Francis Adams (1856 - 1938)

Born 5 Jan 1856 in Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Penny (Nicholls) Adams — married 15 Sep 1879 in Minyip, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1938 at age 82 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Francis Adams was born on 5 January 1856 in Wanganui, New Zealand, son of Emily Jane (Woodford) Adams and William Adams.^[1]

From 1884 to 1899, he was a farmer in Bairnsdale, then Lucknow, Victoria, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Francis married Emma Penny Nicholls on 15 September 1879 in Minyip, Victoria.^[2] Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Martin Henry Adams (1883–?)
• A son (1880s–1960s)
• Harold Adams (1886–1971)
• Ruby Emma Adams (1889–1981)
• Francis William Adams (1899–1917)

By 1912, Francis was located in Nyah, Victoria.

Francis died on 12 August 1938 in Bendigo, Victoria, aged 82 years.^[3] His remains were buried at Swan Hill Cemetery in Swan Hill, Victoria.

Research notes

Grave in Swan Hill Cemetery

No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Francis Adams Birth Registration
2. ↑ Marriage record: 3495 / 1879. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Emma Penny NICHOLLS and Francis ADAMS)
3. ↑ Death record: 15665 / 1938. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Francis ADAMS); (Place of death: BENDIGO); (Age at death: 82); (Mother: Emily Jane WOODFORD); (Father: ADAMS William)