Francis North, Mayor, 1863 - 1864, Ipswich, n d

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TitleFrancis North, Mayor of Ipswich 1863-1864, Ipswich, n.d.StudioWhitehead StudioAcknowledgementWhitehead Family

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City & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionFrancis, son of Sarah and Major William North was born in Kilduff House, County Westmeath, Ireland in 1811. The North family moved to the Moreton Bay district in 1844 settling at Fairney Lawn (twelve miles from Ipswich). Francis North became well known for this horse stock at Fairney Lawn. He was an Alderman of Ipswich City Council in 1860 and 1862; Mayor of Ipswich in 1863; a member of the committee of the Northern Districts Mutual Stock Insurance Company. Francis North was a landowner in Ipswich owning property in Pelican Street, the Terrace and North Ipswich. Francis married Margaret Elizabeth Glissan on the 17 August 1859 at St. Matthew’s Church in Drayton, the couple moved to Ipswich later that year. They had two children: Francis William (1860) and Arthur Henry (1862). They returned to Drayton in 1861 but Francis returned to Ipswich after the death of his wife, on 27 March 1862. On the 15 January 1863 Francis married Ellen Washbourne at St. Paul’s Church, Ipswich. Francis died in Ipswich on 9 December 1864References (offline)Part information from Ipswich City Council website on 17 June 2013

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People & FamiliesFrancis North (1811-1864)PlacesFairney LawnCurated CollectionsWhitehead Studios - The Whitehead CollectionDesperate & DatelessDefining Tulmur | IpswichShaping Our Identity: FashionTaxonomy19th Century | 1860s

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SubjectsPoliticiansLocal identitiesCouncillorsMayorsLandownersPortraits

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Reference IDWHD-017-NEG-2145Asset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageSepiaOrientationPortraitGenreStudio PortraitsPhysical DescriptionNegativeHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyright NoticeThis work was created prior to the 1st January 1955. It has been identified as being free of known restrictions under the Copyright Act 1968.

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