Descendants of Rachel and George FRANKS

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Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ FRANKS He married RACHEL CARTWRIGHT December 27, 1773 in St. Michael the Archangel, Kirklington, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for GEORGE FRANKS:

Marriage witnesses included John Cartwright & Jonathan Trenholme.

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Marriage: December 27, 1773, St. Michael the Archangel, Kirklington, Yorkshire, England

Children of GEORGE FRANKS and RACHEL CARTWRIGHT are:

i. GEORGE² FRANKS, b. January 07, 1780, Kirklington, Yorkshire, England.

ii. CHARLES FRANKS, b. Abt. 1783, Kirlington, Yorkshire, Englabd.

2. iii. THOMAS FRANKS, b. June 28, 1786, Kirklington, Yorkshire, England.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS² FRANKS (GEORGE¹) was born June 28, 1786 in Kirklington, Yorkshire, England. He married AMELIA BIGLAND? November 27, 1805 in Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England.

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Marriage: November 27, 1805, Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England

Children of THOMAS FRANKS and AMELIA BIGLAND? are:

i. RACHEL³ FRANKS, b. Abt. 1806, Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England.

ii. MARY ANNE FRANKS, b. Abt. 1807, Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England.

3. iii. THOMAS FRANKS, b. Abt. 1810, Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England; d. June 21, 1864, Borrowby?, Yorkshire, England.

4. iv. DAVID FRANKS, b. Abt. 1812, Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England; d. January 29, 1870, Borrowby, England.

Generation No. 3

3. THOMAS³ FRANKS (THOMAS², GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1810 in Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England, and died June 21, 1864 in Borrowby?, Yorkshire, England. He married BARBARA LECKENBY April 16, 1842 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England. She was born Abt. 1814 in England, and died January 27, 1877.

Notes for THOMAS FRANKS:

Death announcement reads "died June 21, 1864, age 54."

Notes for BARBARA LECKENBY:

May be Barbara "Ann" Leckenby. Death announcement in Charlie Cryderman's possession reads "Ann Franks of Borrowby died Jan 27. 1877, age 63."

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Marriage: April 16, 1842, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England

Children of THOMAS FRANKS and BARBARA LECKENBY are:

i. ANN⁴ FRANKS, b. Abt. 1843, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.

ii. ELIZABETH FRANKS, b. Abt. 1845, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.

iii. JOHN FRANKS, b. September 04, 1853, England; d. May 25, 1885.

Notes for JOHN FRANKS:

Was "John Franks of Stockton" another sibling of David Denton Franks?

Funeral card (dates on this item were adjusted in the past) reads:

4 Sep 1853-54 to 25 May 1885, age 30 or 31 yrs.

5. iv. REV. DAVID "DENTON" FRANKS, b. February 14, 1855, Whitby, Yorkshire, England; d. December 21, 1925, 78 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

4. DAVID³ FRANKS (THOMAS², GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1812 in Aldbrough Near Hull, Yorkshire, England, and died January 29, 1870 in Borrowby, England. He married ANN WEDGEWOOD February 22, 1836 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England. She was born 1815, and died 1877.

Notes for DAVID FRANKS:

Death announcement in Charlie Cryderman's possession reads: "David Franks of Borrowby died Jan 29, 1870, age 57."

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Marriage: February 22, 1836, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England

Children of DAVID FRANKS and ANN WEDGEWOOD are:

i. HANNAH⁴ FRANKS, b. Abt. 1837, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

6. ii. ROBERT FRANKS, b. Abt. 1839, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

iii. THOMAS FRANKS, b. Abt. 1840, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

iv. DAVID FRANKS, b. Abt. 1842, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

v. WILLIAM FRANKS, b. Abt. 1844, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

vi. NATHAN FRANKS, b. Abt. 1846, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

vii. RICHARD FRANKS, b. Abt. 1848, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

viii. GEORGE FRANKS, b. Abt. 1850, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

Generation No. 4

5. REV. DAVID "DENTON"⁴ FRANKS (THOMAS³, THOMAS², GEORGE¹) was born February 14, 1855 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, and died December 21, 1925 in 78 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married LETITIA ELEANOR "ELLA" REID March 04, 1890 in Chesley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, daughter of JOHN REID and SARAH HALL. She was born December 17, 1868 in Mono Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada, and died January 08, 1936 in 474 Glenlake Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for REV. DAVID "DENTON" FRANKS:

There are numerous Franks in Yorkshire, England where David Denton Franks claimed to have been born, and he certainly was educated in Yorkshire. However, a search of the St. Catherine's

records has failed to turn up any birth registration for David Denton Franks, born 14 Feb 1855. That his parents failed to register his birth seems unlikely, given their middleclass roots. He may have been registered under the name Denton for obvious reasons, and later appended the name Franks when his mother married.

But David (Denton) may also have been the son of one Thomas Frank(s), a Yorkshire miner and Barbara Leckenby. Thomas, age 21 and already widowed, and Barbara, also age 21, were married in April 1842, in Hawnsby. Their children included a David, baptized fairly closely to David Denton's birth date, and at least two girls.

Whoever he was, David grew up and joined the ministry, eventually immigrating to Canada. In a glowing obituary written by his friend, Thomas Snowdon, David Denton Franks was remembered as a fellow student at East Keswisk College, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Other students included the late JL Batty, Edmund Duckworth, rector of the Church of the Redeemer in St. Louis, Missouri & Wm Moulding Baker, pastor of First Congregational Church, Flint, Michigan.

