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I have created this post to encourage descendants of Baldwin Franklin and Eliza Jane McArthur to share information, old stories and photos about our mutual ancestor/s and thier descendants.
About me
I am a descendant of Baldwin and Eliza via their daughter Charlotte Lavinia Franklin. Charlotte married James Harris O’Donnell and had 5 children. Their child Dorothea (Dot) O’Donnell met and married John Wynn McGaveston. Their daughter Dorothea Ada Marie McGaveston is my grandmother and she was 102 years old when she passed away and lived in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Acknowledgements
A lot of work has been done on Baldwin and Eliza’s descendants before I started looking at our family. Many thanks go to those who have spent decades researching the family and those who continue to do so now and have shared their information with me and other family members.
- My grandmother Dorothea (Molly) Ada Marie McGaveston
- Paddy and Philip Franklin
- Beth and Barrie Hooper
- John Franklin who DNA tested to help a cousin trace Baldwins direct male line and another cousin Robert James Franklin who has taken the same YDNA test.
DNA testing
DNA has been an incredible tool to link the many descendants of Baldwin and Eliza Franklin with companies such as Ancestry, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), My Heritage and Gedmatch providing avenues to continue to explore those connections via autosomal tests which look at both your parents family lines. If you are going to test I would suggest testing on Ancestry because their database is around 25 million people. If you are in Australia or New Zealand consider joining a facebook group called Using DNA for Geneology – Australia and New Zealand. They have discounted Ancestry DNA kit links.
DNA has also connected us to two of Baldwins siblings descendants and many many of Elizas previously unknown siblings, parents and great grandparents.
YDNA and autosomal DNA have provided a match to the descendants of Paul Frankel. Paul was born in Schildberg, Posen, Prussia in 1836 to Maurice (Moritz) Fraenkel and Dorothea Birkowitsch. Paul died in 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Paul is most likely the younger sibling of Baldwin and Bernard Fraenkel. The DNA is a very strong indicator that Paul was Baldwins younger brother. Jewish DNA matches are not as straightforward to interpret because Jewish populations were endogamous.
“Endogamy is the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe over the course of many generations. The reasons for this genetic isolation could be cultural or religious (as with Ashkenazi Jews and Low-German Mennonites) or geographic (as with island and tribal populations)”.
You can read more about endogamy here.
In 1834 and 1835, a small number of the Jewish inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Posen were granted limited citizenship rights. They were described as ‘naturalisiert’. In 1836, Isidor Hirschberg published an index of these naturalised Jews (Verzeichniß sämmtlicher naturalisierten Israeliten im Großherzogthum Posen). This index is one of the only surviving records from this early period, coinciding with the adoption of fixed surnames by the Jews of the Grand Duchy.
The list for Schildberg includes:
Fränkel, Moritz, Kaufmann (merchant), naturalised on 29.08.1834
Berkowicz, Benjamin Adolph, Schänker und Mäkler (tavernkeeper and broker), nat. on 14.05.1835
Berkowicz, Moses, Negociant (wine merchant?), naturalised on 29.10.1834
Berkowicz means simply ‘son of Berko’. Berko (or Berek) was a Polish diminutive of the Yiddish given name Ber (meaning ‘bear’), itself a calque of the Hebrew name Dov. It wouldn’t surprise me if Baldwin’s original Yiddish name was Ber or a variant.
Fränkel is often thought to point to origins in Franken, i.e. Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria. A law passed in 1813 to limit the Jewish population triggered a huge wave of emigration. Many emigrated to the USA, but many migrated to other German territories.
To be “naturalized”, a Jew had to possess significant assets (either owning a farm large enough to support the family, or a plot in the city (debt-free) worth 2,000 Reichsthaler, or having 5,000 Reichsthaler in savings) or receive a waiver of the asset requirement for a “patriotic endeavour for the state”. Jews who did not possess such assets were subject to deportation unless they could prove they were permanent residents of the Grand Duchy since June 1, 1815.
Edward Luft, the expert on the former Jewish communities of Posen, estimates that only 5.5% of the Jewish population met the aforementioned criteria.
