Francis
William
Buxton
JP
Born in Cromer, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of Edward North Buxton Bt
and Catherine (Gurney) Buxton
Brother of
Thomas Fowell Buxton Bt GCMG DL, Samuel Gurney Buxton JP DL, Edward North Buxton JP DL, Henry Edmund Buxton, Charlie Louis Buxton JP, Catherine E. Buxton, Laura Priscilla (Buxton) Pelham, Sarah Evelyn (Buxton) Gurney and Rachel Jane Buxton
Husband of
Mary Emma (Lawrence) Buxton OBE
— married
27 Feb 1872 (to 14 Nov 1911) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Frances Mary Buxton, Hilda Buxton, Ruth Buxton, Madeline Lawrence (Buxton) Clive, John Lawrence Buxton, Cecil (Buxton) Dawnay, Hugh Forster Buxton and Robert Vere (Buxton) Buxton DSO
Died
at age 64
in Marylebone, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2017
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Biography
Birth
Francis William Buxton was born on 5 August 1847. He was the son of Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Gurney.
Marriage
He married Hon. Mary Emma Lawrence, daughter of John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of the Punjaub and of Grately and Harriette Katherine Hamilton, on 27 February 1872.
Education
He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) He was a practising barrister.
Offices and Titles
He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the County of London. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Andover between 1880 and 1885. He was a Public Works Loan Commissioner in 1893. He was a member of the London School Board between 1899 and 1904.
Death
He died on 14 November 1911 at age 64.
Sources
Wikidata: Item Q5480390 
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Ben Griffin 
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Living DNA
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Richard Stanford :
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