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Record #5582

Name :: : John DIXON (1940 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1940 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : May 1950
Country: : Australia
Ship: : Ormonde
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Fairbridge Homes

NotesIn 1950, J. J. Dixon, 10, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of children c/o Miss D. R. Hall, The Fairbridge School, Inc., Creagh Hall, 38, Holland Villas Road, London, England, en route to Fairbrige Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

In 2000, Zoran Nedeljkovic wrote of John's story and his reunion with his siblings:

"Amradale resident John Dixon is a changed man.

The story begins in January 1999, when John and his wife Wendy were returning from a funeral in Albany.

John told Wendy he had decided to begin the search for his long-lost family.

'He never mentioned it before or seemed interested to search for any family,' Wendy said.

'But he became determined to learn more about his past.'

John's parents separated when he was only three years old, and when he was 10 he was sent to Australia under the child migrant scheme.

He believed he was an orphan.

For the next six years, John lived at Fairbridge Farm orphanage in Pinjarra.

He married Wendy in 1964 and the couple have four children.

After reaching his decision to begin the search, John contacted the Child Migrant Trust in Nedlands.

Last August, John was told the trust had discovered two sisters and a brother in the U.K.

'It was one of those moments that just happens once in a lifetime,' John said.

'People think it's something that only happens to your next-door neighbour, but it can happen to you.

'I felt tingles from my toes to the top of my head.'

Wendy said the Child Migrant Trust had discovered the news only a few months after beginning the search.

'We started with phone calls to get to know each other,' John said.

'It was an exciting and beautiful time.'

This led to the Dixons traveling to the U.K. last September for a three-week visit.

'We were both nervous, particularly John,' Wendy said.

'Once we all met, I could tell John was becoming a more complete person and there were definite similarities between him and his family.'

John said the visit was 'just unreal.'

He discovered he had another sister four days before he and Wendy were to travel back to Perth.

'This wa crying-material stuff,' John said.

'No one knew of each.

'I was called 'big brother' twice in three weeks -- this was just fantastic.'

Wendy said the situation could not get any better for John.

'He now has three sisters and brother,' she said.

But the search continues.
The Child Migrant Trust has discovered that John has two more sisters somewhere in the world.

Meanwhile, the Dixons keep in regular contact with their new family and this year look forward to some international visitors on a holiday Down Under.

'I think I have dropped about 10 years off my age -- I feel great,' John Said."

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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
27391	ARTHUR, James Lafferty	1940	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27393	ASHWORTH, Gordon Herbert Charles	1943	ENG, HAM, Alton	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27392	ASHWORTH, Maurice Benedict	1941	ENG, HAM, Aldershot	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27401	BANNISTER, Trevor	1931	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27388	BELL, John George		ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27389	BELL, Joyce	1938	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27390	BELL, Rosalind Barbara	1937	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27402	BELL, William	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27400	BODDEY, Peter Ernest	1932	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27378	BROOKER, Peter Rowland	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27403	BROWN, Douglas W	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
26990	BULL, George	1908	ENG,	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
21142	BULL, John	1911	ENG,	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26991	CHAMBERLAIN, Leonard C	1911	ENG,	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5458	COLE, Gwen	1942	ENG, LIN, Grimsby	Jun 1952 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27404	CORMACK, Alexander	1931	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27384	COX, David		ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27405	DI CARLO, Vincenzo	1932		Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
5582	DIXON, John	1940	ENG,	May 1950 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27385	DODDS, Avril Rose	1937	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27386	DODDS, Edith Hannah	1939	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27387	DODDS, Michael David	1940	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27406	DONALDSON, James	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27407	EAGLE, Sidney	1932		Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
21147	ELLIOTT, Albert Cecil	1909	ENG, BRK, Abingdon	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
21146	ELLIOTT, Evelyn Violet	1910	ENG, BRK, Reading	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
21145	ELLIOTT, Hilda Gladys	1908	ENG, BRK, Reading	May 1921 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5585	ELLISON, Brian	1943	ENG, NBL, Northumberland City	May 1950 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27408	FAGG, Rodney	1931	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
27409	FELL, Raymond	1932	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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