Francis Fowkes on the First Fleet
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Hi im looking for any information on Francis family to see if there is a conection to us, any information would be great.
After first fleeter Francis Fowkes was pardoned in 1795 he sailed off to South Africa to live. He was transported here on the Alexander.He had a rather chequered career he began as a midshipman in the navy and fought in the American War of Independance then when he returned to England got arrested for stealing a coat and a pair of shoes. He got 7 years. He was born around 1750 and married a woman called Elizabeth BRAY at Parramatta in 1792.