Here is the full list of the Jews of Schildberg, who were naturalised in the years 1834 and 1835. Mortiz Frankel and Benjamin Adolph Berkowicz are the two relevant ones.
Schildberg 1866 directory
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10290313?page=228
Moritz Fränkel Conditor (confectioner)
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10290313?page=229
Paul Fränkel Tapezirer (wallpaperer)
Ancestry does not test the direct male line or direct female lines but Family Tree DNA does. YDNA (direct male line) testing in conjunction with autosomal testing has yielded an interesting and unexpected result.
Baldwin and Eliza were named as parents on 10 children’s birth certificates. DNA testing has shown that only 8 of those children were Baldwins. Baldwin and Eliza separated and this was reported in the papers at the time. They may have continued to see each other but there are no stories about this passed down through the family lines. Whether it is coincidental or not Eliza was not buried in the same grave as Baldwin, his son and his sons first wife despite it being a double plot.
Some of Baldwins descendants have an Ashkenazi Jewish DNA marker and this will show in their DNA results in any of the testing companies. My grandmother Molly does and multiple cousins have this marker. My grandmother Molly has 11% Jewish DNA and 3 of her children have between 2% and 6%. One of Mollys grandchildren has 1% Jewish DNA. The importance of testing the oldest descendant in each family line is because the further you move away from the common ancestors the less DNA you will share. By the fourth cousin level there is only a 50% chance you will share DNA with someone who is actually your cousin. This doesn’t mean that descendants of Baldwin and Eliza should have Jewish DNA but Baldwins children would have all had it and their grandchildren then it becomes hit and miss whether you inherit that or not in later generations. 100 years from now none of the descendants will have that Jewish DNA unless another family line carries it and it is passed down. Neither of the descendant lines of the two children whose father was not Baldwin have this marker.
The origins of Baldwin Franklin/Fraenkel
Baldwin was most likely born around 1833 in Schildberg, Posen, Prussia (Now known as Ostrzeszow (Ostrasow), Pozan, Poland). The name Baldwin isnt “Jewish’ per se but Fraenkel is. Its very likely that Baldwin adopted what he thought was an anglicized first name and modified his surname from Fraenkel to Franklin. There are no known birth records for this time. I can say with almost 100% certainty that Baldwin was not used by any Jewish men in early 19th century Posen.
We know very little about his immediate family. He was Jewish and his wife was Irish by birth. We don’t know if Baldwin practiced his faith after he moved to Van Diemans land (now known as Tasmania) before moving again and settling in New Zealand. In some circles he was called the ‘German Jew’.
Baldwin is first mentioned in Tasmania on Tuesday, 8 Feb 1859. Baldwin would have been about 26 years old. Emigration records should show his passage to Tasmania but to date no one has found those. Baldwin may have gone from Prussia to another country then to Tasmania or used a different name. If you can find the record please contact me.
Source: Trove – The Hobart Town Daily Mercury Tuesday
Source: Trove – Wednesday 25 February 1863. The Cornwall Chronicle
Source: Trove – Saturday 28 February 1863. The Cornwall Chronicle
Source: Trove – The Cornwall Chronicle Wed 4 March 1863
On 14 April 1863 Baldwin Franklin boards the Brig Alexandra to sail for Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Why Baldwin left Tasmania is unclear. Perhaps the fortunes of those in the Dunedin colonies meant a greater opportunity for Baldwin.
The Brig gets stuck in mud before finally departing on 20 April 1863 for Dunedin.
Launceston Examiner Thursday 16 April 1863.
Baldwin is listed as a passenger on the Alexandra for its arrival in Dunedin.
It wasn’t long before Baldwin opened a Billiard room in Dunedin.
Otago Daily Times 23 September 1863
Otago Daily Times 26 April 1865. Baldwin didn’t turn up to court and had a judgement against him for monies owed.
Why Baldwin and Eliza left Dunedin is a mystery. Eliza had a lot of family there, She had siblings and a multitude of cousins from her Adams and McArthur families.
Wellington Independent 12 Oct 1865. The birth of James Baldwin Franklin.
