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George Despard Franks, Lt Col

Male 1873 - 1918  (45 years)


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  • Name George Despard Franks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Suffix Lt Col 
    Born 9 Jan 1873  Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 March 1901  Castletown, Queen's Co., Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Married April 1908  St George Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 02 Apr 1911  Farnham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 8 Oct 1918  Le Cateau, France, killed in action Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Brancourt-le-Grand, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID P184  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Matthew Henry Franks,   b. 31 May 1835, Dublin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 October 1924, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Gertrude Priscilla Despard,   b. Abt 1837, Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1911, Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 06 Jan 1869  Offerlane, Mountmellick, Queens, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family May Geraldine Morton,   b. Abt 1880, Simla Resident, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married April 1908  St George Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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    3. [S1204286947] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1202875586] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Class: RG14; Piece: 3129; Schedule Number: 236.

    5. [S1202875583] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    8. [S1202879407] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).