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Newsletter Vol.1 Fall 2003
Welcome to the first edition of my quarterly newsletter. Here you will find additions and corrections to my family research. Also this is a place where you can ask questions related to the Banks-Burgess families. Just e-mail me your query by clicking on the Talk to Me link at the bottom of this page and I'll post it here. I plan to focus on a different ancestor in each newsletter.This first edition features my grandmother Florence Banks.
Featured Ancestor: Florence Harriet Banks
Florence H. Banks Abt 1840
Florence Harriet Banks was born in Seaford, Sussex, England 27 Jul 1876 1,2 to George Banks and Mary Elizabeth Knowles. She married Robert G. Willis 13 Aug 19023also in Seaford. Robert and Florence had 5 children: Muriel, William, Georgina, Robert and Maurice. Florence's family were bakers in Seaford for many years. After her marriage she became well-known in the area for her work on behalf of the Seaford British Legion women's section.4 She became the chair of the legion in 1944 and remained in that office until ill health forced her to resign in 1947. Florence died 7 May 19494 and is buried in Seaford Cemetery alongside Robert and their daughter Georgina who died as a young child.
Robert & Florence Willis with Terry Abt 1844
Christening of Lynne H. Willis, 1948. Florence is on the left
1Seaford Parish Registers (1067361/2//2/78/617) & Birth Certificate
21881 Census Seaford (online)
3Marriage Certificate (MXA 610633)
4Death Certificate & Obituary
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I would welcome any additional information regarding these families. Please indicate your sources as data without proper sourcing may not be used.Query Board:
If you have any queries regarding the Banks or Burgess families please click on the Talk to Me link and I will post them here.
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