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Francis Richard EVANS (1843 - 1916)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Francis Richard EVANS (1843 - 1916) + Bessie HEDLEY	George Francis EVANS (1808 - 1895)
		Rebecca Letitia Isidore FALKINER (1818 - 1853)	John (Richard) FALKINER ( - 1836)
			Mary CUDDY

b. 1843 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

m. 1869 Bessie HEDLEY at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1916 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of Francis Richard EVANS (1843 - 1916)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John (Richard) FALKINER			bef 1836
Grandmother	Mary CUDDY
Father	George Francis EVANS	abt 1808	Cardiff, South Wales	1895	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	87
Mother	Rebecca Letitia Isidore FALKINER	abt 1818	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1853	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	35
Self	Francis Richard EVANS	1843	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	1916	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	73
Wife	Bessie HEDLEY
Brother	George Boyes EVANS	1838	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	1880	Levuka, Fiji	42
Sister	Maria Caroline EVANS	1839	Tasmania, Australia	1909	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	70
Sister	Rebecca Margaret EVANS	1841	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Brother	Daniel Falkiner EVANS	1845	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	1926	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	81
Brother	Charles Louis EVANS	1847		1918	South Australia, Australia	71
Brother	Edward Septimus EVANS	1849	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Brother	Robert Walter EVANS	1851	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sister	Henrietta (Hetta) Elizabeth EVANS	1853	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	1908	Victoria, Australia	55
Niece	May Bessie Sunderland EVANS	abt 1870	Probably Fiji	1928	Queensland, Australia	58
Niece	Caroline Eliza Isado BURT	1873	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sister in Law	Marion MORTON	abt 1850		1870	Fiji	20
Sister in Law	Julia BRAITHWAITE
Sister in Law	Mary Jane MCINTYRE
Brother in Law	William Henry BURT
Brother in Law	William REID
Brother in Law	Charles MYERS

Events in Francis Richard EVANS (1843 - 1916)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1843		Francis Richard EVANS was born	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Note 1	52
1853	10	Death of mother Rebecca Letitia Isidore FALKINER (aged 35)	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1869	26	Married Bessie HEDLEY	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 3	60
1895	52	Death of father George Francis EVANS (aged 87)	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Note 4	60
1916	73	Francis Richard EVANS died	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Note 5	52, 60

Note 1: Francis Richard Evans in the Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 Name Francis Richard Evans Gender Male Baptism Age 0 Birth Date 26 Mar. 1843 Birth Place Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Baptism Date 30 Apr. 1843 Baptism Place Davey Street Congregational Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Father Geo Francis Evans Mother Rebecca Lehihea Falkiner FHL Film Number 992575

Note 2: The Courier (Hobart) 15 Aug 1853 DEATH. On the 13th instant, Mrs. George F. Evans, of scarlet fever. The funeral will take place to-morrow, the 16th, and friends are requested to meet at the Congregational Chapel, New Town, at half-past 3 o'clock. in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Rebecca Letitia Evans Birth Year: abt 1818 Age: 35 Death Date: 13 Aug 1853 Death Place: Tasmania Registration Year: 1853 Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania Registration Number: 332

Note 3: The Mercury (Hobart) 18 Dec 1869 MARRIAGES. EVANS—HEDLEY.—On 4th December, at Sydney, by the Rev. Dr. Lang, Francis Richard, second son of G. F. Evans, Esq., of Hobart Town, to Bessie, youngest daughter of W. Hedley Esq., Tenterfield, New England.

Note 4: Daily Telegraph (Launceston) 16 July 1895 HOBART, Monday. The hand of death has claimed another old colonist, in the person of George Francis Evans, who died suddenly at his residence, Sandy Bay, at 4.30 o'clock this morning, aged 87 years. The deceased was born at Cardiff, South Wales, and was educated in France. He received an appointment from the Home Government in connection with the Commissariat Department in Tasmania, then Van Diemen's Land, arriving in the colony during the twenties. From the Commissariat Department he was transferred to the Customs in December, 1833, but this position he relinquished on going into business as a wine and spirit merchant. Subsequently he took up the position of Customs agent somewhere during the fifties, and continued in this capacity till the time of his death. In September, 1879, he was appointed Usher of the Black Rod in the Legislative Council, the duties of which he discharged with becoming dignity, and was present at the meeting of that Chamber on Friday last. Deceased married Miss Faulkiner, by whom he had several sons and daughters. She having died he married Mrs Swifte, formerly of Campbell Town, who still survives him, and by whom he had no issue. Deceased was regarded as one of the oldest Freemasons in the colony.

Note 5: Francis Richard Evans in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Francis Richard Evans Death Date 1916 Death Place Hobart, Tasmania Registration Place Hobart, Australia Registration Number 0277 The Mercury (Hobart) 1916 EVANS. -On December 6, 1916, at Hobart, Francis Richard Evans, the eldest son of the late G. F. Evans, of H.M. Customs, aged 74 years. EVANS. -The Funeral of the late Francis Richard Evans, of Hobart will arrive at Queenborough Cemetery at 9.30 o'clock on Friday the 8th inst.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Francis Richard Evans in the Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 Name Francis Richard Evans Gender Male Baptism Age 0 Birth Date 26 Mar. 1843 Birth Place Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Baptism Date 30 Apr. 1843 Baptism Place Davey Street Congregational Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Father Geo Francis Evans Mother Rebecca Lehihea Falkiner FHL Film Number 992575

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Francis Richard Evans in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Francis Richard Evans Death Date 1916 Death Place Hobart, Tasmania Registration Place Hobart, Australia Registration Number 0277

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Mercury (Hobart) 1916 EVANS. -On December 6, 1916, at Hobart, Francis Richard Evans, the eldest son of the late G. F. Evans, of H.M. Customs, aged 74 years. EVANS. -The Funeral of the late Francis Richard Evans, of Hobart will arrive at Queenborough Cemetery at 9.30 o'clock on Friday the 8th inst.

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: The Mercury (Hobart) 18 Dec 1869 MARRIAGES. EVANS—HEDLEY.—On 4th December, at Sydney, by the Rev. Dr. Lang, Francis Richard, second son of G. F. Evans, Esq., of Hobart Town, to Bessie, youngest daughter of W. Hedley Esq., Tenterfield, New England.

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