See also

Family of John Francis and Amelia Brown

Husband: John Francis

  • Name:

  • John Francis2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Francis (1797?-1854)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Crooks (1801-1870)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman2 4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 1822 (app)

  • Battisford, Suffolk, England2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jun 1822 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Battisford, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of James Francis (labourer) and Hannah of Battisford

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 18-19)

  • Layham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 15, living with Solomon Smith and family. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 28-29)

  • Great Bricett, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 28 widower, agricultural labourer living with a son, parents and three siblings. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 38-39)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 39 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and four children. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 48)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • widower working as a labourer and living with his brother-in-law John Green, his sister Sarah, nieces Kate and Hannah, nephew James, and his sons Thomas, Allen and Henry, and his daughter Sarah. Born in Battisford

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 58)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Caroline, daughter Ellen, son Henry, niece Sarah Eastaugh, and nephew Samuel Eastaugh. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 68)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household as John Frances working as an agricultural labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Caroline, son Henry, and a lodger. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 78-79)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 78 widower, living in two rooms with a widowed boarder. Born in Battisford

  • Death:

  • Q2 1901 (age 78)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England10

Wife: Amelia Brown

  • Name:

  • Amelia Brown1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1822 (app)11 12

  •  

  • Death:

  • Nov 1848 (age 26)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England13 11 12

  • Burial:

  • 14 Nov 1848

  • St. Nicholas's Church, Bildeston Road, Wattisham, Suffolk, England12 11

  •  

  • aged 26 of Wattisham as Amelia Frances

Child 1: Frederic Francis

  • Name:

  • Frederic Francis14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1847

  • Wattisham, Suffolk, England14 2 4

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Jul 1847 (age 0)

  • St. Mary and St. Lawrence Church, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Francis (labourer) and Milley of Wattisham

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 3)

  • Great Bricett, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 4, living with father, grandparents and two aunts and an uncle. Born in Willisham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 13-14)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 14, agricultural labourer living with father, stepmother and three siblings. Born in Wattisham Suffolk

Child 2: Rosetta Francis

  • Name:

  • Rosetta Francis15 16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1848

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Sep 1848 (age 0)

  • St. Nicholas's Church, Bildeston Road, Wattisham, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Amelia of Wattisham

  • Death:

  • Feb 1849 (age 0)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England17 18

  • Burial:

  • 25 Feb 1849

  • St. Nicholas's Church, Bildeston Road, Wattisham, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • an infant of Wattisham

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1844 quarter:2 volume:12 page:507.

2.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1797 folio:520 page:22.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy).

4.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1158 folio:36 page:3.

5.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1744 folio:93 page:2 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:45 page:12 schedule:815. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:123 page:9 schedule:62. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:44 page:7.

9.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1022 folio:16 page:8.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1901 quarter:2 volume:4a page:485.

11.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).

12.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1848 quarter:4 volume:12 page:230.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1847 quarter:2 volume:12 page:344. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

15.

Ibid. Cosford 1848 quarter:2 volume:12 page:364. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

16.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Wattisham St. Nicholas baptisms entry:209. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1849 quarter:1 volume:12 page:252. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

18.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Wattisham St. Nicholas. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.