Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900

Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS (1917 - 1997) Ronald James FRANCIS (1922 - ) Living	Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998) + James FRANCIS (1887 - 1959)	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. 21 Oct 1900 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England

m. 10 Jan 1917 James FRANCIS (1887 - 1959) at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia

d. 24 Aug 1998 at Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 97

Near Relatives of Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998)
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

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

Father	William Herbert FRANCIS	08 Jun 1871	Merton, Surrey, England	18 Oct 1947	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	76
Mother	Annie Mary DEXTER	18 Feb 1870	England	24 Jul 1949	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	79

Self	Elsie Winifred FRANCIS	21 Oct 1900	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	24 Aug 1998	Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	97

Husband	James FRANCIS	16 Sep 1887	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	22 Jan 1959	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	71

Daughter	Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS	08 Jul 1917	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	12 Mar 1997	Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia	79
Son	Ronald James FRANCIS	11 Feb 1922	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister	Grace Rosalind FRANCIS	07 Nov 1898	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	30 Dec 1954	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	56
Brother	Arthur William FRANCIS	08 Mar 1905	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	31 May 1987	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	82

Son in Law	Raymond EDYVEAN-WALKER	19 May 1912	Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Patrick David LLOYD	16 Aug 1926	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	12 Sep 1988	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	62

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Geoffrey James FRANCIS	02 Mar 1949	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	03 Mar 1949	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle	James FRANCIS	29 Aug 1856	Hampton, Middlesex, England	03 Aug 1938	Esk, Queensland, Australia	81
Aunt	Elizabeth YOUNG	Oct 1856	Chideock, Dorset, England	24 Mar 1915	Esk, Queensland, Australia	58
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
Aunt	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS	18 Mar 1874	Merton, Surrey, England	abt 1949	England	75

Cousin	Ada Maria FRANCIS	06 Aug 1879	Merton, Surrey, England	10 Sep 1966	Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS	abt 1880	Merton, Surrey, England	14 Oct 1954	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	74
Cousin	Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS	19 Nov 1881	Merton, Surrey, England	13 Aug 1975	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	93
Cousin	Alice FRANCIS	02 Nov 1883	Merton, Surrey, England	01 Feb 1973	Esk, Queensland, Australia	89
Cousin	George FRANCIS	03 Oct 1885	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	11 Sep 1986	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	100
Cousin	James FRANCIS	16 Sep 1887	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	22 Jan 1959	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Charles FRANCIS	09 Mar 1890	Esk, Queensland, Australia	28 Mar 1991	Esk, Queensland, Australia	101
Cousin	Eliza FRANCIS	26 Nov 1891	Esk, Queensland, Australia	03 Dec 1967	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	76
Cousin	Frank FRANCIS	14 Sep 1893	Esk, Queensland, Australia	12 Aug 1973	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	79
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

Niece	Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS	05 Jul 1931	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	15 Dec 1971	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	40
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Coral May FRANCIS	14 Feb 1938	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	29 Jul 1939	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	1
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
Nephew	George Leslie FRANCIS	29 Sep 1915	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	29 Sep 1915	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	0
Nephew	Alwyn FRANCIS	25 Oct 1916	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	31 Mar 2002		85
Nephew	Leslie FRANCIS	15 Jun 1918	Esk, Queensland, Australia	17 Dec 1998	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	80
Niece	Muriel Joyce FRANCIS	19 Apr 1920	Esk, Queensland, Australia	09 Apr 2005	Caboolture, Queensland, Australia	84
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
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
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
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
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Ada Maria FRANCIS	06 Aug 1879	Merton, Surrey, England	10 Sep 1966	Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Brother in Law	WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS	abt 1880	Merton, Surrey, England	14 Oct 1954	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	74
Sister in Law	Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS	19 Nov 1881	Merton, Surrey, England	13 Aug 1975	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	93
Sister in Law	Alice FRANCIS	02 Nov 1883	Merton, Surrey, England	01 Feb 1973	Esk, Queensland, Australia	89
Brother in Law	George FRANCIS	03 Oct 1885	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	11 Sep 1986	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	100
Brother in Law	Charles FRANCIS	09 Mar 1890	Esk, Queensland, Australia	28 Mar 1991	Esk, Queensland, Australia	101
Sister in Law	Eliza FRANCIS	26 Nov 1891	Esk, Queensland, Australia	03 Dec 1967	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	76
Brother in Law	Frank FRANCIS	14 Sep 1893	Esk, Queensland, Australia	12 Aug 1973	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Jack RUTHERFORD	08 Jun 1892	PercyMain, Northumberland, England	25 Aug 1975	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY	03 Sep 1903	Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1990	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	86

Events in Elsie Winifred FRANCIS (1900 - 1998)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
21 Oct 1900		Elsie Winifred FRANCIS was born	Wimbledon, Surrey, England		17
10 Jan 1917	16	Married James FRANCIS (aged 29)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	1917/C489	18
08 Jul 1917	16	Birth of daughter Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia		17
11 Feb 1922	21	Birth of son Ronald James FRANCIS	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia		17
18 Oct 1947	46	Death of father William Herbert FRANCIS (aged 76)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
24 Jul 1949	48	Death of mother Annie Mary DEXTER (aged 79)	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
22 Jan 1959	58	Death of husband James FRANCIS (aged 71)	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia		18
12 Mar 1997	96	Death of daughter Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS (aged 79)	Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia		17
24 Aug 1998	97	Elsie Winifred FRANCIS died	Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia		17

Personal Notes:

Elsie, the second daughter of William and Annie Francis, was born at Wimbledon in England. With her parents, brother and sister she emigrated to Australia in 1909. The family's first Australian Christmas was without holly, snow and chestnuts, not at all like the ones to which she was accustomed, and was celebrated in the Biarra home of Elsie's Uncle and Aunt, James and Elizabeth Francis and family.

Elsie was enrolled at Biarra School in January 1910 at the age of nine and left school in October the same year. School here was a totally different experience from her previous school in England, where the Wimbledon school was a day-school but provided a hot mid-day meal for all the pupils.

By 1912 many of her cousins and father had selected land in the Kumbia district to where the family moved. Both Elsie and her sister, Grace, were accomplished dressmakers by this time and made their own clothes. Elsie was first on the roll when the Kumbia School opened in 1914 and her teacher soon discovered her talent for dressmaking and requested that she make her a dress.

Three years later she married her cousin, James Francis and they lived on his Glencliffe property in the foothills of the Bunya Mountains - this they named 'Surrey Hills' reminiscent ofher English birthplace. Their home was often made available for dances and fund-raising nights for the Glencliffe School, which school their three children attended. They moved to Kingaroy in 1940 and to Brisbane in 1948.

Prior to James' death, they were planning a trip to England and Europe to fulfil her wish to visit her childhood home. She eventually made the trip on her own in 1961 and again in 1972. She later resided at 'Sunsetholme' at Normanby in Brisbane where she died at the age of ninety-eight years.

Source References:

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

- Reference = 47 (Birth)

- Reference = 47 (Death)

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

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

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

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 2 May 2025