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Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS (1915 - )
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Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS (1915 - )

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Norman Alfred SHANK (1917 - )
 Charles FRANCIS (1890 - 1991) James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938) Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)
Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)
Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915) William YOUNG
Theresa JERRARD (1830 - )
Elsie Rose TAYLOR (1895 - 1965) George TAYLOR (1864 - )



Harriet PARSONS



b. 15 Dec 1915 at Biarra, Queensland, Australia
m. 23 Nov 1939 Norman Alfred SHANK (1917 - ) at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Parents:
Charles FRANCIS (1890 - 1991)
Elsie Rose TAYLOR (1895 - 1965)
Siblings (6):
Stanley Charles FRANCIS (1919 - 1998)
Events in Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS (1915 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
15 Dec 1915 Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS was born Biarra, Queensland, Australia 17
23 Nov 1939 23 Married Norman Alfred SHANK (aged 21) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 17
16 Sep 1965 49 Death of mother Elsie Rose TAYLOR (aged 69) Biarra, Queensland, Australia 17
28 Mar 1991 75 Death of father Charles FRANCIS (aged 101) Esk, Queensland, Australia 18
Personal Notes:
Esme was born at Biarra, the eldest child of a family of seven children born to Charlie and Rose. She commenced her education at Biarra School in February 1922 at the age of six years.

After leaving school she worked as a home help and was later employed at the Hotel Metropole in Esk where she carried out the various chores required in such an establishment. Esme and Norman were married in Ipswich and subsequently they lived for many years at Biarra before moving into Esk.

Esme continued working at the Hotel Metropole for many years until her retirement. She remains a keen gardener although now not so active as she once was. For many years she regularly entered in various categories ofthe local agricultural shows and won prizes for her cakes, jams, etc.

Through the years she and Norman spent many a Sunday lending a helping hand at the family home at Biarra. They have the honour of being among the long-standing marrieds in the Esk district In 2000 they had recently celebrated sixty years of marriage. Esme still cares for her home in Esk and although she has no children, she takes an active interest in the wider family and is always most hospitable to all who visit her.
Source References:
17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000
- Reference = 54 (Birth)
- Reference = 53 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 54 (Marriage)
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  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. 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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  4. 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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