FRANCIS, Augustus Lawrence was born on January 16, 1848 in Hurley-on-Thames, Berkshire. Son of late Henry Ralph Francis, formerly Fellow of Saint John's College, Cambridge, and Judge, New South Wales, and Beata. daughter of John Lloyd-Jones of Plasmadoc, N. Wales.
Christ’s Hospital; Jesus College,,Cambridge. First Class Classical Tripos, 1870. Master of Arts.
Assistant Master at Dulwich College, 1872. Headmaster, Tiverton, 1874. Headmaster of Blundell’s School, Tiverton.
Sometime Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Club: Wellington.
Spouse 1874, Emily Constance,daughter of Major-General Robert"Unwin.
