Dave's Family History

Francis Christopher KIRBY
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Name Francis Christopher KIRBY Birth 30 Jun 1884 Enfield, Middlesex, England
[1, 2] Address: Low Cottage, Holly Walk - Fact Flags: Preferred
Baptism 6 Aug 1884 Enfield, Middlesex, England
[3] Age: 0y Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Edmonton, London, England
[4] Age: 5y Address: 'The Cock', Hertford Road - Relation to Head of House: Son
Census 2 Apr 1911 London City, England
[5] Age: 25y Address: 7 London Street / Fenchurch Street - Married 1 year, 1 child, still alive
Licenced Victualler's Manager
Ancestor Count 2 Descendant Count 13 Reference Number BR 1676b Reference Number BR-J Kirby _UID D56B5BD6F7874342A32A2085D453505DBA9B Death 21 Nov 1954 Chingford, Essex, England
[6, 7] Age: 70y Address: 125 Bluehouse Road Person ID I4409 Simpson Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Marriage Between Jan 1880 and Mar 1880 Islington, London, England
[8, 9] Address: St Philip the Evangelist - Both are of Full age and living at 15 Union Square
His father is a Coach Builder
Her father is a Station Master
Exact details from Phil Kirby
Family ID F1690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Constance Amelia HART, b. 1889, London, England
d. 12 Dec 1959, Shoreham by Sea, Sussex, England
(Age 70 years) Marriage Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910 London, England
[10] Address: St Pancras Children 1. Frances Amelia KIRBY, b. Between Jan 1911 and Mar 1911, London City, England
d. 26 Jun 1944, Battersea, London, England
(Age 33 years)2. George Victor Ernest KIRBY, b. 13 Jun 1912, Belgrave, London, England
d. 25 May 2016, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
(Age 103 years)3. Edward Laurie Christopher KIRBY, b. 19 Apr 1915, St George East, London, England
d. Between Jan 2005 and Mar 2005, Dorsetshire, England
(Age 89 years)4. Ernest Henry KIRBY, b. 24 Jul 1917, St George East, London, England
d. Between Oct 1989 and Dec 1989, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
(Age 72 years)5. Frank Geoffrey KIRBY, b. 15 Dec 1923, Islington, London, England
d. 28 Mar 2020, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
(Age 96 years)Family ID F1415 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family 2 Hilda Sadie BRADBURY, b. 13 Jan 1914, Hamburg, Germany
Marriage 15 Jan 1948 Stoke Newington, London, England
[11, 12] - He is listed as a widower, but his first wife was still alive thus making him a bigamist
Her address: 2 Woodbury Grove, Finsbury Park
His address: 22 Woodbury Grove, Finsbury Park
He is an Hotel Chef
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Notes - Francis called himself a widower in his Marriage Certificate to Hilda but this was untrue. Constance was still alive and they did not divorce.
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Family ID F3528 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
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Sources - [S6366] Birth Cert - Kirby, Francis C.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1884 JAS Edmonton 3a 371.
As FRANCES Kirby - [S4134] Baptism Entry - Kirby, Francis Christopher.
- [S4135] 1891 Census RG 12 -1083 F13 P18 - Kirby, George.
- [S2331] 1911 Census - RG 14-01-2-93-01293_0035_03 - Kirby, Francis C.
- [S6384] Death Cert - Kirby, Francis C.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1954 OND Epping 5A 47.
- [S6496] Marriage Cert - Kirby, George, Reece, Laura.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1880 JFM Islington 1b 417.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1910 JAS Hampstead 1A 1605.
- [S6400] Marriage Cert - Kirby, Francis C - Bradbury, Hilda.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1948 JFM Stoke Newington 5D 1524.
- [S6323] Phil Kirby Notes Aug 2025, 27 Aug 2025.
- [S6366] Birth Cert - Kirby, Francis C.

