HANHAM, Charles Gabriel

(1827-13/06/1911)

Charles died in Carnarvon. He was the son of Phillip Henry. Charles arrived in 1841 on the Charles from South Australia and then departed in 07/1841 on the Truelove. He then returned in 1846 as a member of the crew of H.M.S. Fly, he jumped ship. Charles married on 02/1848 Caroline Adams (1828-5/9/1908). Caroline died in Fremantle. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth. Their children were Annie Alma (1846-), Anne (1847-1915), Elizabeth Caroline (1850-), Walter John, a twin (1852-1925), Phillip Henry (1852-1933), George Doonan (1855-1936), Francis Gabriel (1857-1890) who died in Bunbury, Frank William (1861-1886), Andrew (1864-1903) and Ernest (1864-1810). On his first voyage, he brought stock from South Australia, including 800 sheep and 30 horses. He was a sailmaker and boatman at Fremantle. He was noted as the Captain of the Twinkling Star by the 1860s and was master of the Speculator, Arabian and Brothers. He employed two ticket of leave men and was a sailor in 1864 and a shipwright in 1868. His wife was a Librarian at Fremantle Literacy Institute, 1880-1885. Hanham was French-speaking and is believed to have come from the Channel Islands.

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