRANCIS Sep 1919 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 27 Nov 1920 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 1
Cousin Lewis Jack FRANCIS 13 Mar 1921 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 15 Nov 1979 58
Cousin Maude FRANCIS 07 May 1923 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased

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Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Susan Joan FRANCIS 06 Aug 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 0
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased

Brother in Law John Thomas LAFFERTY abt 1915 19 Dec 1942 Sandanana, PNG 27
Sister in Law Winifride Joan Desiree COSSINS 29 Nov 1918 Marsala, Sicily, Italy 03 Dec 1971 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 53
Sister in Law Laura SPRENGER 08 May 1918 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Dorothy Joyce WILSON 20 Feb 1918 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Arthur GREVETT 01 Jun 1916 Billinudgel, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1983 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 67
Events in Muriel Joyce FRANCIS (1920 - 2005)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
19 Apr 1920 Muriel Joyce FRANCIS was born Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
11 Apr 1942 21 Married Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY (aged 23) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia 17
16 Jul 1945 25 Death of husband Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY (aged 27) Bougainville 17
24 Mar 1948 27 Married Thomas Ford DAVIS (aged 40) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia 17
05 Sep 1959 39 Death of mother Harriet May TAYLOR (aged 65) Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 17
27 Apr 1980 60 Death of husband Thomas Ford DAVIS (aged 72) Atherton, Queensland, Australia 17
11 Sep 1986 66 Death of father George FRANCIS (aged 100) Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 18
09 Apr 2005 84 Muriel Joyce FRANCIS died Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
Personal Notes:
Muriel was born in Esk, the elder daughter of George and May Francis. She did all her schooling at Kumbia after which, for a short period, she assisted her mother at home.

Around that time her sporting relaxation was tennis, a game which she played particularly well. Muriel was also secretary of the Kumbia Croquet Club for a time. Later, obtaining a position on the staff of the Maryborough Base Hospital, she met and married Bob Lafferty of Coolabunia, who was killed in action on Bougainville in July 1945. There was one child of the marriage, Janet.

At the time Muriel and Tom were married, Tom conducted the Post Office at Scarness. After some years, they moved to Atherton in North Queensland with their family which eventually numbered five, including Janet. Muriel worked for some time with the TAB.

After Tom died, Muriel came back to Kingaroy and spent about three years caring for her father in his closing years. She then returned to North Queensland to live with some of her family.

She has derived a great deal ofenjoymentfrom playing bridge at which she is quite adept - it is still one of her main recreations. In 2000 she was living at Morayfield still travelling whenever possible with the local bridge club.
Source References:
17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000
- Reference = 40 (Marriage)
- Reference = 38 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 40 (Birth)
- Reference = 40 (Marriage)
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