Charles Faulkner
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Background
Charles Faulkner was born around 1821 in Frampton, Lincolnshire, England to Richard and Elizabeth Faulkner. He emigrated on The Artemisia, the first vessel carrying free emigrants to Moreton Bay (now Brisbane). His wife died on 4 September 1848 on the voyage to Australia. Her burial at sea is described in the journal of Robert Inglis. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Charles was reportedly at Eureka Stockade and a personal friend of Peter Lalor. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
He went to Canada possibly in 1855, returning to Maryborough, Queensland, to become a farmer and sugar plantation owner in Bundaberg. [3]
