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Record #12128
Name :
: William Vallance SKIPPINGS (1918 - 2000)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Sep 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Marjorie Isobel COOPER (Perth district, reg 139)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 2 Apr 2000   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Fife
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

William arrived aged 9 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

He arrived with his brother Ernest (6) and sister Jane (8).

His wife Marjorie died in 1993 aged 82. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:25:57 / From original database

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