Francis was born in 1956. Francis' father was Stephen Harding and his mother was Cathy Brophy. His paternal grandparents were John Harding and Rose Ann Leahy; his maternal grandfather was Btophy and his maternal grandmother is <Unknown>. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, Stephen, Ann and Martina. He was the oldest of the five children. He died due to Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 3 on December 25th, 1959.