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Vincent Francis Farran (1840–1912)

Vincent Farran received his certificate of naturalisation in 1877.

He may still have been married to his first wife, Kate, when he began a family with Susannah Gosper.

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'Farran, Vincent Francis (1840–1912)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/farran-vincent-francis-24512/text33220, accessed 6 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Ferlan, Vincentius
Birth

26 November, 1840
Friesach, Carinthia, Austria

Death

9 April, 1912 (aged 71)
Little Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

tuberculosis

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