When James Neale, a Private in the 4th (King’s Own) Regiment of Foot boarded the copper-fastened teak convict ship Jane in Deptford, he was bound for New South Wales. Family lore says he was making a quick escape from the stormy seas of his second marriage. Little could he know that even more troubled waters…
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A life more ordinary: Francis Sendall, family man.
The story so far… Francis Sendall left his ordinary English home and family far behind to look for a life less ordinary… In 1892 Francis was living with missionaries in the New Hebrides, surrounded by cannibals and beset by hurricanes. From his plantation Sana Roba, on the island of Malo, he traded all things coconut…
Hurricanes, cannon balls and cannibals: Francis Sendall, the tropics
Following the disastrous end to his marriage to Jennie, Francis was looking for something exciting to fill the void. In September 1891, Francis left Sydney on board the steamer Waroonga, bound for the warm, tropical climate of the New Hebrides. After sailing around most of the islands of the New Hebrides, Francis bought several pieces…
A life less ordinary: Francis Charles Stewart Sendall, the early years
Meet my maternal great grandfather, Francis Charles Stewart Sendall, an ordinary man who it appears liked to chew on the left side of his considerable mustachio. Francis was born in Bath, England, in 1852 to parents William Sendall and Caroline Neale. The Sendalls were ordinary working-class people. William Sendall was a butcher, and his father…
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