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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

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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