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John Francis was born on the 12th April in 1839 in Nuffield, Oxfordshire. His parents were [[William Francis]] and [[Sarah Randell]]. | John Francis was born on the 12th April in 1839 in Nuffield, Oxfordshire. His parents were [[William Francis]] and [[Sarah Randell]]. | ||
[[File:JohnFrancis Blacksmith.jpg|thumb|400px|John Francis b.1839]] | |||
He married [[Hannah Hyde]] (a widow, formerly Willis) on the 21st January 1865. | He married [[Hannah Hyde]] (a widow, formerly Willis) on the 21st January 1865. | ||
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John died on 15th December 1916, aged 77 years. He is buried with his wife [[Hannah Hyde|Hannah]] in St. John's churchyard at Stoke Row. | John died on 15th December 1916, aged 77 years. He is buried with his wife [[Hannah Hyde|Hannah]] in St. John's churchyard at Stoke Row. | ||
[[File:Grave JohnHannah Francis.JPG|thumb|300px|Gravestone of John Francis d.1916]] | |||
Revision as of 19:26, 8 August 2014
| Born: 12th April 1839 | Died: 15 Dec 1916 | Married: Hannah Hyde | Mother: Sarah Randell | Father: William Francis | Descendant: Edwin Francis |
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John Francis was born on the 12th April in 1839 in Nuffield, Oxfordshire. His parents were William Francis and Sarah Randell.
He married Hannah Hyde (a widow, formerly Willis) on the 21st January 1865.
On the 4th February 1879 they had a son called Edwin Francis in Ipsden.
In 1881, he was 41 and living at 1 Newland Lane, Ipsden, Oxford, with his wife and children John, Sarah, William, and Edwin.
Like his father, John was a blacksmith, and employed 2 men.
His widowed father William lived in nearby Nuffield at the Gangsdown Hill and Grocery Shop. His father was also a blacksmith and iron founder, but employed a larger total of 7 men. Living with William was three of John's siblings.
In 1901 John is 61 and is still living in Ipsden, at a place called the Grove. He is there with his wife, and his son Edwin who is 22. His other children (William, Sarah, John) have moved to Reading where they are running a butcher's shop.
In 1911 John has followed his children to Reading, and is a widower living at 63 Watlington Street, the site of a butcher's (and green grocers) shop run by his children. He is listed as assisting in the business (butcher).
Death
John died on 15th December 1916, aged 77 years. He is buried with his wife Hannah in St. John's churchyard at Stoke Row.
