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| − | Born 1829 at Nankervis Farm, St Enoder, [[Cornwall]], England, the son of Francis Symonds (1796-1885) and Kitty Francis (1798-1838). Francis was Baptized on 01 January 1830 at St Enoder, [[Cornwall]], England.<ref>https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis, accessed 20 August 2019.</ref> | + | Born 1829 at Nankervis Farm, St Enoder, [[Cornwall]], England, the son of Francis Symonds (1796-1885) and Kitty Francis (1798-1838). Francis was Baptized on 01 January 1830 at St Enoder, [[Cornwall]], England.<ref>https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis, accessed 20 August 2019.</ref> His name is Francis Francis Symonds, which is accounted for because of the surname of his mother Kitty. He was their second child and eldest son. When he was around 24 years of age he emigrated to Victoria. He resided near Geelong but due to the gold rushes moved to Ballarat around 1854. |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 18 June 2023
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Background
Born 1829 at Nankervis Farm, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, the son of Francis Symonds (1796-1885) and Kitty Francis (1798-1838). Francis was Baptized on 01 January 1830 at St Enoder, Cornwall, England.[1] His name is Francis Francis Symonds, which is accounted for because of the surname of his mother Kitty. He was their second child and eldest son. When he was around 24 years of age he emigrated to Victoria. He resided near Geelong but due to the gold rushes moved to Ballarat around 1854.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Under the Spelling of Symmons[2], Francis Symonds was listed as wounded and since recovered from the Eureka Stockade battle [3]
Post 1854 Experiences
Francis Symonds died on 23 June 1907 at Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, aged 78 years old. he is buried at Kingower Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.[4]
On 05 April 1856 Francis Symonds married Catherine Scott (1838-1867) at Kingower, Victoria and they had the following children:
(Female) Symonds 1859-
Francis Symonds
Thomas Drysdale Symonds
Ellen Caroline Symonds 1864-
Mary Louisa Symonds 1867-
William Gumma Symonds 1872-1873
Amy Flora Symonds 1873-1948[5]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis, accessed 20 August 2019.
- ↑ Carboni, Raffaello, The Eureka Stockade, 1855, pg 137.
- ↑ Dorothy Wickham, Deaths at Eureka, 1996
- ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis, accessed 20 August 2019.
- ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis, accessed 20 August 2019.
External links
Genealogy - https://gw.geneanet.org/zandy51?lang=en&n=symonds&oc=0&p=francis+francis