Wellington Independent 16 Nov 1867. Baldwin and family moved to Napier, New Zealand around this time.
Hawkes Bay Herald 28 November 1868. The birth of Elizabeth Jane Franklin in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Hawkes Bay Times 18 Apr 1872. Baldwins license for the London Hotel at Port Ahuriri was extended.
Hawkes Bay Times 28 December 1872.
Hawkes Bay Times 16 December 1873.
Hawkes Bay Herald 3 April 1878
The following newspaper story involves Elizabeth Franklin who was in court at the time. It states:
Hawke’s Bay Herald 8 November 1882
A photo of Baldwin taken in his later years. Image courtesy of the Stubbs family.
Baldwin Franklins death – Hawkes Bay Herald 14 Dec 1904
Baldwin Franklins obituary – Hawkes Bay Herald 14 Dec 1904
The origins of Elizabeth Jane McArthur
The family of Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane Franklin was until 2018 unknown. Neither marriage or death certificates or recorded family histories were ever able to show who they were. The large uptake of DNA testing broke this wall down and helped us find out who her parents were, who her siblings were and helped us find more information about her grandparents and cousins.
DNA gave us very strong links to the descendants of Mary McArthur and James McArthur. Further research showed us that Eliza was the daughter of James McArthur and Jane Adams who had the following children:
- John McArthur 1829-1869
- James McArthur 1836-1912
- Unknown female
- Unknown female
- Mary McArthur
- Samuel McArthur
- Elizabeth Jane McArthur 1847-1920
- David McArthur 1849-1924
All the children of James and Jane McArthur were born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Most moved to Scotland and many of those then moved to New Zealand. Some of Jane McArthurs nee Adams family had moved to Scotland prior to the Irish famine and some of those also then moved to New Zealand. These families stayed in touch through their lives.
James McArthur died around 1864. We have not been able to find his death certificate in Ireland or Scotland. James wife Jane died in 1887 in Scotland so we have her parents names on the death certificate giving us an extra generation further back. One of Janes brothers was born in Silverbrook, Donemana, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This provides us a clue as to where exactly the Adams were from but more research needs to be undertaken.
Elizabeth McArthur emigrated to New Zealand around 1864. We have no shipping record to confirm this but she stated she had been in Dunedin for 1 year when she married. Baldwin had been living in New Zealand for 2 years.
The marriage of Baldwin to Elizabeth McArthur.
Baldwin Franklin married Eliza McArthur on 23 January 1865 in the House of William Urquhart, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
The following is a photo of Baldwin and Elizabeth McArthur most likely on their wedding day. This was passed down from Charlotte Lavinia Franklin via her daughter Dorothea O’Donnell to her daughter Dorothea Ada Marie McGaveston.
Baldwin and Eliza or their family place a notice in The Belfast Newsletter on 18 April 1865. As most of the McArthurs had emigrated by this date we still aren’t too sure who was still in Ireland to read this.
Baldwin and Eliza had the following children:
- James Baldwin Franklin 1865-1904. Born in Wellington.
- Paul Franklin 1866-1942 Born in Wellington.
- Elizabeth Jane Franklin 1868-1942 Born in Napier.
- Maurice Maxmillian Franklin 1870-1911. Born in Napier.
- Dorothea Franklin 1871-1959. Born in Napier.
- Bernard Adolph Franklin 1873-1946. Born in Napier.
- John Henry Franklin 1875-1948. Born at Te Aute.
- Charlotte Lavinia Franklin 1877-1976. Born at Port Ahuriri.
Eliza had two further children:
- Bertha Franklin 1880-1913. Born at Port Ahuriri.
