Joseph FRANCIS (1827

Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938) John FRANCIS (1858 - 1934) George FRANCIS (1860 - 1944) Charles FRANCIS (1861 - 1865) Eliza FRANCIS (1862 - 1943) Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS (1864 - 1945) Joseph FRANCIS (1867 - 1901) William Herbert FRANCIS (1871 - 1947) Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS (1874 - 1949)	Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909) + Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)	Joseph FRANCIS (1797 - 1855)	Richard FRANCIS

			Ann (FRANCIS)

		Ann GREEN (1798 - 1891)	Richard GREEN

			Mary ELDERKIN

b. 07 Jan 1827 at Campton, Bedfordshire, England

m. 12 May 1855 Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)

d. 03 Apr 1909 at Merton, Surrey, England aged 82

Near Relatives of Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard FRANCIS
Grandmother	Ann (FRANCIS)
Grandfather	Richard GREEN
Grandmother	Mary ELDERKIN

Father in Law	James HEATHFIELD	abt 1797	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	abt Mar 1848	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	51
Mother in Law	Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER	abt 1793	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	abt Jun 1862	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	69

Father	Joseph FRANCIS	abt 1797	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	Jan 1855	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	58
Mother	Ann GREEN	abt 1798	Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England	abt Mar 1891	Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England	93

Self	Joseph FRANCIS	07 Jan 1827	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	03 Apr 1909	Merton, Surrey, England	82

Wife	Ellen HEATHFIELD	27 Jan 1833	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	01 Feb 1886	Merton, Surrey, England	53

Son	James FRANCIS	29 Aug 1856	Hampton, Middlesex, England	03 Aug 1938	Esk, Queensland, Australia	81
Son	John FRANCIS	16 Feb 1858	England	08 Oct 1934	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	76
Son	George FRANCIS	07 Jun 1860	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	10 Aug 1944	Mortlake, Surrey, England	84
Son	Charles FRANCIS	abt 1861	England	abt 1865	England	4
Daughter	Eliza FRANCIS	09 Feb 1862	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	11 May 1943	England	81
Daughter	Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS	28 Sep 1864	Merton, Surrey, England	04 Nov 1945	Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia	81
Son	Joseph FRANCIS	11 Apr 1867	Merton, Surrey, England	abt 1901	England	34
Son	William Herbert FRANCIS	08 Jun 1871	Merton, Surrey, England	18 Oct 1947	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	76
Daughter	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS	18 Mar 1874	Merton, Surrey, England	abt 1949	England	75

Brother	John FRANCIS	abt 1822	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister	Caroline FRANCIS	abt 1825	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Brother	Charles FRANCIS	abt 1830
Sister	Ann FRANCIS	abt 1832	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	abt Jun 1914	Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England	82
Sister	Mary FRANCIS	abt 1832	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Brother	George FRANCIS	11 Feb 1840	Campton, Bedfordshire, England

Daughter in Law	Elizabeth YOUNG	Oct 1856	Chideock, Dorset, England	24 Mar 1915	Esk, Queensland, Australia	58
Daughter in Law	unknown (FRANCIS)
Son in Law	Jesse MEARS	07 May 1828	England	12 Sep 1904	England	76
Son in Law	Robert MEARS	05 Oct 1864	England	14 Sep 1940	Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia	75
Daughter in Law	Annie Mary DEXTER	18 Feb 1870	England	24 Jul 1949	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	79

