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Grace Rosalind FRANCIS (1898 - 1954)
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Grace Rosalind FRANCIS (1898 - 1954)

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Jack RUTHERFORD (1892 - 1975)
 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. 07 Nov 1898 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England
m. 1925 Jack RUTHERFORD (1892 - 1975) at Kumbia, Queensland, Australia
d. 30 Dec 1954 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia aged 56
Near Relatives of Grace Rosalind FRANCIS (1898 - 1954)
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 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 Grace Rosalind FRANCIS 07 Nov 1898 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 30 Dec 1954 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 56

Husband Jack RUTHERFORD 08 Jun 1892 PercyMain, Northumberland, England 25 Aug 1975 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 83

Sister Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Brother Arthur William FRANCIS 08 Mar 1905 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 31 May 1987 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 82

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 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
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
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

Brother in Law James FRANCIS 16 Sep 1887 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 22 Jan 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 71
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 Grace Rosalind FRANCIS (1898 - 1954)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
07 Nov 1898 Grace Rosalind FRANCIS was born Wimbledon, Surrey, England 17
1925 27 Married Jack RUTHERFORD (aged 33) Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 17
18 Oct 1947 48 Death of father William Herbert FRANCIS (aged 76) Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
24 Jul 1949 50 Death of mother Annie Mary DEXTER (aged 79) Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
30 Dec 1954 56 Grace Rosalind FRANCIS died Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 17
Personal Notes:
Grace, the elder daughter of William and Annie, was born at Wimbledon in England. After sailing from London with her family in 1909, she continued her schooling in Biarra and Esk, having been enrolled at Biarra School in January 1910 at the age of eleven years and leaving in October of the same year.

When her parents selected land at Kumbia she went north with them and did dressmaking and domestic work in Kumbia and Kingaroy. She married Jack Rutherford and they lived on their farm at Ellesmere. Jack had come to Australia from Newcastle in England and, during World War 1, he saw action in Gallipoli and France. Grace and Jack had no children.

Grace had a bright and happy nature and was very well liked. She suffered bad health for many years and was only fifty-five when she died. Jack lived without her for twenty years before he, too, passed away.
Source References:
17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000
- Reference = 87 (Death)
- Reference = 87 (Marriage)
- Reference = 87 (Birth)
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