[Index]
George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George Leslie FRANCIS (1915 - 1915)
Alwyn FRANCIS (1916 - 2002)
Leslie FRANCIS (1918 - 1998)
Muriel Joyce FRANCIS (1920 - 2005)
Living
 George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986)

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Harriet May TAYLOR (1894 - 1959)

Mary Amelia MUSCH (1903 - 1981)
 James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938) Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909) Joseph FRANCIS (1797 - 1855)
Ann GREEN (1798 - 1891)
Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886) James HEATHFIELD (1797 - 1848)
Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER (1793 - 1862)
Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915) William YOUNG



Theresa JERRARD (1830 - ) Daniel JERRARD (1782 - 1854)
Elizabeth EVELEIGH (1796 - )
George FRANCIS
George FRANCIS
George FRANCIS George FRANCIS
b. 03 Oct 1885 at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
m. (1) 06 Jan 1915 Harriet May TAYLOR (1894 - 1959) at Esk, Queensland, Australia
m. (2) 27 Jul 1968 Mary Amelia MUSCH (1903 - 1981) at Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
d. 11 Sep 1986 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia aged 100
Near Relatives of George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Joseph FRANCIS 07 Jan 1827 Campton, Bedfordshire, England 03 Apr 1909 Merton, Surrey, England 82
Grandmother Ellen HEATHFIELD 27 Jan 1833 Campton, Bedfordshire, England 01 Feb 1886 Merton, Surrey, England 53
Grandfather William YOUNG
Grandmother Theresa JERRARD 1830

Father in Law George TAYLOR 1864
Mother in Law Harriet PARSONS
Father in Law Rudoplph Frederich MUSCH
Mother in Law Dolina Violet MCQUEEN

Father James FRANCIS 29 Aug 1856 Hampton, Middlesex, England 03 Aug 1938 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Mother Elizabeth YOUNG Oct 1856 Chideock, Dorset, England 24 Mar 1915 Esk, Queensland, Australia 58

Self George FRANCIS 03 Oct 1885 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1986 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 100

Wife Harriet May TAYLOR 07 May 1894 Esk, Queensland, Australia 05 Sep 1959 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 65
Wife Mary Amelia MUSCH 11 Sep 1903 Queensland, Australia 29 Apr 1981 Buderim, Queensland, Australia 77

Son George Leslie FRANCIS 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 0
Son Alwyn FRANCIS 25 Oct 1916 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 31 Mar 2002 85
Son Leslie FRANCIS 15 Jun 1918 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Dec 1998 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 80
Daughter Muriel Joyce FRANCIS 19 Apr 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Apr 2005 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 84
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased

Sister Ada Maria FRANCIS 06 Aug 1879 Merton, Surrey, England 10 Sep 1966 Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Brother WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS abt 1880 Merton, Surrey, England 14 Oct 1954 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 74
Sister Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS 19 Nov 1881 Merton, Surrey, England 13 Aug 1975 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 93
Sister Alice FRANCIS 02 Nov 1883 Merton, Surrey, England 01 Feb 1973 Esk, Queensland, Australia 89
Brother James FRANCIS 16 Sep 1887 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 22 Jan 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 71
Brother Charles FRANCIS 09 Mar 1890 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Mar 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 101
Sister Eliza FRANCIS 26 Nov 1891 Esk, Queensland, Australia 03 Dec 1967 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 76
Brother Frank FRANCIS 14 Sep 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79

Daughter in Law Winifride Joan Desiree COSSINS 29 Nov 1918 Marsala, Sicily, Italy 03 Dec 1971 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 53
Daughter in Law Laura SPRENGER 08 May 1918 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law Dorothy Joyce WILSON 20 Feb 1918 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law Robert McBirnie LAFFERTY 16 Jun 1918 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 16 Jul 1945 Bougainville 27
Son in Law Thomas Ford DAVIS 07 May 1907 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27 Apr 1980 Atherton, Queensland, Australia 72
Son in Law Arthur GREVETT 01 Jun 1916 Billinudgel, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1983 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 67

