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Title: John Francis Henry BACK approx dob 1870
Post by: newton09 on Sunday 20 November 11 22:17 GMT (UK)

father Francis Henry Back  Telegraph Linesman
Devon

Title: Re: John Francis Henry Back approx dob 1870
Post by: avm228 on Sunday 20 November 11 22:41 GMT (UK)

Hi - are you seeking help with researching John - if so what do you already know and what more would you like to find out?

Is he this man who died in WW1?

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=349974

Title: Re: John Francis Henry Back approx dob 1870
Post by: newton09 on Sunday 20 November 11 22:46 GMT (UK)

john f.h. back died sept 28 1916 accidently in plymouth royal engineer
his father Francis Henry back dob approx 1840  a telegraph linesman
they seem to be in devon.  I would like to know if there was any sibiling to john and
just info

Title: Re: John Francis Henry Back approx dob 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Sunday 20 November 11 22:50 GMT (UK)

Hi the marriage of Francis Henry appears to be Francis Henry Back to Augusta Wilson March 1876 Exeter 5b 190

1881 Census

Francis Back 30 occ Labourer b Dunsford
Augusta 28 b Yeovil Somerset
John 10
Francis 7
William 4
Elizabeth 1
All children b Exeter
Residing at Frog Street, Exeter
Census Ref RG11/2154/11/15
Keyboard86

Title: Re: John Francis Henry BACK approx dob 1870
Post by: newton09 on Monday 21 November 11 00:26 GMT (UK)

 :D  thank you  i will look more into it.

Title: Re: John Francis Henry BACK approx dob 1870
Post by: newton09 on Monday 21 November 11 00:30 GMT (UK)

wonder if that is john's mother  his birth yr 1871.  this i know is correct re: his death at 45 1916.