John Pascoe Fawkner
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Background
John Pascoe Fawkner was born on 20 October 1792 at Cripplegate, London, the son of John Fawkner, a metal refiner, and Hannah Pascoe. His father was convicted of receiving stolen goods and in 1801 was sentenced to fourteen years transportation. With his mother and younger sister, Elizabeth, John accompanied his father to the new settlement to be formed in Bass Strait. They joined H.M.S. Calcutta at Portsmouth and sailed on 29 April 1803 in company with the Ocean, carrying a number of free settlers and stores.[1]
He died in 1869.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Hugh Anderson, 'Fawkner, John Pascoe (1792–1869)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fawkner-john-pascoe-2037/text2517, accessed 17 September 2013.
External links
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fawkner-john-pascoe-2037
