James FRANCIS (1887

James FRANCIS (1887 - 1959)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS (1917 - 1997) Living Living	James FRANCIS (1887 - 1959) + Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998)	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 - )

b. 16 Sep 1887 at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

m. 10 Jan 1917 Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998) at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia

d. 22 Jan 1959 at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia aged 71

Parents:

James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938)

Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915)

Siblings (8):

Ada Maria FRANCIS (1879 - 1966)

WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS (1880 - 1954)

Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS (1881 - 1975)

Alice FRANCIS (1883 - 1973)

George FRANCIS (1885 - 1986)

Charles FRANCIS (1890 - 1991)

Eliza FRANCIS (1891 - 1967)

Frank FRANCIS (1893 - 1973)

Children (3):

Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS (1917 - 1997)

Grandchildren (6):

, Geoffrey James FRANCIS (1949 - 1949)

Events in James FRANCIS (1887 - 1959)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
16 Sep 1887		James FRANCIS was born	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	1887/C7920	18
24 Mar 1915	27	Death of mother Elizabeth YOUNG (aged 58)	Esk, Queensland, Australia
10 Jan 1917	29	Married Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (aged 16)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	1917/C489	18
08 Jul 1917	29	Birth of daughter Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia		17
03 Aug 1938	50	Death of father James FRANCIS (aged 81)	Esk, Queensland, Australia
22 Jan 1959	71	James FRANCIS died	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia		18

Personal Notes:

After the family had moved to Biarra, in 1887 Elizabeth returned to Ipswich for the birth of James. He was enrolled at Biarra School in September 1892 at the age of fIve and left in December 1901. He lived with his parents at Biarra until 1912, when he moved to the Kumbia district after selecting Taabinga Resumption land at Glencliffe.

James married his cousin, Elsie, and they had two daughters and a son. In 1928 the family leased their property and moved to Kingaroy where James worked at the Kingaroy Butter Factory. In 1932 they returned to their property 'Surrey Hills' at Glencllffe. During their absence a new school had been built at Glencliffe, the previous one having been blown down by a windstorm prior to 1928.

In 1940 a property was purchased near Kingaroy and the sale of the Glencliffe interests finalised in 1943. James farmed the Kingaroy block until 1945 when it was sold and the family moved to a home in Kingaroy. At the same time a grazing property was purchased at Gordonbrook. In 1948, after selling the Kingaroy and Gordonbrook properties, James and Elsie moved to Gordon Park, Brisbane, and later to Lutwyche where he was residing when he died.

James was keen on sport, especially cricket, athletics (foot running) and tennis, and won bowling trophies for cricket and awards for 75 and 100 yards events in athletics. He was an original member of the Kumbia Progress Association formed in 1913. His particular interest was horse bloodlines and he was an enthusiastic supporter ofthe Kumbia Race Club, where he raced his horses as well as at club meetings throughout the South Bumett District.

Source References:

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- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Death)

- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Marriage)

- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Birth)

- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Name, Notes)

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My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
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