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Record #4293
Name :
: Walter HAMPSON (1911 - 1994)
  aka : Walter Hampson CHILD


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Jul 1911   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Nov 1994   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1924
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Demosthenes

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter H Child: Year of Registration: 1911; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: Hampson; District: Islington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 541.

In 1924, Walter Hampson, 12, arrived at Albany (King George Sound), Australia, along with 6 boys from Barnardos Home, Stepney, c/o Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, London, England.

Walter Hampson went to Fairbridge, Pinjarra, and later worked on farms. After World War II he became a carpenter.

Walter or "Snow" as he was known, searched for family for over 60 years.

He said in 1984, "I've got five children and they've always wanted to know about their grand parents."

He lived in Dr. Barnardo's Home at Stepney Causeway. "My mother handed me over when I was three -- what happened between my mother and father I don't know," he said.

When he applied for his passport in 1974, he discovered that he'd been wrongly named. His real surname was Child; Hampson was his mother's maiden name.

Walter died (as HAMPSON) in 1994 aged 83 and is memorialised at Pinnaroo Memorial Park WA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-27 19:43:14 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2009-03-02 10:51:58 /

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23565 ATKINSON, Alfred L1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23566 AUSTIN, Richard1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23567 BELL, James1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23568 BERRY, Cecil W1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23569 BLACKMORE, Patrick1906ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23570 BRIDGEHOUSE, Samuel1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23571 BROOKS, Bernard1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
4291 BROWN, Stephen John1911ENG,     Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23572 BURGESS, Thomas1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23573 BURROWS, Arthur J1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23574 CARR, Leslie R1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23575 CHILDS, Wm E1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
21178 CHURCH, Ivor Frederick1913ENG, SRY, Epsom Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23576 COOPER, John T1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23577 COPPPINS, John1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23578 DOUBLE, Wm1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23579 EDWARDS, Roderick1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23580 EVANS, John1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
11920 FAULKNER, George1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23581 FOX, Albert H1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23582 GAMBLE, John J1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23584 GILBERT, Thomas E1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23583 GILSON, John1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23585 GLASS, Francis1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23586 GRIMES, Geo W1907ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
21181 HALL, Cyril Leslie1912IRL, WAT Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4293 HAMPSON, Walter 1911ENG, LND, Islington Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21179 HANN, James Alexander1914ENG, LAN, Prescott Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4294 HAWKESFORD, Henry Edward1910ENG, LND, Marylebone Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23587 HIGGS, James1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
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