- Philip Franklin 1883-1956. Born at The Spit, Ahuriri
The family of Baldwin and Eliza Jane McArthur
Baldwin Franklin married Elizabeth Jane McArthur, daughter of James McArthur and Jane Adams, on 23 Jan 1865 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. She was born in 1847 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. She died on 20 Apr 1920 in Napier Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Baldwin Franklin (Fraenkel) and Elizabeth Jane McArthur had the following children:
1. James Baldwin Franklin was born on 27 Sep 1865 in Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 21 Jul 1904 in Napier Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Eliza Jane Fellows, daughter of Frederick Fellows and Muriel Elisa Poole, on 25 Dec 1886 in St Paul’s Pres, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born in 1858 in England. She died on 06 Nov 1888 in Star Hotel, Dickens Street, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Mary Ann Alice Douglas. She was born on 6 Aug 1869 in Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand. She died on 17 Dec 1937 in New Zealand.
2. Paul Franklin was born on 2 Nov 1866 in Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 20 Feb 1942 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Johanna Longeran, daughter of William Longeran and Mary Sheehan, on 11 Jun 1900 in Catholic Church, Napier, Hawkes Bay,New Zealand. She was born in 1869 in Ireland. She died on 16 Sep 1956 in New Zealand.
3. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Franklin was born on 04 Dec 1868 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 2 Sep 1942 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married William Gifford, son of George Gifford and Margaret Walsh, on 25 Nov 1896 in St John’s Manse, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. He was born in 1865. He died on 16 Jun 1923 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
4. Maurice Maxmillian Franklin was born on 15 Jul 1870 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 23 Aug 1911 in Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand. He married Violet Annie Willey, daughter of William Willey and Emma Winsor, on 14 Mar 1906 in St David’s, Auckland, New Zealand. She was born in 1882 in Auckland, New Zealand. She died on 09 May 1941 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
5. Dorothea Franklin was born on 1 Nov 1871 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 23 Apr 1959 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married William (Willie) Downes, son of William Downes and Margaret Cummock, on 13 May 1893 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 30 Oct 1870 in Kilmog, Silvepeaks, Otago, New Zealand. He died on 24 Jun 1957 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
6. Bernard (Ben) Adolph Franklin was born on 20 Feb 1873 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 31 Aug 1946 in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.. He married Miriam Redward, daughter of Thomas Redward and Mary Eason, on 14 May 1902 in Port Presbyterian Church, Spit, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born in 1874. She died on 29 May 1951 in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand.
7. John (Jack) Henry Franklin was born on 15 Sep 1875 in Te Aute, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 30 Oct 1948 in Taradale, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Ada Amelia McKain, daughter of Isaac Septimus McKain and Harriett Anne Villers, on 13 Jun 1898 in Pakowhai, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born on 16 Jun 1871 in New Zealand. She died on 26 Oct 1949 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
8. Charlotte Lavinia Franklin was born on 5 Aug 1877 in Port Ahuriri, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 16 Aug 1976 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She married James Harris O’Donnell, son of William O’Donnell and Martha McCarthy, on 7 Oct 1903 in Registrar of Marriages, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 12 Oct 1870 in Auckland Beach, West Coast, New Zealand. He died on 31 Oct 1949 in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.
Generation 2
1. JAMES BALDWIN FRANKLIN was born on 27 Sep 1865 in Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 21 Jul 1904 in Napier Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married (1) MARY ANN ALICE DOUGLAS. She was born on 06 Aug 1869 in Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand. She died on 17 Dec 1937 in New Zealand. He married (2) ELIZA JANE FELLOWS, daughter of Frederick Fellows and Muriel Elisa Poole, on 25 Dec 1886 in St Paul’s Pres, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born in 1858 in England. She died on 06 Nov 1888 in Star Hotel, Dickens Street, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
James Baldwin Franklin and Mary Ann Alice Douglas had the following children:
i. HAROLD NOBLE DOUGLAS FRANKLIN was born on 27 Oct 1891 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 01 Apr 1974 in Taupo, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. He married Rhoda Stuart Sutherland, daughter of Alexander Sutherland and Jane Stewart, on 12 Oct 1918 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was born on 11 Jan 1899 in Perthshire, Scotland. She died in Dec 1977 in Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand.
ii. NORMAN GEORGE FRANKLIN was born on 25 Nov 1895 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 21 Jan 1977 in New Zealand. He married Thelma Brinley Davis, daughter of Frederick Charles Davis and Annie Blackmore, in 1934 in New Zealand. She was born on 23 Nov 1909 in Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand.
iii. ELSIE ALICE FRANKLIN was born on 13 Mar 1898 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married (1) THOMAS WILLIAM WALL in 1924 in New Zealand. He was born on 02 Apr 1897. He died in Auckland, New Zealand. She married (2) EDGAR HAMMOND.
