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Record #12601
Name :
: Violet FRANKS (1892 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Kensington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 May 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1891, James A Franks, 34, wife Amy M, 31, and children James E, 7, Beatrice, 2, Edward D, 1, in Kensington, London

A birth registration was found for Violet Franks: Year of Registration: 1892; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Kensington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 122. Parents: James Alexander Franks and Amy Marion Field, married 1880 in Pancras, London, England.

In 1904, V. Franks, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 131 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On November 6, 1918, at Lindsay, Victoria, Canada, a marriage was registered between Violet Franks, 26, housekeeper, born in London, England, to James Franks and Amy Field; and James Donaldson Crawford, 29, machinist, born in Edinboro, Scotland, to John N. Crawford and Jane Donaldson.

James Donaldson Crawford died on July 9, 1927, at the age of 38 of myocardial failure and cerebro spinal meningitis, in Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] In July 1928, Violet Crawford sailed to London on the Megantic. She was described as a housewife and her intended address in the United Kingdom was 591 Fulham SE, Kings Road, London. She did not intend to reside in England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-08-05 22:11:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-25 06:52:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9757 FRANKS, Ada1889ENG,    , Newington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
8707 FRANKS, Alfred1914ENG,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
13326 FRANKS, Alfred1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
25061 FRANKS, Dorothy1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9363 FRANKS, Frederick1900ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
18529 FRANKS, Harry1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22325 FRANKS, James1876ENG,     Apr 1890 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
12601 FRANKS, Violet1892ENG, LND, Kensington May 1904 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
24875 FRANKS, William Henry1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos