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BIRTH REGISTRATIONS

CAMPBELL, ANNIE  MAY     Mother - HENDRY 
GRO Reference: 1897  J Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS  Volume 10A  Page 808

CAMPBELL, MARGARET  JOHNSON           Mother - HENDRY 
GRO Reference: 1895  S Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS  Volume 10A  Page 761

... It's fascinating to me that despite the surgeon superintendent noting on arrival in Hobart that Wetton was 'not to be trusted in any one way', he was assigned to work as clerk in the Colonial Engineer's office.   Later, after serving his sentence, Wetton was reported as having made 'a lot of money' while working for various attorneys, by the 'discounting of bills'.

Your Francis was fortunate that he was literate, educated and could work with maths / numbers. Those skills were in great need in the early days in the colonies. Most convicts & many free settlers arriving in those years were illiterate. So despite his “bad” record, he was put to work where he had skills.

Francis also acquired the license for the pub “Marquis of Hastings” in Brisbane Street, Hobart. I assume you have seen the various newspaper articles about him.

Is there any way of finding John Galvin and Bridget Whelans parents?

Yes, by looking for their marriage certificate.
You know their place and approximate date of birth from census and death records.
Good luck with your search.

I think the first child born to John Galivan and Bridget Whelan was Bridget in Nov 1871.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03258/2194002.pdf