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Francis SOUTHALL

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Francis Southall
Birth 9 March 1860 in Staffordshire UK Death 6 April 1921 in Wellington Hospital, Wellington, NSW

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Births Mar 1859 SOUTHALL Francis - Kings N. 6c 455 ms MANSFIELD
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Francis b. 9 Mar 1860 c. 1 Apr 1869 Wellington, Shropshire
Francis & Mary
Batch: C037523


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Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954)
Thu 7 Apr 1921

OBITUARY.
The death took place at the Wellington hospital yetserday of a well known and respected resident in the person of Mr Francis Southall, at the age of 62 years. The deceased had been ailing for some time and despite every care and attention he passed away as stated. He was a native of Somerset, England, etc

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141614121
 

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Births Jun Qtr 1860
SOUTHALL Francis Wellington Sal 6a 711 ms REES

Hence the problem.

Marriages Dec 1848 Kings Norton 18 569
SOUTHALL Frances & MANSFIELD Mary


Marriages Jun Qtr 1859
Kent Enoch Birmingham 6d 233
Lisseter Louisa Birmingham 6d 233
Rees Mary Birmingham 6d 233
Southall Francis Birmingham 6d 233
 

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If the tree is correct then mother is Rees and it's the one born 1860.

This would be the one born 1859

1861
RG9 Piece 2126 Folio 107 Page 25
Civil Parish: Harborne
County: Staffordshire
Registration District: Kings Norton
Sub-RD:
ED:
No of Schedule:
Address: Union St
SOUTHALL Francis Head Mar 40 Labourer Lead Works Donisthorpe Lincolnshire ?
SOUTHALL Mary Wife Mar 47 Satinle Staffordshire ?
SOUTHALL John son 9 Smethwick Staffordshire
SOUTHALL Charles son 7 Smethwick Staffordshire
SOUTHALL William son 5 Smethwick Staffordshire
SOUTHALL Francis son 2 Smethwick Staffordshire


Births Dec 1851 SOUTHALL John - Kings Norton 18 419 ms MANSFIELD

Marriages Dec 1879 Kings N. 6c 738
SOUTHALL John & WALTON Harriett Julia

SOUTHALL John 28 'Norval' 1880 Sydney and wife Reels 2141, 2491
Reel 2491
Arrived 2 Mar 1880
John 28 Labourer Stafford Francis/Frances Southall Stafford CE Both Good None
Harriett 26 - Stafford George Walton Stafford CE Both Good None


SOUTHALL Francis 23 'Orontes' 1882 Sydney Reels 2142, 2493
Arrived 19 Aug 1882 Brassturner Stafford Baptist Both
Reel 2493
Francis 23 Brassturner Staffordshire Francis Staffordshire Baptist Both Brother John in Bega
 

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2x Francis married a Mary and had a son Francis

Deaths Sep 1878 SOUTHALL Mary 64 King's N. 6c 305

Marriages Dec 1880 Birmingham 6d 274 * Image *
SOUTHALL Francis & EDWARDS Elizabeth

1881
RG11 Piece 2963 Folio 5 Page 3
Civil Parish: Harborne
County: Staffordshire
Registration District: Kings Norton
Sub-RD:
ED:
No of Schedule:
Address: 26 Queen St
SOUTHALL Francis Head Mar 58 General Laborer Dunesthorp Derby
SOUTHALL Elizabeth Wife Mar 54 Cannock Stafford
SOUTHALL Francis son U 22 Brass Finisher Smethwick Stafford
EDWARDS John step son U 21 Metal Roller Cannock Stafford
EDWARDS Alice step dau U 19 Domestic Serv Shifnall Shropshire
EDWARDS Thomas step son 15 Warehouseman Shifnall Shropshire

Pob of Francis sen is unclear but that looks to be the same family.


The tree must be wrong claiming the 1860 birth.
 
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Francis Southall
County Shropshire
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place Wellington, Shropshire, England
Ecclesiastical Parish All Saints Wellington Shropshire
Registration District Wellington
Residence Note Walker Street
Age 53
Marital Status Married
Occupation Greengrocer
Birthplace ..., Worcestershire
Page Number 10
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 1897 / 65
Francis Southall Head M 53 ..., Worcestershire
Mary Southall Wife F 32 Ferry, Montgomeryshire
Francis Southall Son M 1 Wallington, Shropshire

That's the one the tree claims ended up in NSW.
 

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Francis Southall
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place Wellington, Shropshire, England
Registration District Wellington
Residence Note Walker Street
Gender Male
Age 21
Marital Status (Original) Married
Occupation Fruiterer

Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Birthplace Wellington, Shropshire, England
Page Number 5
Registration Number RG11
Piece/Folio 2678/61
Affiliate Record Type Household
Mary Southall Head F 48 Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Francis Southall Son M 21 Wellington, Shropshire, England
Jane Elizabeth Southall Sons Wife F 21 Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Ethel Mary Southall Grand Daughter F 0 Wellington, Shropshire


A married fruiterer is not unmarried and a brassturner by 1882.
 

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Francis Southall
Gender Male
Christening Date 23 Jan 1859
Christening Place North Harborne, Stafford
Father's Name Francis Southall
Mother's Name Mary
 

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County Staffordshire
Place Smethwick
Church name Holy Trinity
Register type Unspecified
Baptism date 19 Oct 1851
Person forename John
Person *** M
Person abode Smethwick
Father forename Francis
Father surname SOUTHALL
Father occupation Labourer
Mother forename Mary
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Births Dec 1851 SOUTHALL John - Kings Norton 18 419 mmn MANSFIELD

SOUTHALL Francis 23 'Orontes' 1882 Sydney Reels 2142, 2493
Arrived 19 Aug 1882 Brassturner Stafford Baptist Both
Reel 2493
Francis 23 Brassturner Staffordshire Francis Staffordshire Baptist Both Brother John in Bega

Birth SOUTHALL JOHN FRANCIS 10484/1880 JOHN HARRIETT JULIA - BEGA

Tree has to be wrong. No son John with mmn REES.
 

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John died in the same area as younger brother Francis. Family moved from Bega to Bathurst to Wellington.

Death 3565/1901 SOUTHALL JOHN - FRANCIS MARY - WELLINGTON
 

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1881
RG11 Piece 2963 Folio 5 Page 3
Civil Parish: Harborne
County: Staffordshire
Registration District: Kings Norton
Sub-RD: Smethwick
ED: 22
No of Schedule: 20
Address: 26 Queen St
SOUTHALL Francis Head Mar 58 General Laborer Donisthorp Derbyshire
SOUTHALL Elizabeth Wife Mar 54 Cannock Staffordshire
SOUTHALL Francis Son Unm 22 Brass Finisher Smethwick Staffordshire
EDWARDS John Step son Unm 21 Metal Roller Cannock Staffordshire
EDWARDS Alice Step dau Unm 19 Domestic Serv Shifnall Shropshire
EDWARDS Thomas Step son 15 Warehouseman Shifnall Shropshire

Francis & Elizabeth after 1881 ?
 

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