MANUSCRIPT
Angela Potts - Robert Francis, gentleman
- Date
- 1990
- By
- Potts, Angela, 1938-
- Reference
- MS-Papers-4280-064
- Description
The story of Robert and Marie Francis who arrived in Otago in 1876 on the `Sir Lancelot' as cabin passengers. Both were well-educated and wealthy by many standards. Robert was described as a gentleman, Marie could read the Greek testament and play the piano. On arrival Robert worked as a clerk, commercial traveller, land and estate agent and finally music shop owner. The Francis family moved often, living first in Otago, then Nelson and finally Christchurch. They had a family of nine children. The essay details Robert's family background, arrival in the `Sir Lancelot', Dunedin of the 1870s-1890s, brief details about each of his children, education of daughter Caroline in Nelson, family memories of Robert and Marie, family heirlooms.
Includes a five generation family tree of the Francis family
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Finding Aids: Published guide available.
Includes photos of Robert and Marie and their nine children, 1896; the six Francis sisters, 1948; `Sheridan', Grafton Street, Linwood with members of the family in front
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Manuscripts, Illustration: Includes photos of Robert and Marie and their nine children, 1896; the six Francis sisters, 1948; `Sheridan', Grafton Street, Linwood with members of the family in front
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