Francis Joseph Bayldon MBE (1872–1948) was an Australian master mariner and nautical instructor. Born in England, he was apprenticed to Devitt & Moore, and was an officer on their passenger ships, on a route that circled the globe, around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. He was later with the Canadian-Australian Line, sailing between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. He was on the Burns Philp ship the Moresby in 1901–1902.
Francis Joseph Bayldon | |
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 Dimensional sketch of HM Bark Endeavour by Bayldon, dated 1923 | |
| Born | 23 April 1872 Partney, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 21 July 1948 (aged 76) Edgecliff, Australia |
| Resting place | Bayldon Shoals 09°08′S 160°08′E / 9.133°S 160.133°E |
| Other names | Gentle Annie |
| Employer | Burns Philp |
| Title | M.B.E. 1938 |
| Spouse | Stella Clare Summerbelle |
| Children | Dr. Francis Wood Bayldon |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Joe Wood Bayldon, Jessie Caroline Nicholls |
He helped correct nautical charts for Pacific navigation. Bayldon Shoals, near Tulagi in the Solomon Islands, is named for him.[1]
He was a fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society, and in 1925, published an article on the journeys of Luis Váez de Torres from the New Hebrides to the Moluccas.[2] He was also a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was president of the local League of Ancient Mariners and vice-president of the Shiplovers' Society in Sydney.
References
edit- ^ Phillips, Nan. "Francis Joseph Bayldon (1872–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography-Online edition: Bayldon, Francis Joseph (1872–1948). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ^ Bayldon, FJ: Voyage of Luis Vaez de Torres. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society xvi.133–46 1925