2. PAUL FRANKLIN was born on 02 Nov 1866 in Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 20 Feb 1942 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Johanna Longeran, daughter of William Longeran and Mary Sheehan, on 11 Jun 1900 in Catholic Church, Napier, Hawkes Bay,New Zealand. She was born in 1869 in Ireland. She died on 16 Sep 1956 in New Zealand.
Paul Franklin and Johanna Longeran had the following children:
i. DOROTHEA MARY ELIZABETH3 FRANKLIN was born on 18 Feb 1903 in New Zealand. She died on 06 Nov 1978 in New Zealand. She married Frank Cecil John Cook in 1930 in New Zealand. He was born in 1904 in New Zealand. He died on 08 Mar 1968 in New Zealand.
ii. JOSEPH MACRAE FRANKLIN was born on 10 Jan 1906 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 02 Apr 1989 in New Zealand.
2. ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) JANE FRANKLIN was born on 4 Dec 1868 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 02 Sep 1942 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married William Gifford, son of George Gifford and Margaret Walsh, on 25 Nov 1896 in St John’s Manse, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. He was born in 1865. He died on 16 Jun 1923 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
William Gifford and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Franklin had the following children:
i. GIFFORD was born on 19 Aug 1898 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 19 Aug 1898 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
ii. JOSEPH (JOE) JARVIS GIFFORD was born on 22 Oct 1899 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 04 Aug 1930 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
iii. MURIEL RITA GIFFORD was born on 2 Apr 1903 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 07 Apr 1980 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
4. MAURICE MAXMILLIAN FRANKLIN was born on 15 Jul 1870 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 23 Aug 1911 in Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand. He married Violet Annie Willey, daughter of William Willey and Emma Winsor, on 14 Mar 1906 in St David’s, Auckland, New Zealand. She was born in 1882 in Auckland, New Zealand. She died on 09 May 1941 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Maurice Maxmillian Franklin and Violet Annie Willey had the following children:
i. MAURICE GEORGE DOUGLAS FRANKLIN was born on 07 Dec 1906 in Auckland, New Zealand. He died on 18 Apr 1979 in New Zealand. He married Clara Margaret Bowden in 1932 in New Zealand.
ii. MABEL MAY FRANKLIN was born on 27 Aug 1908 in Auckland, New Zealand. She died on 09 Feb 2002 in New Zealand. She married Claude Raymond Gomas in 1931 in New Zealand. He was born on 6 Dec 1905 in Auckland, New Zealand. He died on 17 Jun 1992 in Auckland, New Zealand.
5. DOROTHEA FRANKLIN was born on 01 Nov 1871 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 23 Apr 1959 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married William (Willie) Downes, son of William Downes and Margaret Cummock, on 13 May 1893 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 30 Oct 1870 in Kilmog, Silvepeaks, Otago, New Zealand. He died on 24 Jun 1957 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
William (Willie) Downes and Dorothea Franklin had the following children:
i. WILLIAM PHILLIP DOWNES was born on 28 Oct 1893 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 04 Mar 1894 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
ii. WINIFRED MAY DOWNES was born on 26 Feb 1896 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 25 Oct 1979.
iii. REGINALD NOBLE DOWNES was born on 15 Nov 1901 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 09 Oct 1976 in New Zealand. He married Emmeline Annie Smith in 1927 in New Zealand.
iv. DOROTHEA (DORRIE) DOWNES was born on 17 Oct 1903 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 22 Jun 1986 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
v. KEITH EDWIN DOWNES was born on 10 Oct 1907 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 12 Oct 1994 in New Zealand.
vi. JOYCE MARGARET DOWNES was born on 24 Jul 1909 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 24 Aug 2006 in New Zealand. She married Frederick Clarence Hooper, son of Charles Francis Hooper and Maud Winifred Boler, on 08 Mar 1932 in St Pauls, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 11 Jul 1904 in New Zealand. He died on 23 Nov 1984 in Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand.