All these young men were dispatched to different parts of the United Empire in 1881. "Brother Franks" served first in Muskoka, where he travelled on foot. He changed churches annually until he met his future wife in McKellar in 1889. After the children were born, David and his family tended to remain in one place for two or three years. "At all these places he did good work," Thomas Snowdon recalled. "Conscientious and painstaking in his preparation for the pulpit, somewhat reserved in demeanour, but making many warm and loving friends, who will cherish his memory for years to come." Six months later in a thank you note, David Denton Franks' wife, the former Letitia E. Reid, added simply: "He was one of the best husbands and fathers."

More About REV. DAVID "DENTON" FRANKS:

Enrolled: Abt. 1879 at East Keswick College, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Fellow students included Snowdon, Batty, Duckworth and Moulding Baker.

Resided: Abt. 1881 at John and Mary Midgley's house, (age 56 & 51) as a boarder on South St. in East Keswick. David was still a student.

Immigrated: Abt. 1881, Ontario, Canada from Yorkshire, England. One of several divinity students who left East Keswick College for the new world.

Ordained: Abt. 1886 in Bradford, Ontario, which was part of the Brampton Conference. Sent to Bradford with his friend and collegue Rev. Neil McDiarmid

Burial: Parklawn Cem., Sect. A, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes for LETITIA ELEANOR "ELLA" REID:

Former school teacher. Marriage witnesses: John Locke, Thornhill and Edna Legget, Chesley. Married by McDiarmid. Birth place obtained from this register, which led to the appropriate census for her birth family. Her birth name was recorded as "Letitia Eleanor" after the birth of her first child, but on her tombstone, appears as "Ella L."

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Burial: Parklawn Cem., Sect. A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Census: April 1891, McKellar, McKellar Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada

Children of DAVID FRANKS and LETITIA REID are:

i. FRIEDA⁵ FRANKS, b. Ontario, Canada; d. Gulfport or Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

Died young.

ii. REV. VINCENT CHESLEY FRANKS, b. December 29, 1890, McKellar, Ontario, Canada; d. July 1974, Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States; m. ADELE AMES, United States; b. Abt. January 07, 1903; d. Abt. January 1985, Jackson?, Hinds, Mississippi, United States.

Notes for REV. VINCENT CHESLEY FRANKS:

Father described as Meth. minister in McKellar on birth certificate; mother named Letitia Eleanor Reid. Dr. John R. Stone. Vincent was the author of three books (all published by Morehouse-Gorham Co., NY?):"This Apostolic Church", "On Tour with Saint Paul" and "Top of the Mount" (1946).

Source, birth date :

"Canada. Ontario Vital Statistics. Births," 1869-1902, #026565 (McKellar).

More About REV. VINCENT CHESLEY FRANKS:

Employed: Bet. 1936 - 1946, Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.

Notes for ADELE AMES:

Daughter of famous chair designer Charles Eames? Birth & death dates obtained from

SSDI; need verification.

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Marriage: United States

iii. VINA FRANKS, b. Abt. 1891. Died young.

iv. RETTA SOMERSET FRANKS, b. December 11, 1894, Dalston, Vespra Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; d. April 02, 1983; m. WILBUR JAMES CRYDERMAN FFR, October 17, 1923, Trinity Meth. Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; b. December 15, 1893, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; d. November 02, 1966.

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Burial: St.Georges-on-the-Hill, Islington, York Co., Ontario, Canada

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Burial: St.Georges-on-the-Hill, Islington, York Co., Ontario, Canada

v. CLARA "GWENDOLYN" FRANKS, b. December 04, 1897, Alliston, Ontario, Canada; d. August 31, 1975, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada; m. JOHN (SMITH) ENTWISTLE, June 18, 1924, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; b. June 07, 1897, 14 Roslin Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; d. November 01, 1959, 80 Edenbridge Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Burial: Parklawn Cem., Sect. N, Toronto , York Co., Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Stomach cancer

Graduated: Abt. 1916, Humberside Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Burial: Parklawn Cem. Sect. N, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

vi. REGINALD DENTON FRANKS, b. October 16, 1899, Con 14, Lot 14, Reach Twp., Ontario, Canada; d. 1970; m. MAMIE ???.

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Burial: Parklawn Cem., Sect. A, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

vii. KENNETH LECKONLEY FRANKS, b. November 30, 1900, Epsom?, Reach Twp., Ontario, Canada.

Notes for KENNETH LECKONLEY FRANKS:

Kenneth's middle name is probably Leckenby. Died young.

6. ROBERT⁴ FRANKS (DAVID³, THOMAS², GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1839 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England. He married ANN ???. She was born Abt. 1842 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for ROBERT FRANKS:

Also listed in the 1871 census for Borrowby are the widowed Ann Franks, age 36 & her son George, age 20, who is a joiner/cartwright. George was born in Inilworth. He is probably Robert's nephew.

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Census: Abt. 1871, Borrowby Village, Yorkshire, England

Children of ROBERT FRANKS and ANN ??? are:

i. ANN E.⁵ FRANKS, b. Abt. 1871, Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.

ii. JOHN R. FRANKS, b. Abt. 1873, Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.

iii. MARY A. FRANKS, b. Abt. 1875, Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.

iv. SARAH J. FRANKS, b. Abt. 1877, Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.

v. DAVID W. FRANKS, b. Abt. 1880, Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.