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Francis May LEWIS (1893 - 1989)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Catherine Jean Northam HOEY (1925 - 1979)	Francis May LEWIS (1893 - 1989) + Thomas Hugh HOEY (1893 - 1971)	William Jonothan LEWIS (1861 - 1940)
		Catherine NORTHAM (1867 - 1954)	James NORTHAM (1822 - )
			Jane (NORTHAM) (1828 - )

b. 1893 at Willand, Devonshire, England

m. 1924 Thomas Hugh HOEY (1893 - 1971) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1989 at Queensland, Australia aged 96

Near Relatives of Francis May LEWIS (1893 - 1989)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James NORTHAM	1822	Halberton, Devon, England
Grandmother	Jane (NORTHAM)	1828	Halberton, Devon, England
Father	William Jonothan LEWIS	1861	Herefordshire, England	1940	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	79
Mother	Catherine NORTHAM	1867	Halberton, Devon, England	1954	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	87
Self	Francis May LEWIS	1893	Willand, Devonshire, England	1989	Queensland, Australia	96
Husband	Thomas Hugh HOEY	1893	Glenwherry, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland	1971	Clifton, Queensland, Australia	78
Daughter	Catherine Jean Northam HOEY	1925	Esk, Queensland, Australia	1979	Winton, Queensland, Australia	54
Sister	Dora Jane LEWIS	1888	Willand, Devonshire, England	1981	Queensland, Australia	93
Brother	Silas William LEWIS	1892	Willand, Devonshire, England	1956	Queensland, Australia	64
Sister	Amy Hester LEWIS	1897	Willand, Devonshire, England	1999	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	102
Sister	Katie Northam LEWIS	1899	Willand, Devonshire, England	1984	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	85
Sister	Adela Minnie LEWIS	1902	Willand, Devonshire, England	1995	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	93
Brother	Gilbert James LEWIS	abt 1904		1977	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	73
Brother	Clifford Edward LEWIS	1906	Willand, Devonshire, England	1980		74
Son in Law	Percy James ELLIOTT	1924	Winton, Queensland, Australia	1999	Hughenden, Queensland, Australia	75
Nephew	Gilbert Edward LEWIS			1931	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Charles William LEWIS	1922	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Clifford James LEWIS	1924	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Adela Northam LEWIS	1926	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1998	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	72
Niece	Joan Catherine JENSEN	1918	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	James CHAPMAN
Sister in Law	Saint Claire EADE	28 Feb 1897	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	07 Aug 1950	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	53
Brother in Law	Arthur Raymond Hans JENSEN	abt 1887		1960	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Ernest James Edward MANLEY			1982	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Thomas Andrew HUSTON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1997	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	96
Sister in Law	Esther NIETHE	1909	Queensland, Australia	2005	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	96
Sister in Law	Olive Norah DALEY

Events in Francis May LEWIS (1893 - 1989)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1893		Francis May LEWIS was born	Willand, Devonshire, England	1901 census
1901	8	Census	Village, Willand, Devonshire, England	Note 1	67
1911	18	Immigration	'Norseman' London to Brisbane	Note 2
1924	31	Married Thomas Hugh HOEY (aged 31)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1925	32	Birth of daughter Catherine Jean Northam HOEY	Esk, Queensland, Australia	Trees
1940	47	Death of father William Jonothan LEWIS (aged 79)	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18, 60
1954	61	Death of mother Catherine NORTHAM (aged 87)	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18, 60
1971	78	Death of husband Thomas Hugh HOEY (aged 78)	Clifton, Queensland, Australia	Trees
1979	86	Death of daughter Catherine Jean Northam HOEY (aged 54)	Winton, Queensland, Australia	Trees
1989	96	Francis May LEWIS died	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52

Note 1: LEWIS William (40), Hereford - baker - own means Catherine (34), Halberton, Devon Dora (13), Willand Silas W (11), Willand Francis M (8), Willand Amy H (4), Willand Katie (2), Willand NORTHAM Jane (73), Halberton

Note 2: Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972 Arrival 5 June 1911 Page 448 lists the following LEWIS William (43) Catherine (41) May (17) - Francis May Adela (14) Kate (12) Amy (9) Gilbert (7) ????? Clifford (5)

Note 3: Frances May Lewis in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Frances May Lewis Spouse Name: Thomas Hugh Hoey Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1924 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1924 Registration Number: 003192 Page Number: 2197

Note 4: Burial info Jonathan William Lewis Event date: 27/08/1940 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1940/C/3112 Mother: Jane Northam. (??????) - Northam is wifes family name Father/parent: Jonathan The Telegraph (Brisbane) 28 Aug 1941 LEWIS, Councillor William (chairman of Esk Shire Council), of Lowood. (O. Boett- cher & Sons.)

Note 5: Catherine Lewis Event date: 07/07/1954 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1954/C/3480 Mother: Sarah Jane Gillard Father/parent: Frederick Northam Brisbane Telegraph 7 July 1954 LEWIS. — The Relatives & Friends of the late Catherine Lewis, Orchard Farm, Lowood, Widow of the late William Lewis, are invited to attend her Funeral, to leave St. James Church of England, Lowood, after Service commencing at two o'clock Tomorrow (Thurs- day) Afternoon, for the Lowood General Cemetery. — O. BOTT- CHER & SON, Funeral Direc- tors, Ipswich. LEWIS. — The Relatives & Friends of Mr. W. Lewis, Cannon Hill, Mr. & Mrs. J. Chapman, Lowood, Mr. & Mrs. T. Hoey, Ipswich, Mr. & Mrs. A. Jensen, Lowood, Mr. & Mrs. E. Manley, Booval, Mr. & Mrs. T. Huston, Allora, Mr. & Mrs. G. Lewis, Lowood, Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Lewis, Lowood, & Families are invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved Mother, Mother-in-law, Grandmother & Great Grandmother, Catherine Lewis, to leave as per above notice.— O. BOTTCHER & SON, Funeral Director, Ipswich.

Note 6: Frances May Hoey Event date: 28/09/1989 Event type: Death registration Date of birth: 1893 Registration details: 1989/57804 Mother: Katherine Northam Father/parent: William Lewis

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Frances May Hoey Event date: 28/09/1989 Event type: Death registration Date of birth: 1893 Registration details: 1989/57804 Mother: Katherine Northam Father/parent: William Lewis

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Frances May Lewis in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Frances May Lewis Spouse Name: Thomas Hugh Hoey Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1924 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1924 Registration Number: 003192 Page Number: 2197

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