Francis Farndell b. 12 July 1831

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Francis Farndell was a professional photographer and storekeeper. He was older brother of Edward Farndell, also a photographer. The two are not known to have worked together and appear to have been on unfriendly terms. Francis, born six years before Edward, outlived him by more than thirty.
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professional photographer and storekeeper, was born in London on 12 July 1831, the eldest son of Francis Farndell and Mary, née Shorteu. He came to Adelaide in the Sea Queen in 1855 and set up a general store. From 1865 he was listed as photographer at Rundle Street East, Adelaide, advertising six cartes-de-visite for 8s 6d in 1869. When he moved to Paradise, South Australia, he was again primarily a storekeeper, but he was offering to take photographs from his shop in 1895-96. Francis’s younger brother, Edward , was also a photographer but the two are not known to have worked together and appear to have been on unfriendly terms. Francis Farndell died, unmarried, at Highbury, on 29 January 1907.

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1992
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2011

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