John
Francis
Schenk
Born in Urray, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Bell) Schenk
— married
1883 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Rodolphe Samuel Schenk and Frank Schenk
Died
at age 86
in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2023
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Biography
John Francis Schenk was born around 1860 in Scotland, the son of Elizabeth (Clare) Schenk and Samuel Schenk.[1]
He married Elizabeth Bell in 1883 in Victoria.[2] Their children were:
- Rodolphe Samuel Schenk (1888–1969)[3]
- Frank Schenk (1891–1974)[4]
John died in 1945 in Hawthorn, Victoria, aged 85 years.[5][6]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Certificate of John Francis Schenk, Registration 085/000022 (1859), Scotland Births, Deaths and Marriages, Digital copy in the files of David Schenk
- ↑ Marriage record: 5508 / 1883. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(John Francis SCHENK and Elizabeth BELL) - ↑ R. H. W. Reece, 'Schenk, Rodolphe Samuel (1888–1969)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/schenk-rodolphe-samuel-8354/text14661, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 10 March 2023.
Rodolphe Samuel Schenk (1888-1969), missionary, was born in Macorna, Victoria, son of John Francis Schenk, a Scottish-born stationmaster, and his Victorian-born wife Elizabeth, née Bell.
- ↑ Victoria, Australia birth certificate #4666 / 1891.
- ↑ Death record: 2398 / 1945. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: John Francis SCHENK); (Place of death: HAWTHORN); (Age at death: 85); (Mother: Elizabeth CLARE); (Father: SCHENK Samuel) - ↑ Death Certificate of John Francis Schenk, Registration 2398 (1945), Victoria, Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages, Digital copy in the files of David Schenk
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