Francis Walker

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iain Frazier on 1st November 2025

Family connections for Francis (Walker) are: WALKER Francis (Walker) was born about 1790/95, perhaps in Worcestershire, & became a ploughman/shearer. He was tried for horse theft at Hereford Summer Assizes Herefordshire on 10 8 1816, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held on hulk JUSTITIA at Woolwich London from 10 2 1817 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 9 1817 after a voyage of 6months on LORD ELDON; he was Protestant. He was assigned to John (Blaxland). He was recorded as a labourer in about 1820. He married firstdly Jane (Dunn) her second marriage) with permission on 18 9 1820 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. While still with John (Blaxland) in 1822 he was fined for allowing a bushranger to bake a cake. He was recorded as still with John (Blaxland) at Bringelly when issued his Ticket of Leave on 27 10 1825; he had dark sallow complexion black hair brown eyes. He was recorded in 1828 with his family as labourer at Luddenham Bringelly. He was issued his Conditional Pardon no.348 on 15 10 1834. He married secondly Sarah (Taylor) in 1860 at Penrith. He died on 5 2 1877 age about87 father of 6children at Luddenham. [Some details taken from this Website] Jane (Dunn/Banks) was born on 15 3 1797 (from Smees birth records) & baptised on 28/9 5 1797 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She was recorded in 1800 with her parents at Ponds. She had a first relationship with Gregory (Blaxland-perhaps a second relationship for him) & produced 1child. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Luddenham Bringelly. She died on 9 6 1860 age63 at Luddenham mother of 7children. Details of Ann (Dunn)s family are given in entry for Michael (Dunn WILLIAM AND ANN 1791) on this Website. Francis (Walker) & Jane (Dunn/Banks) produced 5children: mainly girls 1.Sarah (Walker) was born on 17 8 1820. She was recorded in 1828 with her parents at Luddenham Bringelly. She died in 1882 age about61. 2.Mary Ann (Walker) was born on 22 7 1822 at Five Mile Creek & baptised on 7 9 1828 age5 w/Ann & Charles at St Pauls CofE Cobbity. She was recorded in 1828 with her parents at Luddenham Bringelly. She died in 1907 age age about84. 3.Ann (Walker) was born on 24 12 1825 at Five Mile Creek & baptised on 7 9 1828 age2 w/Mary Ann & Charles at St Pauls CofE Cobbity. She was recorded in 1828 with her parents at Luddenham Bringelly. She died in 1894 age about68. 4.Charles (Walker) was born on 26 6 1828 at Five Mile Creek & baptised on 7 9 1828 w/Mary Ann & Ann at St Pauls CofE Cobbity. He was recorded in 1828 with his parents at Luddenham Bringelly. He died in 1901 age about73. 5.Bridget (Walker) was born in 1832. 6.Eliza (Walker) was born in 1833. She died in 1905 age about72. REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Darryl Buley on 27th August 2022

Birth 1790 • Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England Trial 10 Aug 1816 • Herefordshire, England Name Francis Walker Date of Trial Summer 1816 Trial Year 1816 Location of Trial Herefordshire, England Crime Horse Theft Sentence Death Hulk 10 Feb 1817 • Woolwich Name Francis Walker Age 23 Estimated Birth Year 1794 Date Received 10 Feb 1817 Ship Justitia Place Moored Woolwich Date Convicted 10 Aug 1816 Place Convicted Hereford Departure Apr 1817 Name Francis Walker Vessel Lord Eldon Convicted Date 10 Aug 1816 Voyage Date Apr 1817 Colony New South Wales Place of Conviction Hereford, Herefordshire, England Arrival 30 Sep 1817 • Sydney Francis Walker, one of 220 convicts transported on the ship Lord Eldon, April 1817. Sentence details: Convicted at Hereford Assizes for a term of life on 10 August 1816. Vessel: Lord Eldon. Date of Departure: April 1817. Place of Arrival: New South Wales Convict request permission to marry 7 Aug 1820 • Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia WALKER, Francis. Per "Lord Eldon", 1817 1820 Aug 7 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.188) Birth of daughter Sarah Walker Dunn(1820–1882) 17 Aug 1820 • Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Marriage 18 Sep 1820 • St John's Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Name Francis Walker Gender Male Age 25 Birth Year 1795 Marriage Date 18 Sep 1820 Marriage Place Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Spouse Jane Dunn Appeal against a fine 1822 Name Francis Walker Event Date 1822 Arrival Year 1817 Vessel Lord Eldon Event Description Employed by John Blaxland. Memorial appealing against a fine for allowing a bushranger to bake a cake Comments Per "Lord Eldon", 1817 Page 273-4 Census 1822 • Australia Name Francis Walker Vessel Lord Eldon Province New South Wales Title General muster Year(s) 1822 Birth of daughter Mary Ann Walker 1823 Character reference for ticket of leave 1 Oct 1825 • Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia 1825 Oct WALKER, Francis. Per "Lord Eldon", 1817 Servant of John Blaxland of district of Bringelly; testimony as to his character for a ticket of leave (Reel 6027; 4/1717.2 pp.116-7) Ticket of Leave 27 Oct 1825 Name Francis Walker Birth Year 1789 Immigration Year 1817 Ticket Date 27 Oct 1825 Ticket Place New South Wales, Australia Origin Worcestershire Vessel Lord Eldon Indent 1825 Black hair, brown eyes, dark sallow complexion. Ticket of Leave 27 October 1825 Bound Indentures: aged 26, year of birth about 1790 Conviction 10 August 1816 Trade Labourer Census 1828 • Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia Walker, Francis, 38, ticket of leave, Lord Eldon, 1816, life, labourer, Protestant, Luddenham, Bringelly Walker, Jane, 30, born in the colony Walker, Sarah, 7, Walker, Mary Ann, 5, Walker, Ann, 4, Walker, Charles, 3m, all born in the colony Residence 1828 • Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia Name Francis Walker Estimated Birth Year 1790 Arrival Ship Lord Eldon Arrival Year 1816 District Bringelly Residence Age 38 Residence New South Wales, Australia Residence Date 1828 Family 1833 daughter Sarah Walker 1820–1882 daughter Mary Ann Walker 1823–1907 daughter Ann Walker 1825–1894 son Charles Walker 1828–1901 daughter Bridget Walker 1832– daughter Eliza Walker 1833–1905 Conditional Pardon 15 Oct 1834 Conditional Pardon - 15 Oct 1834 Number 348. Death of wife Jane Dunn(1797–1860) 9 June 1860 • Luddenham, New South Wales, Australia Death 5 Feb 1877 • Luddenham, New South Wales, Australie Name Francis Walker Death Date 1877 Death Place New South Wales Registration Year 1877 Registration Place Penrith New South Wales Registration Number 8260

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Iris Dunne on 26th April 2022

Bound Indentures: aged 26, year of birth about 1790 Conviction 10 August 1816 Trade Labourer Conditional Pardon No. 348 Pardon Date 16 October 1834 Aged 45, year of birth 1789

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Kathleen on 12th April 2022

Black hair, brown eyes, dark sallow complexion. Ticket of Leave 27 October 1825

Francis WALKER was assigned to John BLAXLAND. ========== Francis WALKER married Jane DUNN 18 Sept 1820, St John's Parramatta NSW. Daughter of Michael DUNN (William & Ann 1791) and his partner Ann BANKS (Surprize 1794). ========== Conditional Pardon - 15 Oct 1834 Number 348. ========== Francis WALKER married Sarah Taylor 1860, Penrith NSW. ========== Francis WALKER died 5 Feb 1877, Luddenham NSW. ==========