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John Fawkner

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John Fawkner

Birth
Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Death
24 Sep 1854 (aged 83–84)
Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia GPS-Latitude: -37.7876486, Longitude: 144.9660417
Plot
IND A 162
Memorial ID
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Transported in 1803 to Tasmania having been sentenced to 14 years for having received stolen goods. His first wife, Hannah Pascoe and his son, John Pascoe Fawkner, founder of Melbourne, accompanied him. His first wife died in Hobart, Tasmania in 1925 (burial unknown). He married his second wife, Eliza Carr, in 1846.
Transported in 1803 to Tasmania having been sentenced to 14 years for having received stolen goods. His first wife, Hannah Pascoe and his son, John Pascoe Fawkner, founder of Melbourne, accompanied him. His first wife died in Hobart, Tasmania in 1925 (burial unknown). He married his second wife, Eliza Carr, in 1846.


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  • Created by: Suzy & Rob
  • Added: Feb 4, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84458733/john-fawkner: accessed ), memorial page for John Fawkner (1770–24 Sep 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84458733, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Suzy & Rob (contributor 46950534).