Arthur William FRANCIS (1905

Arthur William FRANCIS (1905 - 1987)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (1931 - 1971) Living Living Coral May FRANCIS (1938 - 1939)	Arthur William FRANCIS (1905 - 1987) + Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY (1903 - 1990)	William Herbert FRANCIS (1871 - 1947)	Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)	Joseph FRANCIS (1797 - 1855)
				Ann GREEN (1798 - 1891)
			Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)	James HEATHFIELD (1797 - 1848)
				Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER (1793 - 1862)
		Annie Mary DEXTER (1870 - 1949)

b. 08 Mar 1905 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England

m. 07 Oct 1930 Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY (1903 - 1990) at Murgon, Queensland, Australia

d. 31 May 1987 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia aged 82

Parents:

William Herbert FRANCIS (1871 - 1947)

Annie Mary DEXTER (1870 - 1949)

Siblings (2):

Grace Rosalind FRANCIS (1898 - 1954)

Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998)

Children (4):

Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (1931 - 1971)

Coral May FRANCIS (1938 - 1939)

Grandchildren (5):

Events in Arthur William FRANCIS (1905 - 1987)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
08 Mar 1905		Arthur William FRANCIS was born	Wimbledon, Surrey, England		17
07 Oct 1930	25	Married Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY (aged 27)	Murgon, Queensland, Australia		17
05 Jul 1931	26	Birth of daughter Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17
14 Feb 1938	32	Birth of daughter Coral May FRANCIS	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17
29 Jul 1939	34	Death of daughter Coral May FRANCIS (aged 1)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17
18 Oct 1947	42	Death of father William Herbert FRANCIS (aged 76)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
24 Jul 1949	44	Death of mother Annie Mary DEXTER (aged 79)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
15 Dec 1971	66	Death of daughter Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (aged 40)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17
31 May 1987	82	Arthur William FRANCIS died	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17

Personal Notes:

Arthur, the only son of William and Annie, was born at Wimbledon in England and moved to Biarra with his family in 1909. Arthur was enrolled at Biarra School in March 1910 at the age of five and left again in October 1910. He then attended school at Esk and, after his father had won a ballot for a block of land in the Kumbia district, was a first-day pupil of the Kumbia State School.

On leaving school he helped his father develop the family farm 'Heathfield' into a successful dairying and mixed farming property. A very good herd ofAustralian Illawarra Shorthorn Cattle was bred from stock purchased from the well known stud of his uncle, Mr Robert Mears at 'Morden' Toogoolawah.

He married Jean Guppy and reared three daughters who auended the Kumbia State School, on whose School Commiuee Arthur served. He was also an active member of the Kumbia Memorial Hall Commiuee. He later took over his father's property, and in 1955 moved to 54 First Avenue, Kingaroy and worked his farm with share-farmers until he sold it in 1966. He became a keen bowler at the Kingaroy Bowls Club and was greenkeeper for a number of years. He also did charity work with the Kingaroy Lions Club.

He and his wife travelled extensively, having enjoyed two world trips that included several visits to the old family home at Wimbledon. Arthur took a keen interest in gardening and was a member ofthe Kingaroy Horticultural Society - his garden always provided choice blooms and vegetables.

Source References:

17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000

- Reference = 91 (Birth)

- Reference = 91 (Death)

- Reference = 91 (Marriage)

- Reference = 10 (Name, Notes)

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My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
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Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).

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