6. BERNARD (BEN) ADOLPH FRANKLIN was born on 20 Feb 1873 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 31 Aug 1946 in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.. He married Miriam Redward, daughter of Thomas Redward and Mary Eason, on 14 May 1902 in Port Presbyterian Church, Spit, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born in 1874. She died on 29 May 1951 in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bernard (Ben) Adolph Franklin and Miriam Redward had the following children:
i. FLORENCE (FLO) MAY FRANKLIN was born on 11 Jul 1903 in New Zealand. She died on 15 Jul 1985 in New Zealand. She married Albert Gordon Fisher in 1925. He was born on 02 Aug 1902 in New Zealand. He died on 06 Sep 1975 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.
ii. JEAN FRANKLIN was born on 29 Nov 1906 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 19 May 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand. She married Arnold Carlisle Kessell White, son of Henry White and Mary Emma Thompson, on 02 Jan 1929 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was born on 02 Aug 1906 in Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand. He died on 22 Apr 1968 in Auckland, New Zealand.
iii. NANCY FRANKLIN was born on 04 Sep 1915 in New Zealand. She died on 20 Mar 2008 in New Zealand.
7. JOHN (JACK) HENRY FRANKLIN was born on 15 Sep 1875 in Te Aute, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 30 Oct 1948 in Taradale, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Ada Amelia McKain, daughter of Isaac Septimus McKain and Harriett Anne Villers, on 13 Jun 1898 in Pakowhai, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born on 16 Jun 1871 in New Zealand. She died on 26 Oct 1949 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. John (Jack) Henry Franklin and Ada Amelia McKain had the following children:
i. DULCIE ELIZABETH HARRIET FRANKLIN was born on 03 Sep 1898 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She died on 23 Aug 1969 in New Zealand. She married Harry Roy Bower on 18 Sep 1921 in New Zealand. He was born on 22 Aug 1890 in New Zealand. He died on 16 Aug 1941 in New Zealand.
ii. LEONARD JOHN ISAAC FRANKLIN was born on 03 Sep 1898 in New Zealand. He died on 08 Jul 1970 in New Zealand. He married Patricia Mary (Bridget) McCarthy on 27 Feb 1926 in New Zealand. She was born on 29 Aug 1896 in Knockdrina, Thomastown, Ireland. She died on 10 May 1988 in Taupo, New Zealand.
iii. BERNARD (BUNNY) ADOLPHUS FRANKLIN was born on 4 Jul 1900 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. He died on 25 Oct 1962 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Charlotte Eva White, daughter of William James White and Rebecca Burns, in 1937 in New Zealand. She was born in 1901 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. She died on 26 Aug 1968 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
iv. JOHN (JACK) HENRY FRANKLIN was born on 07 Feb 1902 in New Zealand. He died on 31 Aug 1982 in New Zealand. He married Barbara Graham on 15 Mar 1930 in New Zealand. She was born on 27 Feb 1909. She died on 16 Aug 1991 in New Zealand.
v. SYDNEY CHARLES FRANKLIN was born on 11 Jun 1903 in New Zealand. He died on 29 Jan 1960 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He married Vina May Davey on 05 May 1928 in New Zealand. She was born on 25 Dec 1906 in New Zealand. She died on 21 Jun 1993 in New Zealand.
vi. JAMES (JIMMY) BALDWIN FRANKLIN was born on 16 Oct 1904 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 27 Jun 1976 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He married Sheila Veronica Burgess, daughter of William Henry Burgess and Mary Ellen Lawton, on 01 Jun 1932 in St Patrick’s Church, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born on 08 Apr 1914 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 06 May 1994 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
vii. GEORGE LAURENCE FRANKLIN was born on 2 Sep 1906 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 09 May 1987 in New Zealand. He married (1) ADELINE EILEEN SHERIDAN in 1935 in New Zealand. She was born on 23 Jul 1908 in New Zealand. She died on 28 Jun 1979 in New Zealand. He married (2) KATHLEEN TURVILLE in 1933 in New Zealand. She was born in 1904 in the Aston Registration District, Warwickshire, England. She died on 16 Oct 1934 in New Zealand.
