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Record #5447
Name :
: Daisy LYONS (1922 - 1935)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Dec 1922

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Aug 1935
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Walsall
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial, Pinjarra
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Daisy Lyons: Mother's Maiden Surname: Hayward; Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1923; Registration district: Walsall; Registration county: Staffordshire; Volume Number: 6b; Page Number: 1277. Parents: Joseph Lyons and Ethel M. Hayward, married 1912 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.

In 1934, Daisy Lyons, 11, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 22 children from the Child Emigration Society, 115, The Strand, London, England. She was placed in Clive Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

Daisy Lyons died August 5, 1935, aged 13 years. She is buried at Fairbridge Cemetery. The cemetery is located a couple of kilometres past the farm and beyond the second gravel pit. Containing some 24 graves, this is a very secluded and peaceful resting place. The cemetery is well tended.

Daisy's story does not seemingly end here. Daisy reportedly haunts the main house, which was once the residence of Kingley and Ruby Fairbridge. There are rumors about her death which say that she fell from the top story window of the residence, and was nursed in the home until her death. A number of people claim to have seen her spirit in one of the bedroom windows. Numerous paranormal researchers have visited the old Fairbridge Farm to research this haunting.

Update 24.06.2016 from mollipops2  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-05 20:26:04 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1 , alanmack

Last Updated : 2016-06-24 03:30:18 /

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11997 DOUGHTY, Elsie May1914ENG,    , Walsall May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
11461 HADLEY, Nellie 1908ENG,    , Walsall Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
15104 HODGKISS, Hezekiah1881ENG, STS, Walsall May 1894 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
11434 LIDDY, Mary Josephine1910ENG,    , Walsall Jun 1924 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3524 LYCETT, Frank Joseph1896ENG, STS, Walsall May 1911 : Corsican CAN Father Ross  
5447 LYONS, Daisy1922ENG, STS, Walsall May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4779 MEEHAN, Mary1909ENG,    , Walsall May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8066 MORNINGTON, Harold1918ENG,    , Walsall Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
9460 NIGHTINGALE, Bennett1904ENG,    , Walsall Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
4971 OVERS, Thomas1911ENG,    , Walsall Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7022 OVERTON, Sophia1863ENG,    , Walsall Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
13324 PAYTON, Ida May1904ENG,    , Walsall Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9472 PAYTON, James Arnold1902ENG,    , Walsall Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8146 THOMPSON, Florence May1914ENG,    , Walsall Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore