See also

Family of John Francis and Eliza Lambert

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: Eliza Lambert

  • Name:

  • Eliza Lambert1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1831 (app)

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England1 3

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Mar 1837 (age 5-6)

  • St. Catherine's Church, Stowmarket Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of William Lambert (labourer) and Elizabeth of Ringshall, aged 6 years

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 29-30)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 30 married, living with her husband and a stepson and three children. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Death:

  • May 1868 (age 38)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England11 12 13

  • Burial:

  • 28 May 1868

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England12 13

  •  

  • aged 38 of Hitcham

Child 1: Arthur Francis

  • Name:

  • Arthur Francis3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1852 (app)3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jul 1852 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Francis (husbandman) and Eliza of Offton

Child 2: Thomas Frances

  • Name:

  • Thomas Frances14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer5

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1855

  • Offton, Suffolk, England14 4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Jun 1855 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Francis (husbandman) and Eliza of Offton

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 6)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 6, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 16)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son (actually a nephew) working as a labourer and living with his uncle John Green, his aunt Sarah, cousins Kate, James and Hannah, and his brothers Allen and Henry, and his sister Sarah. Born in Offton

Child 3: Alfred Frances

  • Name:

  • Alfred Frances15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1857

  • Offton, Suffolk, England15 4

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jul 1857 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Francis (husbandman) and Eliza of Offton

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 4)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 4, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 4: James Frances

  • Name:

  • James Frances16 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 185916 3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jan 1859 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Francis (labourer) and Eliza of Offton

  • Death:

  • Jul 1859 (age 0)

  • Suffolk, England12 13 17

  •  

  • as James Frances

  • Burial:

  • 10 Jul 1859

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England12 13

  •  

  • aged 6 months of Offton

Child 5: Rosanna Ellen Frances

  • Name:

  • Rosanna Ellen Frances18 3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant6

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1860

  • Offton, Suffolk, England18 4 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Nov 1860 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Eliza of Offton

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 0)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 4 months, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 10)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son (actually niece Ellen) living with her uncle John Green, her aunt Sarah, cousins Kate, James and Hannah, and her brothers Thomas and Henry, and her sister Sarah. Born in Offton

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 20)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Ellen and an out of place domestic servant living with her father John, her step-mother Caroline, brother Henry, and cousins Sarah and Samuel Eastaugh. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 6: Ann Frances

  • Name:

  • Ann Frances19 3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1862

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England19 3

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Dec 1862 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Eliza of Offton

Child 7: Sarah Frances

  • Name:

  • Sarah Frances3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1864

  • Offton, Suffolk, England20 3 5

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Sep 1864 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Eliza of Offton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 6)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter (actually a niece) living with her uncle John Green, her aunt Sarah, cousins Kate, James and Hannah, and her brothers Thomas and Henry, and her sister Ellen. Born in Offton

Child 8: Henry Abell Frances

  • Name:

  • Henry Abell Frances21 22 23

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer6 7

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1867

  • Offton, Suffolk, England21 5 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Aug 1867 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Eliza of Offton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son (actually a nephew) living with his uncle John Green, his aunt Sarah, cousins Kate, James and Hannah, and his brothers Thomas and Henry, and his sisters Ellen and Sarah. Born in Offton

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his father John, his step-mother Caroline, sister Ellen, and cousins Sarah and Samuel Eastaugh. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 24)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried working as an agricultural labourer and living in four rooms with his father John, step-mother Caroline, and a lodger. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Mar 1895 (age 28)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England23 24

  • Burial:

  • 30 Mar 1895

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • aged 28 of Offton

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1854 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1189.

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.

Ibid. Cosford 1868 quarter:2 volume:4a page:261.

12.

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

13.

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

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1855 quarter:1 volume:4a page:535. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

15.

Ibid. Bosmere 1857 quarter:1 volume:4a page:544. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

16.

Ibid. Bosmere 1859 quarter:1 volume:4a page:594. 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 1859 quarter:3 volume:4a page:385.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1860 quarter:4 volume:4a page:491. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

19.

Ibid. Bosmere 1862 quarter:4 volume:4a page:515. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

20.

Ibid. Bosmere 1864 quarter:3 volume:4a page:540. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

21.

Ibid. Bosmere 1861 quarter:1 volume:4a page:585. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

22.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Offton St. Mary baptisms entry:600. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:595. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Offton St. Mary. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.