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Granddaughter Susan Joan FRANCIS 06 Aug 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 0
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Uncle John FRANCIS 16 Feb 1858 England 08 Oct 1934 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 76
Uncle George FRANCIS 07 Jun 1860 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 10 Aug 1944 Mortlake, Surrey, England 84
Aunt unknown (FRANCIS)
Uncle Charles FRANCIS abt 1861 England abt 1865 England 4
Aunt Eliza FRANCIS 09 Feb 1862 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 11 May 1943 England 81
Uncle Jesse MEARS 07 May 1828 England 12 Sep 1904 England 76
Aunt Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS 28 Sep 1864 Merton, Surrey, England 04 Nov 1945 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 81
Uncle Robert MEARS 05 Oct 1864 England 14 Sep 1940 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 75
Uncle Joseph FRANCIS 11 Apr 1867 Merton, Surrey, England abt 1901 England 34
Uncle William Herbert FRANCIS 08 Jun 1871 Merton, Surrey, England 18 Oct 1947 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 76
Aunt Annie Mary DEXTER 18 Feb 1870 England 24 Jul 1949 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS 18 Mar 1874 Merton, Surrey, England abt 1949 England 75
Uncle George YOUNG 1855 1937 82
Uncle Charles YOUNG 1858
Uncle James YOUNG 1866

Cousin Lily FRANCIS abt 1883 Canada
Cousin Ellen FRANCIS abt 1885 1966 81
Cousin Henry FRANCIS abt Mar 1894 Surrey, England England
Cousin Ernest MEARS
Cousin Robert MEARS 05 Oct 1864 England 14 Sep 1940 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 75
Cousin Gilbert Robert MEARS 18 Jul 1892 Stockwell, England 18 Mar 1987 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Cousin Stanley Edward MEARS 14 Dec 1894 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 20 Jun 1989 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Cousin Ernest Harold MEARS 01 Feb 1896 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 14 May 1977 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 81
Cousin Ellen (Nellie) Elizabeth MEARS 13 Nov 1900 Morden, Surrey, England 09 Dec 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 91
Cousin Grace Rosalind FRANCIS 07 Nov 1898 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 30 Dec 1954 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 56
Cousin Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Cousin Arthur William FRANCIS 08 Mar 1905 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 31 May 1987 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 82

Niece Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 12 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Jul 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 58
Nephew William Frederick HIMSTEDT 22 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 4
Nephew Charles Walter HIMSTEDT 13 Jun 1906 Moore, Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 2001 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 95
Nephew Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT 29 Oct 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 14 Dec 1912 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 4
Nephew Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT 23 Dec 1910 Esk, Queensland, Australia Jun 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 39
Niece Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT 09 May 1916 Esk, Queensland, Australia 30 May 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Nephew Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT 30 May 1919 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Nephew Albert James HIMSTEDT 11 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Nephew Stanley Lewis HIMSTEDT 21 Oct 1904 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Jul 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 2
Nephew George Edward HIMSTEDT 19 May 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1970 Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Nephew Leslie Frank HIMSTEDT 02 Jan 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 25 May 1925 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Nephew Robert Victor HIMSTEDT 16 Apr 1913 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1966 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 53
Nephew Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT 11 Oct 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Nephew Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT 14 Feb 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Mar 1996 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Niece Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT 22 Aug 1909 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1983 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Niece Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS 08 Jul 1917 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 12 Mar 1997 Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia 79
Nephew Ronald James FRANCIS 11 Feb 1922 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
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Niece Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS 15 Dec 1915 Biarra, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Stanley Charles FRANCIS 07 Jan 1919 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 06 Mar 1998 79
Nephew Ernest James FRANCIS 16 Aug 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia
Niece Elsie Phyllis FRANCIS 17 Aug 1924 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
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Nephew Allan James ANDISON 16 Oct 1913 Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Keith Francis ANDISON 13 Jul 1919 Nundah, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Owen Francis ANDISON 17 Jul 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Lawrence FRANCIS Sep 1919 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 27 Nov 1920 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 1
Nephew Lewis Jack FRANCIS 13 Mar 1921 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 15 Nov 1979 58
Niece Maude FRANCIS 07 May 1923 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
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Sister in Law Elsie Rose TAYLOR 01 Dec 1895 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 16 Sep 1965 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 69
Sister in Law Ellen MUSCH 1905 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Gertie Enid MUSCH 1908 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Cecil Stuart MUSCH 1909 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Donald August MUSCH 1910 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Violet Muriel MUSCH 1913 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Frederick William HIMSTEDT 28 Jun 1869 Queensland, Australia 25 Apr 1954 Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Sister in Law Alma Maria Louisa SUSZBIER 1883 Borung, Victoria, Australia 04 Jun 1947 Queensland, Australia 64
Brother in Law Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT 19 Aug 1867 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Brother in Law Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT 18 Nov 1879 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1953 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Sister in Law Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Brother in Law James Henry (Harry) ANDISON 10 Oct 1877 Queensland, Australia 26 Aug 1965 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Sister in Law Ethel Mary CRISP 26 Jan 1897 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 22 Apr 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 76
Events in George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
03 Oct 1885 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
29 Sep 1915 29 Birth of son George Leslie FRANCIS Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 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
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 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 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.
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