Frankcom family of Bristol Area

[jfrankcom]

I have dozens of relatives  from Bristol. The earliest to be born in Bristol is William Henry Frankcom in 1853. He was the son of William Frankcom (b.1823 in Stapleton) who I believe was son of Samuel Frankcom (of Stapleton, b.1791) and Sarah née Milsom (b.1793?). I am really looking for any information on this family.

William Henry Frankcom (b.1853) had siblings Samuel Frankcom (b.1855), Thomas Frankcom (b.1856), Antony Frankcom (b.1859) and Isabella Frankcom (b. 1862).

William Henry Frankcom (b.1853) married Alice Louisa née Gibbs in 1873 and they had seven children who I think included Florence (b. 1875?), George Henry (b.1878) who is my great-grandfather, William (b.1882?), Mabel (b.1884?), James Edwin (b.1885, d. 1929, Cpl. in the Great War and sometimes called himself Edwin), Lillian (b.1889), Emily (b.1892).

Has anyone get any links to these people, or any links to children of George Henry Frankcom (1878-1960) who married Esther née Quail and had five children, including my grandfather James Edwin Frankcom (1907-1991), but also included Lillian May Frankcom (b.1900), George Henry Frankcom (b.1902), Arthur Leonard Frankcom (b. 1904), Florence Evelyn Frankcom (b.1909).

I think Florence E. Frankcom married Henry Phillips and she died in 1989, according to my research. Lillian M. Frankcom married George Hales and I think she died in 1971. My grandsfather never spoke about his family except for a few tiny morsels in his last year of life, which I diligently wrote down aged 15.

If anyone can shed any further light on any of these ancestors of mine I would be hugely grateful.

[Capetown]

Background....

Ancestry 1861 Census, Stapleton, Gloucestershire

Transcribed as FRANCKURN/FRANKCOM/FRANCKUM



William - aged 35 - occupation: Plumber, born St Paul's Bristol
Mary Ann - wife - aged 27 - born Slare ? nr Cross Somerset (trans... Weare Nr Cross, Somerset)
William - 8 - born St Pauls Bristol
Samuel - 6 - born St Philips Bristol
Thomas - 5 - born St Pauls Bristol
Octavius - 2 - born Castle Street, Bristol

GRO Index

Mother's maiden name: WHITING

FRANKCOM, William Henry
GRO reference: 1853 J Quarter in Bristol, Volume 06A page 30

FRANCOM, Thomas -
GRO Reference: 1855 D Quarter in Bristol Volume 06A Page 34

FRANKCOM, Walter Whiting
GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in Bristol Volume 06A Page 26

FRANCKOM, Octavius John
GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in Bristol Volume 06A Page 19


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Ancestry:

England, Select Marriage

19 October 1851- Bristol

William FRANKCOM - father: Samuel FRANKCOM

Mary Ann WHITING - father: James WHITING

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There is a Public Members Tree on Ancestry

[Viktoria]

I live in Lancashire,a very nice man did extensive repairs and renovation work on my Victorian house.
He came from the area of which you speak, had done his apprenticeship on Bath Abbey and was ideal for our stone built house.
Eric Frankcom.
He had the lovely West Country accent.
He lived at the time 1980 ‘s in Ramsbottom on Bolton St.
It is a long shot but just possible he is connected to you.
Bolton St.Ramsbottom .
Lancashire.
The house number would be in the low 100’s .
Properly registered on the register of reputable builders.
Sadly he died a few years ago.
Viktoria.
If  he is one of yours you can be proud of him,he did a wonderful job.
Hope it helps.

[jfrankcom]

Thank you 'capetown' for that information.

Octavius (b.1859) is new to us. Are you able to check the 1871 Census and see if he is on it when he ought to be about 12. I suspect he died as a child. Mary-Ann and her husband William seem to have had a crisis from about 1860 onwards. In 1858 the business of Samuel Frankcom closed, but he was now quite old, aged 66. Perhaps he moved in with his son William and it all got too much because Mary-Ann 'deserted' the home in 1860 and a notice was put in the newspaper. She seems to have come back in time for the 1861 census and had another child in 1862 which they could ill afford. Perhaps this Octavius then died (c.1864?) because the crisis got considerably worse as Mary Ann was tried and then imprisoned in January 1865 for six months hard labour for stealing. When I dug deeper into this I found it was for stealing children's clothes. The poor thing. She was present for her father in law's (Samuel Frankcom) death in 1869 which she recorded and died in 1906 in her mid 70s as the matriarch of the family.

Thanks for the info Viktoria, we have no record of an Eric, he sounds like a nice chap though

[Capetown]

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index

Octavius John FRANKCOM
birth about: 1859
Death 10/1867  Clifton, Gloucestershire

Ancestry

Bristol St Simon, Parish Register

Octavius John FRANKOM -
address: Pennywok ? (Pennywell ?) Road
December 29
Aged 8 years

There are other children around the same age as Octavius and in Pennywell Road - being buried around the same few months (either side)

inc

Ellen Harriett HALL - Pennywell Road, aged 7 months - 21 November 1867

[Capetown]

1871 Census
St Philip and St Jacob

3 James Street

FRANKCOM

Willm - 46 - Plumber born Bristol
Mary - 40 - born Somersetshire
Henry - 18 - Brass Founder - Bristol
Samuel - 16 - Smith - born Bristol
Thomas - 15 - Errand boy - born Bristol
Isabella - 9 - born Bristol  **
Samuel Bros - mar - 57 Painter


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GRO INDEX

FRANKSOM, Isabella  (mother's maiden name? WHITTING)

GRO Reference:

1861 D Quarter in CLIFTON, Volume 06A Page 146

[Jenny Goddard]

Hi

Eric Frankcom was my uncle. my Dads brother. He set up a geneology society in Lancashire where he had moved to many years before. I have lots of  an old family tree he gave me years ago and some copy certificates and even a few photos. They came from the Bristol, South Gloucester area. I can dig out the paperwork and see if any of the names are on it if you like?

[Viktoria]

I am not connected other than he did wonderfully
sympathetic repair / renovation work on my house.
I saw the name Franckom and though what I knew about an Eric Franckom .might be useful to anyone connected to him.
Thanks .Viktoria.