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Clara Bessie Francis Biography

She was born in Bridgewater, Somerset on 1st April 1867. Her father was Thomas Francis and her mother was Elizabeth Francis, formerly Kertion.

She married George Habgood in Wimborne, Dorset in Q2 1892 (5a 541)

In the 1939 Register, she, George and daughter Margaret are at Woodland Lodge, Liskeard in Cornwall, He is a Pensioned Postman.

1911 Census Station Road, St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England

Name	Position	Age	Where Born	Occupation	BK No
George Habgood	Head	54	Wimborne, Dorset	Rural Mounted Postman
Clara Bessie Habgood	Wife	44	Bridgewater, Somerset		1338
Ethel Maud Habgood	Daur	16	Wimborne, Dorset	No Occupation
Mabel Winifred Habgood	Daur	12	Wimborne, Dorset	School
Catherine Habgood	Daur	7	Wimborne, Dorset
Margaret Elizabeth Habgood	Daur	4	Wimborne, Dorset

1901 Census East Borough, East Bow, Wimborne, Dorset, England

Name	Position	Age	Where Born	Occupation	BK No
George Habgood	Head	43	Wimborne, Dorset	Mounted Rural Letter Carier
Clara B Habgood	Wife	33	Bridgewater, Somerset		1338
Francis B Habgood	Daur	7	Wimborne, Dorset
Ethel M Habgood	Daur	6	Wimborne, Dorset
Mabel W Habgood	Daur	2	Wimborne, Dorset

In the 1891 Census Clara B Francis was a parlourmaid domestic servant at the Grammar School, Priors Walk, Wimborne in Dorset

1881 Census Info Bridgwater Somerset 136 Bath Road

Name	Position	Age	Where Born	Occupation	BK No
Charles J Harris	Head	22	Bridgwater, Somerset	Baker
Sarah j Harris	Wife	20	Bridgwater, Somerset
Clara Francis	Serv	14	Bridgwater, Somerset	Scholar	1338

1871 Census Info Bridgwater Somerset 196 Bristol Road

Name	Position	Age	Where Born	Occupation	BK No
Thomas Francis	Head	30	Ditcheat, Somerset	Engineer	399
Elizabeth Francis	Wife	31	Dowlton, Somerset	Wife	400
Charlotte Francis	Daur	6	Bridgwater, Somerset	Scholar	1337
Clara Francis	Daur	4	Bridgwater, Somerset	Scholar	1338
Emma J Francis	Daur	1	Bridgwater, Somerset		35