Francis was born on 11/04/1855 in Aruleun, Braidwood.
He married Martha Jane Hamilton on 01/06/1876 in Gundagai. Martha was born in Sydney on 16/03/1851.

Martha with grandson
Roy Stephenson
1925 Sydney
They had 1 child:
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Francis William Stephenson (1877 – 1957)
Francis died in Drummoyne on 24/04/1915.
Martha died on 21/08/1932 in Drummoyne.
They both are buried at North Ryde.
Martha was married to John Charles George before she married Francis. She and John had 2 children together:
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Emma Jane George (1873 – 1874)
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Martha Alice George (1874 – 1930)
John died in Gundagai in 1876.
Francis had two half-sisters:
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Emma Jane George (1873 – 1874)
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Martha Alice George (1874 – 1930). Martha married to Robert Isaac Chadwick in 1893 in Ashfield.. They had 11 children.

Martha Alice

Martha Hamilton with granddaughter Alice May (Dolly) Chadwick
Francis his name is spelled in different ways on different documents, see below: