(15/01/1850-20/05/1902)
Francis was born in Bunbury and his parents were George and Louisa (maiden name Clifton). Francis was married to Mary Matilda Rose, whose parents were Samuel and Mary Rose (maiden name Hallen). Francis and Mary's children were George Frederick Halsey (1867-1945), Mary Louise (1878-1945), Cora Gwendoline (1881-) and Edgar (1882), who died in infancy. Francis was the Chief Clerk and Registrar in the Colonial Secretary's Department, working for a Government Gazette from 1872 to 1884. He lived in Bunbury in 1872, Champion Bay in 1876, Fremantle in 1883 and Perth in 1886. He employed four ticket of leave men from 1868 to 1872.