My Grandfather Francois married Edith Lillian King and settled in East Fremantle in Western Australia. He owned the Fremantle Bus company that later was sold to the Metro Bus Company. He had 3 children Fernande, Peter and Suzanne my mother.
One of is children Peter Fontaine a pilot in the 460 Squadron of the RAAF. He flew a Lancaster Bomber and was shot down over Stuttgart in Germany and killed.
Pappas brothers were Cornelius and Edmond. He was a tailor by trade and worked with his Father as a tailor in the South Yarra area. Before marrying and I suppose going to live in East Fremantle.
I have no information other than this. Any help to make a French Connection would be wonderful.
Thanks
Suzanne

Hello Suzanne,
Try geneanet.org , I was very lucky with my Fontaine line there. Good luck!
Karen

Thanks Karen Ill give it a go :)
Sue

Let me try a different tack here. My Great-Grandfather's name was Pierre Francois Fontaine born on the 18th December 1836 in Geneva Switzerland.

On the 12th June 1869 he married my Great-Grandmother Catherine Anastasia Kiely in Jamieson, Victoria, Australia. He went on to have 6 children one of which was my Grandfather Francois Ernest Fontaine.

It's the gap! I don't know what happened between 1836 and 1869? How did he get to Victoria... I cant find anything anywhere.... I wonder whether he put his surname into English? Just lost of the face of the earth...anyhelp please would be so appreciated.

Suzanne why was'nt I included as a sibling of Ernest Francois Fontaine ?

Paul Francis Fontaine.
Born(1933 to Edith Lillian Fontaine (mother) and Ernest Francois Fontaine (father)

Uncle Paul in my tree you are included.