Granddaughter	Ada Maria FRANCIS	06 Aug 1879	Merton, Surrey, England	10 Sep 1966	Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Grandson	WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS	abt 1880	Merton, Surrey, England	14 Oct 1954	Kumbia, Queensland, Australia	74
Granddaughter	Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS	19 Nov 1881	Merton, Surrey, England	13 Aug 1975	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	93
Granddaughter	Alice FRANCIS	02 Nov 1883	Merton, Surrey, England	01 Feb 1973	Esk, Queensland, Australia	89
Grandson	George FRANCIS	03 Oct 1885	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	11 Sep 1986	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	100
Grandson	James FRANCIS	16 Sep 1887	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	22 Jan 1959	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	71
Grandson	Charles FRANCIS	09 Mar 1890	Esk, Queensland, Australia	28 Mar 1991	Esk, Queensland, Australia	101
Granddaughter	Eliza FRANCIS	26 Nov 1891	Esk, Queensland, Australia	03 Dec 1967	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	76
Grandson	Frank FRANCIS	14 Sep 1893	Esk, Queensland, Australia	12 Aug 1973	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	79
Granddaughter	Lily FRANCIS	abt 1883			Canada
Granddaughter	Ellen FRANCIS	abt 1885		1966		81
Grandson	Henry FRANCIS	abt Mar 1894	Surrey, England		England
Grandson	Gilbert Robert MEARS	18 Jul 1892	Stockwell, England	18 Mar 1987	Esk, Queensland, Australia	94
Grandson	Stanley Edward MEARS	14 Dec 1894	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	20 Jun 1989	Esk, Queensland, Australia	94
Grandson	Ernest Harold MEARS	01 Feb 1896	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	14 May 1977	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	81
Granddaughter	Ellen (Nellie) Elizabeth MEARS	13 Nov 1900	Morden, Surrey, England	09 Dec 1991	Esk, Queensland, Australia	91
Granddaughter	Grace Rosalind FRANCIS	07 Nov 1898	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	30 Dec 1954	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	56
Granddaughter	Elsie Winifred FRANCIS	21 Oct 1900	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	24 Aug 1998	Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	97
Grandson	Arthur William FRANCIS	08 Mar 1905	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	31 May 1987	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	82

Aunt	Mary FRANCIS	bef 25 Jan 1795	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Uncle	James FRANCIS	abt 1796	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Aunt	Elizabeth (FRANCIS)

Cousin	Anne FRANCIS	abt 1827	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Cousin	Martha FRANCIS	abt 1830	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Cousin	John FRANCIS	abt 1833	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Cousin	Lucy FRANCIS	abt 1836	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Cousin	Mary FRANCIS	abt 1840	Campton, Bedfordshire, England

Nephew	John FRANCIS	abt 1844	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Caroline FRANCIS	abt 1847	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	Samuel FRANCIS	abt 1850	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Jane FRANCIS	abt 1852	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Emma FRANCIS	abt 1852	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	William FRANCIS	abt 1854	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	Frederick FRANCIS	abt 1857	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Martha FRANCIS	abt 1860	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Charlotte FRANCIS	abt 1863	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Alice FRANCIS	abt 1868	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Henrietta FRANCIS	abt 1870	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	Frederick R HEATHFIELD	abt 1856	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	abt Sep 1938	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England	82
Nephew	Joseph HEATHFIELD	abt 1858	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Ann HEATHFIELD	abt 1860	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Ellen HEATHFIELD	abt 1861	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Caroline E HEATHFIELD	abt 1862	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	James HEATHFIELD	abt 1865	Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England
Niece	Ellen Emily HEATHFIELD	abt 1868	Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England
Nephew	Charles HEATHFIELD	abt 1872	Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England

Brother in Law	George HEATHFIELD	1817	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Eliza HEATHFIELD	1821	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Hannah HEATHFIELD	1822	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Brother in Law	James HEATHFIELD	1824	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Sarah HEATHFIELD	1827	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Mary Ann HEATHFIELD	1829	Campton, Bedfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Elizabeth (FRANCIS)
Sister in Law	Sarah GREGORY
Brother in Law	John HEATHFIELD	abt 1829	Campton, Bedfordshire, England	abt Mar 1885	Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England	56