viii. MYRTLE AZALIA FRANKLIN was born on 13 Sep 1907 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. She died on 30 Dec 1973 in New Zealand. She married William Johathan Moorhouse in 1930 in New Zealand.
ix. IVY HARRIET FRANKLIN was born on 16 Apr 1909 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. She died on 16 Apr 1998 in New Zealand. She married (1) LESLIE BATE in 1940 in New Zealand. He was born on 23 Dec 1907 in New Zealand. He died on 22 Dec 1998 in New Zealand.
x. FRANCIS (FRANK) WILLIAM FRANKLIN was born on 10 Oct 1910 in New Zealand. He died on 12 Oct 1992 in New Zealand.
xi. NORMAN MAURICE FRANKLIN was born on 7 Nov 1912 in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. He died on 03 Nov 1981 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. He married Ivy Kent in 1940 in New Zealand. She was born on 22 May 1913. She died on 30 Dec 2001 in New Zealand.
xii. BRUCE NORMAN FRANKLIN was born about 1916 in New Zealand. He died on 25 Nov 1941 in North Africa (Age: 25).
8. CHARLOTTE LAVINIA FRANKLIN was born on 5 Aug 1877 in Port Ahuriri, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She died on 16 Aug 1976 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She married James Harris O’Donnell, son of William O’Donnell and Martha McCarthy, on 07 Oct 1903 in Registrar of Marriages, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 12 Oct 1870 in Auckland Beach, West Coast, New Zealand. He died on 31 Oct 1949 in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.
James Harris O’Donnell and Charlotte Lavinia Franklin had the following children:
i. DOROTHEA (DOT) O’DONNELL was born on 25 Nov 1897 in Kaiti, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She died on 16 Oct 1988 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married John Wynn (Jack) McGaveston, son of Charles Winford McGaveston and Ada Materoa Cuff, on 22 May 1918 in Residence of Mr Charles Winford McGaveston, Makauri, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 22 Jun 1898 in Waerenga-a-hika, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. He died on 21 Jun 1955 in Memorial Public Hospital, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
ii. HAROLD O’DONNELL was born on 10 Jul 1904 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He died on 18 Dec 1980 in Matahina Road, Te Teko, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. He married Mairi Elizabeth Grant, daughter of John Low Grant and Jessie Miller Ewenson, on 14 Jun 1932 in Presbyterian Church, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was born on 24 Oct 1907 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. She died on 20 Sep 1993 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He married Marie Okeroa Hinekura Gemmell in 1971 in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. She was born on 05 May 1928. She died in 1996.
iii. MAVIS ALMA O’DONNELL was born on 16 Apr 1907 in Whataukopo, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She died on 22 Aug 1982 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married David Thomas Bevan, son of Thomas Bevan and Janet (Jennet) Davies, on 19 Sep 1939 in Registrars Office, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 20 Aug 1901 in Lambton, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 11 Sep 1979 in General Hospital, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.
iv. RANDAL NOBLE O’DONNELL was born on 09 Oct 1916 in Rostrevor Private Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. He died on 30 Dec 1987 in Public Hospital, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. He met (1) RITA IRENE DAVIDSON. She was born on 27 Mar 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 23 Apr 2003 in Mary Doyle Trust Complex, Karanema Drive, Havelock North, New Zealand. He married Carol Shirley Carr, daughter of Vincent Daglish Carr and Kathleen Molly Alexander, on 06 Sep 1952 in St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She was born on 27 May 1931 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. She died on 23 May 2007 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
v. MURIEL RETA O’DONNELL was born on 21 May 1918 in Rostrevor Private Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand. She died on 31 Jan 2008 in Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. She married Richard Horton, son of Edward Arphaxed Horton and Lula Paradine Mask, on 3 Mar 1943 in Registry Office, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was born on 11 May 1920 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He died on 4 Nov 1992 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 72).