Ada Eliza (Lemmon) Franks (1876 - 1930)

Born 1876 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Bowles — married about Jan 1897 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Joseph John Franks — married about Mar 1914 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1930 at about age 54 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ada (Lemmon) Franks was born in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England.

Ada was born in 1876 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England.^[1] She was the daughter of Obadiah Orange Lemmon and Louisa Phillips.

The 1891 England and Wales Census shows Ada living with her parents and brother Albert in Bishop Street, Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[2] She was 15 years old.

In 1897 Ada married Edward Bowles in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England.^[3] She was 21 years old.

In the next few years Ada and Edward had two daughters, Ada (1897) and Lilian Ivy (1901).

The 1901 England and Wales Census shows the couple living in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^[4] Ada was 25 years old.

Sadly Ada's husband Edward passed away in 1908 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was 38 years old.

In 1914 Ada married Joseph John Franks, known as John, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^[5] She was 38 years old.

In the next few years Ada and John had three children; Phyllis Violet (1914), James John (1919) and Joan Kathleen (1921).

Ada passed away in 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^[6] She was 54 years of age.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 23 August 2020), database entry for Lemmon, Ada Eliza (Mother's maiden surname: Phillips), GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND, Volume 02B Page 460.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:43F6-QT2 : 3 May 2019), Ada Lemmon in household of Obadiah O Lemmon, Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26MS-RLL : 13 December 2014), Edward Bowles, 1897; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1897, quarter 1, vol. 2B, p. 665, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSF7-S37 : 20 May 2019), Ada Bowles in household of Edward Bowles, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Portsmouth And Mid Southsea subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2689-83Y : 13 December 2014), Joseph J Franks and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 1, vol. 2B, p. 633, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content: accessed 11 September 2020), database entry for Franks, Ada Eliza. Age at death: 49. GRO Reference: 1930 M Quarter in PORTSMOUTH, Volume 02B Page 639.