• Born: 7 Oct 1878, Littlehampton, Sussex, England ^{1 2}

  Research Notes:

Francis George Carey, born 7 Oct 1878 in Littlehampton Sussex, blacksmith, joined the Royal Navy on 15 Mar 1897 and served for 12 years. ²

At the time of the 1901 England Census Francis G Carey, age 23, born in Littlehampton Sussex, single, blacksmith's mate, was aboard the RN vessel Royal Arthur in Sydney.