Arnee Frank (1766 - 1858)

Born 22 Sep 1766 in Bristol, England

Ancestors

Husband of Edith (Lovell) Frank — married 10 Apr 1793 (to 1799) in Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Hannah (Benwell) Frank — married 5 Apr 1805 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Died 10 Jun 1858 at age 91 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Sean Tuck [send private message]

Biography

Arnee was a Friend (Quaker)

Arnee featured in The Journal of the Friends Historical Society in 1926, in an article entitled 'Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850' accompanying a painting of several of the friends:^[1]

ARNEE FRANK (1766-1858) was a son of Thomas Frank, of Bristol, and Elizabeth, daughter of Zephaniah Fry. He was educated at Jonah Thompson's school at Compton, Dorset, and apprenticed at 14, for 7 years, to Thomas Young of Milverton. He was engaged in the woollen and woolstapling business in Bristol and afterwards in a cutlery and hardware business. In 1793 he married Edith Lovell (d. 1799), daughter of Robert Lovell, pin manufacturer. Edith, daughter of A. and E. Frank became in 1822 the wife of Henry Dymond, superintendent of Sidcot School, 1854-1865. A. Frank took over the pin factory on the death of his father-in-law. He married, in 1805, Hannah Benwell (d. 1856) and had five children. He was clerk of London Y.M. in 1806. He was appointed an Elder and later was recorded a Minister. He paid many religious visits. His addresses often lasted an hour. There is a silhouette of Arnee Frank, by Thomas Pole, 3rd mo. 1812, reproduced in Thomas Pole, M.D., supplement No. 7 to The Journal of the Friends Historical Society. In 1908, A. Frank's grandson, (Arnee) Frank Dymond, presented to D a manuscript—" A Narrative of the Principal Occurrences of my Life, including some Events and Remarks of a more general Nature, as regards the Society."

He passed away in 1858.

Sources

• "England, Bristol, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1777-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-RXZB : 11 March 2018), Arnee Frank, 1858; citing Burial, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Bristol City Archives, England; FHL microfilm 004320106.

1. ↑ Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850, The Journal of the Friends Historical Society 1926 Vol 23 Nos 3-4 pp 66-71 Edited by Norman Penney LL.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. 5, Argyll Road, Bournemouth, Hants, accessed at https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/6767/1/Vol.%2023%20No%203-4%20-%201926.pdf 2 May 2022.

• "England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DTZV-TW2M : 1 July 2022), Edith Lovell in entry for Arnee Frank, 1793.
• The Fry Family Tree by David Fry.