Our Family History
Family: Matthew Henry Franks / Gertrude Priscilla Despard (F109)
m. 06 Jan 1869-
Father | Male
Matthew Henry Franks
Born 31 May 1835 Dublin 
Died 24 October 1924 Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland 
Buried Mountrath, County Laois, Ireland 
Married 06 Jan 1869 [1, 2] Offerlane, Mountmellick, Queens, Ireland [1, 2] 
Father Frederick William Despard, Capt | F26 Group Sheet Mother Harriett Anne Nixon | F26 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Gertrude Priscilla Despard
Born Abt 1837 Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland 
Died 25 Aug 1911 Abbeyleix, Ireland 
Buried Ballinspittle, County Cork, Ireland 
Father George Despard, Capt | F196 Group Sheet Mother Gertrude Priscilla Carden | F196 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Gertrude Priscilla Despard
Born Abt 1837 Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland 
Died 25 Aug 1911 Abbeyleix, Ireland 
Buried Ballinspittle, County Cork, Ireland 
Spouse Matthew Henry Franks | F109 Married 06 Jan 1869 Offerlane, Mountmellick, Queens, Ireland 
Child 2 | Male
George Despard Franks, Lt Col
Born 9 Jan 1873 Abbeyleix, Ireland 
Died 8 Oct 1918 Le Cateau, France, killed in action 
Buried Brancourt-le-Grand, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France 
Spouse May Geraldine Morton | F238 Married April 1908 St George Hanover Square, London 
Child 3 | Female
Gertrude Lucy Franks
Born 27 Feb 1878 Westfield, Laois, Ireland 
Died 12 Jul 1964 Buried 1964 Ireland 
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Sources - [S1202875437] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1202879407] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1202875437] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
