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Record #5404
Name :
: Peter Albert John ANSELL (1928 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Mar 1928   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Oxfordshire, Banbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Nov 1938
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Themistocles

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Peter A J Ansell: Mother's Maiden Surname: Chilton; Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1928; Registration district: Banbury; Registration county: Northamptonshire; Volume Number: 3a; Page Number: 1856. Parents: William C. Ansell and Ellen (or Elsie) E. R. Chilton, married 1915, Banbury, Warwickshire, England.

At 10 years of age in 1938, 6 years after the death of his mother, Peter Ansell was on a ship with his 12-year-old brother Maurice, heading for the opposite side of the world to Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 26 Fairbridge children as a part of the promise of a better land to disadvantaged British youngsters.

The journey was arranged by his father who felt life was more promising for his two young sons away from the demands of his big family.

Peter did make his life work in the new country but at the sacrifice of knowing where his family was or whether they were still alive. He worked at Jarrahwood from 1976 until its closure prior to 1983 when he moved to become forest products yard supervisor for Bunnings at the Nannup Mill near Manjimup.

Peter spent 8 years at Fairbridge farm school until 1946 when he moved to Margaret River.

He tried to find his family in 1950 when he married, but came up against a dead end. He and his wife, Margaret, had a son they named Tim.

There were snippets of information over the years but nothing which could lead Peter to his family.

Peter's sister in Britain had heard that Peter had been living in Margaret River so she got the international operator to check the Ansell name in the phone book for the southwest of the state. At 4 a.m., the first number she rang was Peters.

Peter and his brother, Maurice, suddenly found that they had a greatly expanded family. Two sisters living in the English countryside of Dorset, two brothers in Banbury and another brother in Cheshire.

In 1984, after 40 years, Peter and his wife Maureen, as well as Maurice, made the trip back to Britain. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-02 11:36:16 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-07-24 14:56:24 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5413 ANSELL, Maurice George1926ENG, OXF, Banbury Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5404 ANSELL, Peter Albert John1928ENG, OXF, Banbury Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21149 ARMSTRONG, John Kenneth1915ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26946 BALAAM, Ronald John1928ENG, ESS, Tendring Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26947 BALCOMBE, Lawrence James1930ENG, KEN, Lewisham Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26948 BEANGE, George1928 Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26950 BELL, Alice1930ENG, NBL, Newcastle T. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26949 BELL, Sidney1926ENG, NBL, Newcastle T. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27003 CHIPPERFIELD, Charles Edward1910ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27004 CHIPPERFIELD, Robert William1916ENG, LND Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26951 DONNELLY, John Hoult1926ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26952 DONNELLY, Mary Agnes1930ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26954 FURNESS, Olive1927ENG, DUR, Gateshead Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27006 HOWELL, James1914ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27005 HOWELL, Mary1915ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27007 HUNT, Alfred R1911ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26953 HURST, Alexander John1927ENG, LND, Stepney Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26955 KEARLE, Albert Gordon1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26956 KENNY, Catherine1931ENG, DUR, Gateshead Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27009 LAUCHLAN, James Boyle1910ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27008 LAUCHLAN, Thomas1912ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26957 LLEWELLYN, Albert William1931WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26958 MACLEOD, Napier1927 Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26959 MART, Audrey Sybil1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27010 MCKENNA, Peter1911SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26960 OLIVER, Olga May Gloria1928ENG, WOR, Dudley Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26961 RICHARDSON, Cyril1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26962 RICHARDSON, Vera Elizabeth1930WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26963 SCOTT, Priscilla1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27011 SEABROOK, Ena1916ENG, KEN, Dartford Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27013 SEABROOK, Gladys1912ENG, KEN, Dartford Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27012 SEABROOK, May Victoria1908ENG, MDX, Brentford Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26964 TANNER, John1930 Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26965 THORNBOROUGH, John1929ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27014 THUEL, Caroline Margaret1911ENG, DEV, Kingsbridge Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27015 THUEL, Philip Henry1913ENG, DEV, Kingsbridge Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26968 WELLS, Harold Robert1926ENG, LEI, Blaby Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26966 WHATLEY, Frank1927D__, NRW, Cologne Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27016 WHITE, Charles Henry1912ENG, LND, Mile End Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27017 WHITE, Jane1910ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26967 WHITEHEAD, Joan1926ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27019 WILSON, Lily Violet1914ENG, KEN, Greenwich Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27018 WILSON, Rose1911ENG, LND, Southwark Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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