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Francis Edward McGee (1873 - 1933)

Dr Francis Edward "Frank" McGee
Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died at about age 60 in Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Francis Edward "Frank" McGee was born in 1873 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, the son of Fanny McGee and James William McGee.[1]

He was educated at St. Francis Xavier's College in Kew, Victoria.[2]

In 1911, Frank was living in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[3]

Francis was a physician and surgeon.[3][4] He served as surgeon on the ship Carpathia, assisting in the rescue of survivors from RMS Titanic in 1912.[5][6][7][8] He was presented a purse of 2000 sovereigns by Titanic survivors, for his aid in their rescue.[9] In the rescue, Frank and his two colleagues checked out over 700 people – Frank took care of the First Class passengers – which meant over 200 people.[5]

Frank married Gladys Maude Cook in 1914 in Wirral, Cheshire, England.[10] Their daughter was:

From 1918 to 1921, Frank was a merchant navy seaman.[12]

Frank died on 20 January 1933 in Novia Scotia, Canada.[4][13]

Research notes

There is a picture of Frank in the Carpathia crew list online at the Encyclopedia Titanica.[14]

1911 Census: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England[3]

NameRoleGenMaritalOccupationAgeBirthplaceBirth (est.)
Frank Edward McgeeHeadM WidowerPhysician and Surgeon36St Kilda Vieloria Australia Resident1875
Maria NelsonServantFSingleGeneral Servant Domestic47Sunderland, Durham1864
Maud HelsbyServantFSingleHousemaid Waitress26Garston, Lancashire1885

Sources

  1. Francis Edward McGee's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 13037; Reg. year: 1873. Retrieved 4 April 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
    Name: Francis Edward MCGEE
    Father's name: James Wm
    Mother's name: Fanny
    Mother's family name at birth: SPRING
    Place of birth: ST KILDA
  2. "The matriculation examinations." 16 January 1892. Advocate (Melbourne), p. 16. Retrieved 3 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169278013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTM-VXR : 2 August 2017), Frank Edward Mcgee, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. 4.0 4.1 In the Ancestry.com database of Victorian Wills and Probate Records: Francis E. McGee:
    Name: Francis E McGee
    Death Date: 20 Jan 1933
    Death Place: England
    Occupation: Physician
    Grant Date: 19 Jul 1944
    Grant: PLS
    Probate File Number: 354/863.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Research conducted by Sandra Gilpin, sent to Clare Spring in February 2018.
  6. "Dr Frank E. McGee." Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 3 March 2018 by Clare Spring from https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/frank-mcgee.html.
  7. Sir Arthur H. Rostron (1931). "Home from the sea," p. 75. Retrieved 3 March 2018 by Clare Spring from https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.523306/2015.523306.Home-From#page/n3/mode/2up/search/McGee.
  8. "Crew of the Steamship Carpathia on April 15, 1912." Istrianet.org. Retrieved 3 March 2018 by Clare Spring from http://www.istrianet.org/istria/navigation/sea/merchant/carpathia-titanic/carpathia-crew.htm. Archived 8 January 2009 at https://web.archive.org/web/20090108013307/http://www.istrianet.org/istria/navigation/sea/merchant/carpathia-titanic/carpathia-crew.htm.
  9. "Brevities." 29 August 1912. The Murchison and Day Dawn Gazette (Cue), p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233494806/25225680.
  10. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26DH-8DP : 22 May 2014), Francis E Mcgee and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 4, vol. 8A, p. 912, Wirral, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  11. "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQV9-GT6Z : 14 January 2020), Frank Edward McGee in entry for Jean Ione Frances McGee, 25 May 1919; citing Christening, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm.
  12. "United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC7B-RXH : 5 December 2014), Frank Edward Mcgee, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT350, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  13. "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHX3-CB2?cc=2251294&wc=3ZJR-L2Q%3A1581478201%2C1581479401 : 23 April 2015), other > 1933 > image 14 of 28; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
  14. "Carpathia Passengers and Crew." Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 3 March 2018 by Clare Spring from https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/carpathia-passengers-crew/. Archived 7 March 2016 at https://web.archive.org/web/20160307030441/https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/carpathia-passengers-crew/.




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