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| George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986) |
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| Date |
Age |
Event |
Place |
Notes |
Src |
| 03 Oct 1885 |
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George FRANCIS was born |
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
1885/C7056 |
18 |
| 06 Jan 1915 |
29 |
Married Harriet May TAYLOR (aged 20) |
Esk, Queensland, Australia |
1915/C724 |
18 |
| 24 Mar 1915 |
29 |
Death of mother Elizabeth YOUNG (aged 58) |
Esk, Queensland, Australia |
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| 29 Sep 1915 |
29 |
Birth of son George Leslie FRANCIS |
Kumbia, Queensland, Australia |
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17 |
| 29 Sep 1915 |
29 |
Death of son George Leslie FRANCIS |
Kumbia, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 25 Oct 1916 |
31 |
Birth of son Alwyn FRANCIS |
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 15 Jun 1918 |
32 |
Birth of son Leslie FRANCIS |
Esk, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 19 Apr 1920 |
34 |
Birth of daughter Muriel Joyce FRANCIS |
Esk, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 03 Aug 1938 |
52 |
Death of father James FRANCIS (aged 81) |
Esk, Queensland, Australia |
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| 05 Sep 1959 |
73 |
Death of wife Harriet May TAYLOR (aged 65) |
Kumbia, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 27 Jul 1968 |
82 |
Married Mary Amelia MUSCH (aged 64) |
Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia |
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18 |
| 29 Apr 1981 |
95 |
Death of wife Mary Amelia MUSCH (aged 77) |
Buderim, Queensland, Australia |
|
17 |
| 11 Sep 1986 |
100 |
George FRANCIS died |
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
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18 |
| Personal Notes: |
George was the first ofthe family born in the new land. He was enrolled at Biarra School in February 1891 at the age of five and left in December 1898. As a young man he worked on roads in the Esk Shire with his father, and later selected land at Kumbia in the 'Taabinga Station' ballot of 1911. A portion of the town of Kumbia is now situated on a corner of this original selection, which was exchanged for an equivalent, adjacent area of land. In deference to the original owner, one ofthe main streets in Kumbia was called Francis Street.
George married Harriet May Taylor at the Biarra Hall. May, as she was known, had also attended the Biarra School between 1899 and 1908. Together, with their family of four, George and May pioneered their farm, 'Aynesley', at Kumbia, taking an active interest in the progress of the district. Here they built up a stud herd of Australian Illawarra Shorthorn dairy cattle which was dispersed a few years after World War II. Later, peanuts and mixed crops were planted as the mainstay of the property. Their garden and orchard provided an ample supply offruits and vegetables for family and friends.
Both were keen tennis players and enjoyed dancing and George was also a better than average cricketer. He served on the Kumbia Memorial School of Arts Committee for more than twenty years, as well as on the Kumbia School Committee for a considerable period. George and May were also foundation members of the Kumbia Church of England. The earliest Anglican church services at Kumbia were conducted under their house prior to the erection of the first church. George subsequently held the post of Church Warden for many years.
After May died, George married Mrs Millie Keaton. George played tennis and continued dancing till better than eighty years ofage. They retired to live at 177 Haly Street in Kingaroy where George maintained his interest in gardening and playing indoor bowls. Some time after Millie's death, George entered Orana Nursing Home where he passed away about three weeks before his 101st birthday. |
