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Record #5526

Name :: : Walter HITCHIN (1912 - 1992)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 20 Jul 1912 Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 8 Aug 1992 Notes : Source: MCB WA

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lincolnshire, Lincoln

Sep qtr, 7a 917, mmn FIELDS

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : Mar 1921
Country: : Australia
Ship: : Omar
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Fairbridge Homes

NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Hitchin: Year of Registration: 1912; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: Fields; District: Lincoln; County: Lincolnshire; Volume: 7a; Page: 917. Parents: George Hitchin and Annie Fields, married 1890, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

In 1921, W. Hitchens, 8, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 14 children (no sending agency listed).

In 1990, the wedding of Walter Hitchin, 77, and Peggy McCallum, 77, was reported:

"Orphan couple united after 65 years

by Quentin Gillespie

As children, Peggy McCallum [EDITORS NOTE: Probably Miss M. Starkey, on the same voyage] and her fiance, Walter Hitchin, spent four years living under the same roof -- both at sea and on land.

But they never met until last Easter.

The pair, who both live in Hamilton Hill and are both aged 77, will exchange vows on July 20, four months after a friend brought them together.

Walter, a former Busselton dairy work, will marry for the first time on his 78th birthday.

He says marriage so late in life is unremarkable considering he had time only for work until retiring a year ago.

In 1921, he and Peggy were within metres of each other for three months on board the SS Alma [sic] which brought them from England.

They were among a group of orphans destined for the Kingsley Fairbridge farm near Pinjarra.

However, the watchful captain steered the children on a safe course -- the boys on one side of the hip, the girls on the other.

Segregation was part of the farm's spartan lifestyle and didn't end until children were sent to private homes to earn their keep.

Walter went to work for a Busselton dairy, a job he kept for 63 years until retirement, and Peggy entered farm service.

The couple were 'reunited' by a mutual friend, Jack Maude, another Fairbridge lad.

Plans for a quiet registry marriage were scotched by Peggy's family.

Her eight children and 15 grandchildren will help celebrate before the newlyweds head south for a honeymoon in Busselton."

ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-11 20:04:57 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2009-03-11 20:16:32 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
22207	ARCH, William Alfred	1908	ENG, LIN, Grantham	Jul 1923 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
21835	BAKER, Edwin Matthew	1913	ENG, LIN, Boston	Jul 1928 : Doric	CAN	Church of England Waifs and Strays Association	newron11
10846	BEE, Frederick William	1907	ENG, LIN, Glanford Brigg	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
23314	BETTS, Elsie May	1897	ENG, LIN, Stamford	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23313	BETTS, Ernest Frederick	1900	ENG, LIN, Stamford	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7073	BIDWELL, George	1896	ENG, LIN, Edenham	Apr 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Unknown
6229	BOUGHTON, Violetta	1880	ENG, LIN, Stamford	May 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
27212	BOURNE, Marjorie	1923	ENG, LIN, Caistor	Nov 1935 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27039	BURGESS, Norman	1917	ENG, LIN, Louth	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11862	CARLEY, Rose	1892	ENG, LIN, Grantham	Jul 1903 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
11861	CARSLEY, Horace J	1890	ENG, LIN, Bourne	May 1906 : Virginian	CAN	Childrens Aid Society
5458	COLE, Gwen	1942	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Jun 1952 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
17245	DAVEY, James	1897	ENG, LIN, Horncastle	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
9169	FIDDLING, Sarah	1876	ENG, LIN, Louth	Jun 1885 : Polynesian	CAN	Barnardos
10210	GLEADLE, Millicent	1890	ENG, LIN, Glanford Brigg	Aug 1906 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16432	GOULDING, Walter Gibson	1908	ENG, LIN, Lincoln	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
16933	HAYES, Herbert	1890	ENG, LIN	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
12364	HENRICKSON, Jane A	1891	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Aug 1901 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
11735	HENRICKSON, Kate	1889	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7915	HICKSON, Kenneth	1912	ENG, LIN, Boston	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Canadian Government Scheme
5526	HITCHIN, Walter	1912	ENG, LIN, Lincoln	Mar 1921 : Omar	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
2968	IRONMONGER, George L.	1898	ENG, LIN, Lough	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2969	IRONMONGER, John Thomas	1897	ENG, LIN, Louth	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
5386	KERSHAW, Leonard	1911	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	National Childrens Home
26808	LESTER, Cecil	1923	ENG, LIN, Horncastle	Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26807	LESTER, Ralph	1925	ENG, LIN, Horncastle	Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5180	LEWIS, James	1917	ENG, LIN, Grantham	Mar 1932 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
15185	LILL, Edward Lock	1901	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos	louiseread1
15186	LILL, Fred Lock	1903	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos	louiseread1
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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