| Francis Joseph Bayldon | |
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Dimensional sketch of HM Bark Endeavour by Bayldon dated 1923 |
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| Born | 23 April 1872 Partney, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 21 July 1948 (aged 76) Edgecliff, Australia |
| Resting place | Bayldon Shoals |
| Other names | Gentle Annie |
| Employer | Burns Philp |
| Title | M.B.E. 1938 |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Spouse | Stella Clare Summerbelle |
| Children | Dr. Francis Wood Bayldon |
| Parents | Rev. Joe Wood Bayldon, Jessie Caroline Nicholls |
Francis Joseph Bayldon (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.
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 fron the New Hebrides to the Moluccas.[2] He was also a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.