(15/04/1818-31/08/1900)
Francis was born in Guernsey and died in Sydney at his daughter's home. He was the son of Francis Ludwig (Louis) and Elizabeth. Francis arrived in the 1850s. He married Elizabeth Palin. He remarried on 16/10/1869 to Mercy Everett (1829-1919) in Bunbury. Mercy was the widow of James of Australind and died in Sydney. Francis and Elizabeth's children were Francis Carl (1845-), Emest Augustus, William Fredrick, Isabella, Leopold Arthur (1858-), Eliza Ernestine, and Bertha Elizabeth. Francis and Mercy's children were Chades Lewis (1871-1945) and Amy (1872-1943). He was a grazier and station owner at Dirk Hartog Island and Tamala with his brother. He was a Fremantle ship owner from 1868 to 1870. He employed twelve ticket of leave men on occasions between 1856 and 1872. He was a storekeeper in Bunbury in 1870. In 1872 he was pearling in Shark Bay. In 1873 in Perth he worked as a farmer and stock owner. He purchased Burswood island. In the 1890s he prospected at Southern Cross for gold. He was educated in England and was a member of the Church of England.