William Henry Franks 1a 2a 3 4a 5a

Birth Name William Henry Franks
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father George Nicholas Franksabout 1859between October 1932 and December 1932
Mother Emma Casely28 July 186121 June 1943
    Brother     Paul Franks between January 1885 and March 1885
    Brother     Clement Franks 30 May 1887 14 August 1964
    Sister     Ruth Elizabeth Franks between October 1889 and December 1889
    Sister     Esther Mary Franks between April 1892 and June 1892
    Sister     Eunice Jane Franks 12 December 1894
    Sister     Mehetabel Frances Franks between July 1897 and September 1897
         William Henry Franks between October 1900 and December 1900
    Sister     Eveline Annie Franks between January 1905 and March 1905
    Sister     Kathleen Cissie Franks between January 1906 and March 1906

Source References

  1. 1901 United Kingdom Census
  2. 1911 United Kingdom Census
  3. General Register Office: England & Wales Birth Index
  4. 1921 United Kingdom Census
  5. Torquay Times and South Devon Advertiser
      • Date: 11 September 1936
      • Page: Page 9
      • Citation:

        GOLFERS WHO GIVE UP.

        Local Professional on His Failure.

        A total deficiency of £199 11s. was revealed at the public examination at Torquay on Thursday last week of William Henry Franks, aged 35, of 10 Garston Avenue, Newton Abbot, formely trading as a golf professional at the Stover (Newton Abbot) Golf Club.

        Debtor, in reply to Mr. J. F. Allen (for the Official Receiver) said he was apprenticed to the golfing professional at the Torquay and South Devon Club in 1915, and after a time went into the "shop." In April, 1931, he went to the Stover Club, where he was paid 30s. a week, a retaining fee, and was able to take tuition fees and sell accessories in the shop, on which he had all the profits.

        When he began he had no capital except £60 from his brother. He had banked this and had repaid none of it. For a time he did quite well. Then trade fell off, as a number of people started golf, and, finding they were unable to do much at it, gave it up. The winter of 1935-6 was a bad one, and when he filed his petition his sole cash in hand was £13.

        He agreed that by carrying on for the last twelve months he had increased his deficiency by £126 7s. 3d., but said that he had carried on in the hope that the present summer would be more satisfactory.

        The examination was then closed.

  6. (Death unknown but obviously not living)