Seventh child of William & Hannah, born 2/5/1874. He lived in Nowra and Burrier till he had problems with the law. He had to face trial on perjury so he skipped away to North Queensland where he became a stagecoach driver of great renown. It was said he was a well-set-up man with a fiery temper, enormous strength and great horsemanship.
Jack apparently married a full blooded aboriginal lady in St Lawrence, Qld and had 3 children - Topsy Francis, Stanley and Percy. Topsy Francis had 16 children with Alick Smith.
He was ultimately shot at point blank range by a drink crazed man at Bowen River Hotel.
Now in contact with two of Jack's great grand daughters so hopefully we will be able to fill in a few loose ends including some material from police investigation into Jack's murder from the Qld Archives.
Below is a photo of Topsy Frances (Jack's daughter)

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