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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
Near Relatives of Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS (1915 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather James FRANCIS 29 Aug 1856 Hampton, Middlesex, England 03 Aug 1938 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Grandmother Elizabeth YOUNG Oct 1856 Chideock, Dorset, England 24 Mar 1915 Esk, Queensland, Australia 58
Grandfather George TAYLOR 1864
Grandmother Harriet PARSONS

Father in Law John Christian SHANK
Mother in Law Ethel BLANK

Father Charles FRANCIS 09 Mar 1890 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Mar 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 101
Mother Elsie Rose TAYLOR 01 Dec 1895 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 16 Sep 1965 Biarra, Queensland, Australia 69

Self Esme Elizabeth FRANCIS 15 Dec 1915 Biarra, Queensland, Australia

Husband Norman Alfred SHANK 02 Dec 1917 Esk, Queensland, Australia

Brother Stanley Charles FRANCIS 07 Jan 1919 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 06 Mar 1998 79
Brother Ernest James FRANCIS 16 Aug 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia
Sister Elsie Phyllis FRANCIS 17 Aug 1924 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
Brother Living or Recently Deceased
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Brother Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt Ada Maria FRANCIS 06 Aug 1879 Merton, Surrey, England 10 Sep 1966 Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Uncle Frederick William HIMSTEDT 28 Jun 1869 Queensland, Australia 25 Apr 1954 Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Uncle WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS abt 1880 Merton, Surrey, England 14 Oct 1954 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 74
Aunt Alma Maria Louisa SUSZBIER 1883 Borung, Victoria, Australia 04 Jun 1947 Queensland, Australia 64
Aunt Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS 19 Nov 1881 Merton, Surrey, England 13 Aug 1975 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 93
Uncle Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT 19 Aug 1867 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Aunt Alice FRANCIS 02 Nov 1883 Merton, Surrey, England 01 Feb 1973 Esk, Queensland, Australia 89
Uncle Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT 18 Nov 1879 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1953 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Uncle George FRANCIS 03 Oct 1885 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1986 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 100
Aunt Harriet May TAYLOR 07 May 1894 Esk, Queensland, Australia 05 Sep 1959 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 65
Aunt Mary Amelia MUSCH 11 Sep 1903 Queensland, Australia 29 Apr 1981 Buderim, Queensland, Australia 77
Uncle James FRANCIS 16 Sep 1887 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 22 Jan 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 71
Aunt Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Aunt Eliza FRANCIS 26 Nov 1891 Esk, Queensland, Australia 03 Dec 1967 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 76
Uncle James Henry (Harry) ANDISON 10 Oct 1877 Queensland, Australia 26 Aug 1965 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Uncle Frank FRANCIS 14 Sep 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Ethel Mary CRISP 26 Jan 1897 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 22 Apr 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 76

Cousin Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 12 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Jul 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 58
Cousin William Frederick HIMSTEDT 22 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 4
Cousin Charles Walter HIMSTEDT 13 Jun 1906 Moore, Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 2001 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 95
Cousin Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT 29 Oct 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 14 Dec 1912 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 4
Cousin Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT 23 Dec 1910 Esk, Queensland, Australia Jun 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 39
Cousin Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT 09 May 1916 Esk, Queensland, Australia 30 May 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Cousin Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT 30 May 1919 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Cousin Albert James HIMSTEDT 11 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Cousin Stanley Lewis HIMSTEDT 21 Oct 1904 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Jul 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 2
Cousin George Edward HIMSTEDT 19 May 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1970 Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Cousin Leslie Frank HIMSTEDT 02 Jan 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 25 May 1925 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Cousin Robert Victor HIMSTEDT 16 Apr 1913 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1966 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 53
Cousin Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT 11 Oct 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Cousin Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT 14 Feb 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Mar 1996 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Cousin Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT 22 Aug 1909 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1983 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Cousin George Leslie FRANCIS 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 29 Sep 1915 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 0
Cousin Alwyn FRANCIS 25 Oct 1916 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 31 Mar 2002 85
Cousin Leslie FRANCIS 15 Jun 1918 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Dec 1998 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 80
Cousin Muriel Joyce FRANCIS 19 Apr 1920 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Apr 2005 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 84
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Gladys Evelyn FRANCIS 08 Jul 1917 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 12 Mar 1997 Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Ronald James FRANCIS 11 Feb 1922 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Allan James ANDISON 16 Oct 1913 Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Keith Francis ANDISON 13 Jul 1919 Nundah, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Owen Francis ANDISON 17 Jul 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Lawrence FRANCIS Sep 1919 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 27 Nov 1920 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 1
Cousin Lewis Jack FRANCIS 13 Mar 1921 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 15 Nov 1979 58
Cousin Maude FRANCIS 07 May 1923 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased

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Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
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Niece Living or Recently Deceased
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Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Peter William WYLLIE 22 Oct 1954 Vila, New Hebrides 23 Dec 1975 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 21
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law Grace Mary BONEHAM 11 Mar 1924 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Muriel Jean COTTRELL 25 Nov 1923 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law John Richard BAIKIE 30 Oct 1920 Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Sister in Law Maureen Joyce WIESE 25 Sep 1932 Laidley, Queensland, Australia 1999 67
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 = 54 (Marriage)
- Reference = 53 (Name, Notes)
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