Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1843 |
54 |
2137 | (116) | 5 |
| 1844 |
59 |
2145 | (119) | 0 |
| 1845 |
64 |
2154 | (121) | 0 |
| 1846 |
73 |
2162 | (123) | 0 |
| 1847 |
77 |
2171 | (125) | 0 |
| 1848 |
74 |
2180 | (126) | 0 |
| 1849 |
97 |
2188 | (127) | 0 |
| 1850 |
97 |
2197 | (128) | 0 |
| 1851 |
100 |
2205 | (128) | 0 |
| 1852 |
90 |
2214 | (129) | 0 |
| 1853 |
96 |
2223 | (129) | 0 |
| 1854 |
93 |
2231 | (128) | 0 |
| 1855 |
91 |
2240 | (128) | 0 |
| 1856 |
96 |
2248 | (127) | 0 |
| 1857 |
98 |
2257 | (126) | 0 |
| 1858 |
98 |
2266 | (125) | 0 |
| 1859 |
98 |
2274 | (123) | 0 |
| 1860 |
96 |
2283 | (121) | 0 |
| 1861 |
100 |
2291 | (119) | 0 |
| 1862 |
98 |
2300 | (116) | 0 |
| 1863 |
88 |
2308 | (113) | 0 |
| 1864 |
88 |
2317 | (109) | 0 |
| 1865 |
77 |
2326 | (105) | 0 |
| 1866 |
69 |
2334 | (100) | 0 |
| 1867 |
67 |
2343 | (94) | 0 |
| 1868 |
68 |
2351 | (87) | 9 |
| 1869 |
68 |
2349 | (86) | 22 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Francis, Henry Ralph |
| Born: 11 July 1811 |
| Died: 10 June 1900 |
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| Notes: |
| Despite frequently being given as 'M.R. Francis' or even 'M.E. Francis', Steve Mann has determined that this was Henry Ralph Francis. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xi |
| Periodicals |
| [BLS], vol. 16, no. 617, 16 Jan. 1869, page 3 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 1843, page 57 |
| [CPC], vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 1844, page 24 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 61 |
| [ILN], vol. 3, no. 81, 18 Nov. 1843, page 331 |
| [Pal], vol. 6, no. 5, 15 May 1846, page 200 |
| [SyM], 2 Feb. 1867 |
| [SyM], 22 Feb. 1868 |
| [SyM], 10 Sep. 1870 |
| [SyM], 17 Sep. 1870 |
| [SyM], vol. 11, no. 554, 11 Feb. 1871, page 2 |
| Web |
| Dunn, Paul. [1st NSW v QLD Telegraphic Match 1872] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Henry Ralph Francis] |
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