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Record #26954
Name :
: Olive FURNESS (1927 - )


Father
: Matthew FURNESS
Mother
: Isabella PEACOCK
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Dec 1927   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Dennis Chas LANDERS (Murray district, reg 4)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Gateshead

Mar qtr (1928), 10a 1529, mmn PEACOCK
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Nov 1938
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Themistocles

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOlive arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia in a party of 25 children bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra.

The West Australian, Tuesday 15 November 1938
CHILDREN FOR FAIRBRIDGE.
Scarcely able to suppress their excitement, and obviously very keen at the prospect of making their homes in Australia, a party of 16 boys and nine girls, bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, arrived at Fremantle by the liner Themistocles yesterday. The children were drawn from various parts of England and Scotland and their ages ranged from eight to 13 years. Before leaving England they spent several months in one of the Fairbridge hostels, where they were given some preliminary training to help them in their new environment. The party was under the care of Miss Missingham, a former Fairbridge worker, who has been in England for the past 12 months, and who is now returning to Pinjarra. Assisting her on the voyage were Mrs. A. L. McClemans, of Mt. Lawley, and Mr. G. Topp, of Melbourne. "I am from Cardiff," said one bright-eyed little girl, nursing a doll, which she had won in deck games on the vessel. "The passengers were very generous," said Miss Missingham, "in giving prizes for the various competitions on the way out." Few of the children were troubled with seasickness, and all arrived thoroughly fit. Several of the boys said that they were going to be farmers, though some of them had lived all their lives in the heart of London. They evidently relished the thought of living in the country. The girls will be instructed at Fairbridge in domestic science. "I'd like to stay on the boat," said one little girl. "We've all had such a lovely trip."
(Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Olive's husband Dennis was also a Fairbridgian. He died 9 Dec 1997 aged 83. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8832 FARRIER, Gertrude Maud1897ENG,    , Brighton Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9234 FULLBROOK, George1888ENG, SRY, Norwood Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9235 FULLBROOK, Harry1892ENG, LND, Lambeth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12769 FULLER, Albert Edward1901ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2744 FULLER, David1877ENG, MDX, Uxbridge Mar 1889 : Peruvian CAN Barnardos  
8398 FULLER, Dorothy1902ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11919 FULLER, Ernest1906ENG,     Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
6504 FULLER, Harry 1895ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21418 FULLER, John ENG,     Jul 1890 : Polynesian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6675 FULLER, Marion1913ENG, LDN, London Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
12976 FULLER, Robert1882ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12945 FULLER, Sidney1884ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
6676 FULLERTON, Alfred1913ENG, DBY, West Derby Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
20867 FULLEX, Frank Isaac1895ENG,     Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9837 FULLING, Cecil1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
5572 FULLING, John Henry1899ENG,    , Stepney May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
21845 FULTON, Edward David1913SCT,    , Bonnnybridge Apr 1929 : Caledonia  Quarriers annoying  
6562 FULTON, Frederick1898ENG,     Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
19433 FULTON, John S1867 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20868 FULTON, Richard1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
12578 FULTON, Robert1896IRL, ANT, Belfast Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
12579 FULTON, Robert James1896IRL, ANT, Belfast May 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
19446 FULTON, William1866 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12580 FULTON, William Edley1906ENG,     Jul 1921 : Megantic CAN National Childrens Home  
12350 FUNGE, Julia1879ENG,    , St George in the East Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
9878 FUNNELL, Arthur James1891ENG,    , Worthing Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
13723 FUNNELL, Dorothy1903ENG, ESS, Epping Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
18935 FUNNELL, Frank1897ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7578 FURBY, Edward Ernest1892ENG, ESX, West Ham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
15999 FURLONG, John1872ENG, LAN, West Derby Sep 1883 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
18936 FURMETT, Frank1897ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24903 FURMIDGE, Frederick1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
13773 FURNEAUX, Edith May1893ENG, LND, Kensington Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
13772 FURNEAUX, Ethel Florence1894ENG, LND, Kensington Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3693 FURNESS, Beatrice Alice1889ENG, MDX, Pimlico, London Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5327 FURNESS, Kenneth1913ENG, DBY, Derby Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
26954 FURNESS, Olive1927ENG, DUR, Gateshead Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6083 FURNISS, Elizabeth1882ENG,     Aug 1895 : Numidian CAN Maria Rye  
7655 FURNIWAL, Martha1861ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
6502 FURNRIDGE, Elizabeth1895ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2720 FUSSELL, Edith1870ENG,    , Westminster Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
2719 FUSSELL, Emily Lily1869ENG,    , Westminster Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
11081 FUTHEY, Fred1884ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
11082 FUTHEY, John 1881ENG, LAN, Liverpool Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3752 FYFIELD, Annie1892ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3751 FYFIELD, Elizabeth1894ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3750 FYFIELD, Emma1897ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3749 FYFIELD, Jane1889ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
12800 FYLES, Fred1914ENG,    , Burnley May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Crusade of Rescue  
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