KOFOED, Francis

Name – KOFOED, Francis
Born – 27/12/1869
Died – 4/08/1959
Location – No 82 Catholic Section
Mother – Eliza Murray
Father – Martin Kofeod

Notes – Francis was born in 1869 into a large family in Victoria to Eliza (nee Murray) and Martin Kofeod who was born in Denmark.

Francis Kofeod married Elizabeth Brown and together they had George, Annie, Ella, Francis, Lillian, Ethel, Andrew, Martin and Arthur. It appears that the family moved to the Tara district around 1910 as F Kofoed was successful in purchasing land at Tara, Lots 48 and 49. Read here.

In 1919 Francis was instrumental in getting one acre reserved for the Soldiers Memorial Hall in Tara. In 1925 he fought the council for the land value of his land. Land around him was selling for 5/- an acre and the council had his land valued at 6/8 acre and it was full of prickly pear. He won the legal case.

In 1925 Francis put an add in the paper stating – I hearby withdraw my property situated at Tara from all agents hands. Signed F . Kofoed.

Francis’s census records show him from 1910 to 1919 at Tara with Elizabeth, Selector. In 1925 in Toowoomba as a Fuel Merchant till 1937. In 1938 at Tara as a Selector. In 1943 in Tara with Elizabeth. In 1958 with Francis Jnr. at Sedjwick and 1958 Francis is living at Western Road, Tara with his son Andrew.

Francis Kofoed has a headstone on his grave and the inscription reads – In loving Memory of Francis Kofoed. Died Aug 4th, 1959. Aged 89 years. Born 27th December, 1869.

Newspaper Article – Read here

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