John Head Genealogy Research:Information about Francis Henry Boustridge
Francis Henry Boustridge (b. 16 Jun 1832, d. 1865)
Notes for Francis Henry Boustridge:
Francis emigrated to Australia and at Ballarat north of Melbourne he married Rosina Jane Harris.
In 1862 Francis and Rosina and their two children moved to Dunedin in New Zealand where two more children were born.
Francis Henry was drowned in a long boat accidentin 1865 and Rosina had to leave her children in an orphanage while she worked on the golgfields taking in washing.
In 1867 she married Robert Armstrong who, according to the Boustridge family tree, " took care of the Boustridge children and brought them up."
More About Francis Henry Boustridge:
Occupation: Miner.
More About Francis Henry Boustridge and Rosina Jane Harris:
Marriage: 24 Oct 1859, Ballarat Victoria Australia.
Children of Francis Henry Boustridge and Rosina Jane Harris are:
- William Henry Boustridge, b. 1859, Ballarat Victoria, d. 13 Oct 1913, Ashburton NZ.
- Eliza Keturah Boustridge, b. 29 Nov 1860, Ballarat East, Victoria, d. 3 Nov 1904, Nelson.
- +Francis Frederick Boustridge, b. 2 Mar 1863, Dunedin, d. 23 Jun 1938, Greymouth.
- +Thomas Hubert Boustridge, b. 21 Jan 1865, Cornwell, England, d. 5 Jun 1944, Greymouth.