Events in Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
07 Jan 1827		Joseph FRANCIS was born	Campton, Bedfordshire, England		17
29 Jul 1827		Christening	Campton, Bedfordshire, England		17
Jan 1855	28	Death of father Joseph FRANCIS (aged 58)	Campton, Bedfordshire, England		17
12 May 1855	28	Married Ellen HEATHFIELD (aged 22)			17
29 Aug 1856	29	Birth of son James FRANCIS	Hampton, Middlesex, England
16 Feb 1858	31	Birth of son John FRANCIS	England		17
07 Jun 1860	33	Birth of son George FRANCIS	Wimbledon, Surrey, England		17
abt 1861	34	Birth of son Charles FRANCIS	England		17
09 Feb 1862	35	Birth of daughter Eliza FRANCIS	Wimbledon, Surrey, England		17
28 Sep 1864	37	Birth of daughter Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS	Merton, Surrey, England
abt 1865	38	Death of son Charles FRANCIS (aged 4)	England		17
11 Apr 1867	40	Birth of son Joseph FRANCIS	Merton, Surrey, England		17
08 Jun 1871	44	Birth of son William Herbert FRANCIS	Merton, Surrey, England
18 Mar 1874	47	Birth of daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS	Merton, Surrey, England		17
01 Feb 1886	59	Death of wife Ellen HEATHFIELD (aged 53)	Merton, Surrey, England		17
abt Mar 1891	64	Death of mother Ann GREEN (aged 93)	Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England	Note 1	17
abt 1901	74	Death of son Joseph FRANCIS (aged 34)	England		17
Apr 1909	82	Burial	Merton, Surrey, England		17
03 Apr 1909	82	Joseph FRANCIS died	Merton, Surrey, England		17

Note 1: FreeBMD Mar 1891 Biggleswade aged 91 3b 253

Personal Notes:

Joseph and Ellen were married in the parish church. The parish record shows that Joseph, of full age, was a bachelor and house servant of Hampton Wick, Middlesex. His falher was Joseph Francis, deceased, a labourer. He married by banns Ellen Heathfield, of full age, a spinster and needlewoman, of Campton. Her falher was James Heathfield, deceased. Both signed their names, the witnesses being James Heathfield and Hannah Heathfield.

Joseph was a gardener. He and Ellen lived at Merton and had nine children. In 1881, they were Living at No 1 Palmen Cottages in Merton. Very little has been passed down about the family except with respect to the three members who Left England, and emigraled to Australia - James with his wife and four children in 1884, William Herbert with his wife and three children in 1909, and Ellen (Nellie) with her husband and their four children in 1910.

Each family took up rural interests in the Brisbane Valley or Kumbia-Kingaroy district. These three families regularly kept in communication with each other, and with their parents and brothers and sisters in England. James and Elizabeth visited their English families in 1908 and James, after Elizabeth had died, revisited the 'Old Country' in 1926 and 1933.

Each time he returned to England he was amazed at the changes there. Merton, which in his time was a rural area, had gradually become urbanised, and finally a part of the London area. The development of English transport fascinated him - trains, buses and trams had improved considerably. James, in his diary of the 1926 trip, mentioned the New London Tube - 'the longest rail tunnel in the world, 16 1/2 miles long (longest by 4 1/2 miles) in which there were 24 station stops'.

After Joseph and Ellen and their family passed away, Australian branches of the family kept contact through a descendant, Eric Burke and his wife Iris who lived in Watford, England. Eric was a great-grandson of Joseph and Ellen Francis, a grandson of George Francis, and son of Ellen (Nellie) Burke (nee Francis). The hospitality extended by Eric and Iris in their English home has been appreciated by many Australian relatives and in 1977 and 1983 Eric and Iris came to Australia and visited numerous Francis family connections.

Source References:

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

- Reference = Campt (Marriage)

- Reference = 2 (Burial)

- Reference = 2 (Christening)

- Reference = Intro (Birth)

- Reference = Intro (Death)

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

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

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