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| Name | FRANCIS – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Woolwich Division 12th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2765 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd July 1838 / 18 years 3 months / Bath Somerset England Smith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Southampton – 23rd May 1840 to December 1842 Collingwood – 15th May 1844 to 20th July 1848 Fisgard – 21st October 1848 to 22nd January 1849 Assistance – 7th March 1850 to 9th October 1851 Time spent afloat and at foreign stations 8 years 6 months and 22 days. Time on shore 4 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 4 months 22 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th December 1851 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Bristol 1855-1857 Western Australia 1857-1863 New South Wales 1871 Queensland |
| Pension Paid | £10/12/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Redcliff Bristol England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FRANCIS James Bowen Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SNOOK Christine Catherine or SNOW Christianna Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th January 1852 St. Paul’s Portland Square Bristol Gloucestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B UNKNOWN |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SNOW Jeremiah Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | October 1855 was appointed Warder on Rottnest Island with his wife to act as cook. Accommodated in V huts until more suitable quarters were available. Resigned 2nd January 1857. |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register Thursday 5th March 1857 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 28th January 1857 to Adelaide South Australia onboard “New Perseverance” departed Fremantle arriving Adelaide 4 March 1857 with George, Christiana Catherine and James Francis as passengers. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th November 1909 Keynsham Somerset England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th quarter 1879 Barton Regis Gloucestershire England Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | UK Wills online shows FRANCIS George left £86/18/5 to Charles Albert and Ellen GULLY |
| Further Information | Invalided for loss of 2 fingers on the left hand, amputation consequence of injury occasioned by the bursting of his gun barrel with unfits him for the service when onboard “Assistance”. Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the “Stag” into the conduct of the Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Christine Catherine Francis stated she was one of the women examined on the 26th April and objected to the examination and so the Surgeon put his hands up her petticoat and said she was all right. AJCP reel 466/87 part2 folio 237. 1881 Census RG11/2496/96/7 |