GAMMON, Francis
Birth Name | GAMMON, Francis 1a |
Also Known As | Frank 2a |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 83 years, 9 months, 16 days |
Narrative
Moved to Portsmouth when a little boy. Emigrated to Australia in 1926.
Occupation: 21 Sep 1940 - Examiner of Munitions (marriage). Factory was in
Marybenong (interview with Dad 6/9/05).
Gardner for various people. Important clients were Mr Sparks who was a local councillor and owned a nursery, Mr Judkins who was a doctor, and Mr Reid who was a Member of Parliament and regularly opened Carols By Candelight and lived in North Balwyn. Was allowed to use a
property in Middleborough Road for cultivating plants until Liverpool Road in
Kilsyth was bought in about 1952. Then when Blythe Road was bought in
1956, this was used instead (interview with Dad 6/9/05).
1942 - 99 Severn Street, Box Hill, Victoria Australia. Property was rented and
Liverpool road was used to grow things (interview with Dad 6/9/05).
1952 - Liverpool Road, Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia. 6-8 acres approx, opposite
side of Liverpool Rd from where sports stadium is now. Shack still there and is
now a garage (interview with Dad 6/9/05).
Was in the army in the 1st World War, probably with brother in law Harry
Moss (email from Sue Shadbolt 10/03/2007), although Frances & Dad both
say that he could not join the army because of a heart problem (email from
Frances 19/3/07).
1956 - Blythe Road, Mount Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
1965? - 38 Durham Road, Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia.
Events
Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | GAMMON, Edwin Alfred | 1861-12-15 | 1957-08-20 | |
Mother | JONES, Edith Annetta | 1871-10-31 | 1957-06-18 | |
Brother | GAMMON, Wilfred Edwin | 1897-12-22 | 1986-03-27 | |
GAMMON, Francis | 1899-12-08 | 1983-09-24 | ||
Sister | GAMMON, Lily | 1901-01-22 | 1994 | |
Brother | GAMMON, Christopher Walter | 1903-02-15 | 1936-09-24 | |
Sister | GAMMON, Mary Annetta | 1908-03-03 |
Families
Family of GAMMON, Francis and RAEPER, Isabella |
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Married | Wife | RAEPER, Isabella ( * 1904-04-06 + 1989-12-03 ) | ||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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GAMMON, Edwin Alexander | ||
GAMMON, Frances Mary |
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Ancestors
Source References
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Francis Gammon death, 24 Sep 1983, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Date: 1983-09-29
- Confidence: Very High
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Source text:
[Entry Recording Date : 29 SEP 1983]
- General:
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- Date: 1983-09-29
- Confidence: Very High
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Email from Sue Shadbolt 10/03/2007
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- Confidence: High
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Francis Gammon birth, 8 Dec 1899, Saint Mary, County of Reading
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- Date: 1900-01-06
- Page: Vol 2c, Pg 346, No. 213?
- Confidence: Very High
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Public Record Office: 1901 UK Census, RG13/1145
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- Date: 1901-03-31
- Page: Folio 29, Page 15, Schedule 91
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Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists BT27
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- Date: 1926-04-03
- Page: BT27/1128 Contract Ticket Number 903
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Gammon - Raeper marriage, 21 Sep 1940, Ormond, Victoria, Australia
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- Date: 1940-09-21
- Page: 39
- Confidence: Very High
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Interview with Dad 6/9/05
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- Date: 2005-09-06
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Last Will and Testament of Francis Gammon, 18 September 1973
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- Date: 1973-09-18
- Confidence: Very High
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