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Record #21137

Name :: : William Blackburn WILKINSON (1901 - 1987)
aka : William Blackbourne
Father: : Walter WILKINSON
Mother: : Mary Theresa BANYARD

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 26 Dec 1901 Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Marriage (1): : 1935 Spouse/Notes : Alexandrina Elizabeth CLAPP (Perth, reg 1847)
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 18 Oct 1987 Notes : Source: MCB WA

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Islington

Mar qtr 1902, 1b 281

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : Jan 1913
Country: : Australia
Ship: : Australind
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Fairbridge Homes

NotesOn December 5 1912, William Wilkinson, 10, departed for Australia on board the Australind. He was placed in Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

'Despite numerous records showing William’s second name to be Blackburn, his birth certificate shows that his name was actually Blackbourne. He was born in Islington, London, on December 26, 1901, the son of Walter Wilkinson and Mary Theresa Wilkinson formerly Banyard.

The London, England, Poor Law Records, 1517-1973, show that William was frequently admitted to the Workhouse during the period 1903-1910 and subsequently discharged, but to where he was discharged is unclear. Application was made to the Child Emigration Society of Oxford on October 8, 1912, for William to be considered for emigration
to Pinjarra.

Siblings listed on the Child Emigration Society application form are Mary M (aged 13), John W (aged 18), George (aged 11), and Albert (aged 8). Further research has shown that at least three of these children were placed with Dr. Barnardo’s Homes in London and were subsequently sent to Australia as part of that organization’s child
migrant scheme.

The recently discovered register in the possession of the Old Fairbridgians’ Association, Western Australia, reveals that William was sent to Australia courtesy of the Islington Board of Guardians. He was described as lacking in strength, being physically underdeveloped and very fragile mentally. Despite all of his problems, he is
described as a very popular and agreeable young man. He worked on the land for many years before enlisting in the Australian Army on October 10, 1940 reaching the rank of Corporal and served with 5 Australian Division Workshop AEME.

After being discharged from the Army, William worked as a night watchman at an Army Ordnance Depot in Midland Junction.

William Blackbourne Wilkinson passed away on October 18, 1987 in the Tuohy Nursing Home, Midland, Western Australia. He is memorialized at Karrakatta Cemetery.'

Source: Fairbridge Kids "Unspeakable Blessings" (Sherry, 2013)

ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-06 04:58:38 / From original database

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3035	ABBOTT, Geoffrey Robinson	1898	ENG, MDX, Paddington	Mar 1912 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Sailing Alone
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
27033	ABBOTT, Harry Franz	1917	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3082	ABEL, Walter John	1869	ENG, MDX, London	Aug 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
3133	ACLAND, Arthur Edward	1874	ENG, MDX, Holloway	Apr 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
5391	AKERMAN, Martha Rosina	1891	ENG, MDX, St. Giles	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9843	ALBON, Frank Baldwin	1889	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4649	ALBON, Mildred Margaret	1891	ENG, MDX, Teddington	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16328	ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann	1875	ENG, MDX, St. George in the East	Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
3517	ALLUM, Jessie Maud	1899	ENG, MDX, Hillingdon Heath	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10946	ALLWRIGHT, Bertha Isabella	1869	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
10947	ALLWRIGHT, Phoebe	1871	ENG, MDX, Poplar	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
7528	ALVAREZ, Florence Rebecca	1862	ENG, MDX, Hackney	Nov 1869 : Hibernian	CAN	Maria Rye
3801	ANSELL, Alan Joseph	1894	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3800	APPLEBY, Nelson F.	1910	ENG, MDX, Lewisham, London	Jun 1924 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
2934	ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence	1886	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Mar 1895 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
22113	ATKINS, Valentine	1915	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	May 1931 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3080	AUBURN, John George	1855	ENG, MDX, London	May 1872 : Varuna	CAN	Shoe Black Brigade
3680	AYRE, Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3681	AYRE, Elsie	1892	ENG, MDX, Islington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3682	AYRE, Maud	1893	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3687	BAILEY, Emily May	1897	ENG, MDX, Edgeware	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3969	BAKER, Alfred Augustus	1886	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
16181	BAKER, Edward George	1909	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jun 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
17321	BALE, James Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
14741	BALL, Frederick Phillip	1878	ENG, MDX, London	May 1892 : Numidian	CAN	Childrens Aid Society
22014	BAMFORD, George Joseph	1897	ENG, MDX	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10259	BANKS, Constance	1899	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Aug 1913 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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