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Record #5494
Name :
: Robert ANDERSON (1918 - 1997)


Father
: Robert ANDERSON
Mother
: Mabel WHALE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Nov 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 8 May 1997   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Dec qtr, 1d 341, mmn WHALE (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Barrabool

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesIn 1930, Robert Anderson, 9, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 8 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England, accompanied by Miss E. A. Burchell, matron. He was placed in Forrest Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

Robert and his sister Muriel were two of the 6 boys and 2 girls aboard ‘Barrabool’ to Fremantle, Western Australia from London “in the charge of a lady passenger” (source: NLA Trove Newspapers). Both resided at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, from 20 Oct 1930 (source: Fairbridge Kids).


Robert enlisted in WWII : ANDERSON ROBERT : Service Number - WX20013 : Date of birth - 16 Nov 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - ANDERSON MURIEL [his sister]
(Source: NAA RecordSearch)

Robert Anderson died May 8, 1997, in Australia.

Updated 08.09.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-09 12:06:19 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-08 13:45:28 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22548 ANDERSON, Alex1896SCT,     Jul 1912 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
6856 ANDERSON, Alexander1889SCT,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
27541 ANDERSON, Alexander1873SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
12469 ANDERSON, Alfred1885ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13176 ANDERSON, Alfred1885ENG,     Aug 1897 : Laurentian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3465 ANDERSON, Annie1865SCT,    , Edinburgh Jul 1872 : St. David CAN MacPherson Homes  
18886 ANDERSON, Arthur Alexander1895ENG, LND, Greenwich May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25340 ANDERSON, Barbara1884SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
7987 ANDERSON, Caroline1852ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
8095 ANDERSON, Charles 1913SCT,    , Edinburgh Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
17067 ANDERSON, Charles Francis Walker1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1911 : Grampian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
14556 ANDERSON, Charlotte1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
3464 ANDERSON, Christina1863SCT,    , Edinburgh Jul 1872 : St. David CAN MacPherson Homes  
13170 ANDERSON, Christina1882ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
11880 ANDERSON, Christine1875ENG,     May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
6844 ANDERSON, David1866SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23646 ANDERSON, Douglas1916ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23769 ANDERSON, Edith1900ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23770 ANDERSON, Eleanor J1878ENG,     Sep 1888 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
10486 ANDERSON, Ernest Adolphus1904SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
23771 ANDERSON, Ethel1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4456 ANDERSON, Ethel Rows1884ENG, YKS, Normanby Aug 1890 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
22783 ANDERSON, Francis L1909ENG,     Jun 1923 : Canada CAN Waifs & Strays  
23775 ANDERSON, Frederick1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22780 ANDERSON, G1875ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
13482 ANDERSON, George ENG,     May 1887 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
13168 ANDERSON, George Bennie1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13171 ANDERSON, Georgina1877ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
20758 ANDERSON, Henry1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
13174 ANDERSON, James1880ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
27542 ANDERSON, James1875SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
22758 ANDERSON, James A1914ENG,     Apr 1929 : Athenia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
22781 ANDERSON, Jane1901ENG,     May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
25372 ANDERSON, Janet1887SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
6817 ANDERSON, John1860SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13177 ANDERSON, John1889ENG,     Aug 1897 : Laurentian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16569 ANDERSON, John1895ENG,     Jul 1906 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20588 ANDERSON, John1891 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
16348 ANDERSON, John William1874ENG, LND, Limehouse Apr 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
9711 ANDERSON, Julia1879ENG, DUR, Sunderland Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6594 ANDERSON, Leslie1913ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6855 ANDERSON, Mary1888SCT,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
23772 ANDERSON, Mary1890ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23773 ANDERSON, Mary A1882ENG,     Sep 1888 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13169 ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23776 ANDERSON, Richard1914ENG,     Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
5494 ANDERSON, Robert1918ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22782 ANDERSON, Robert1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Athenia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5652 ANDERSON, Rose Ellen1892ENG, LAN, Bolton Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13065 ANDERSON, Samuel1874ENG, SRY, Croydon Jul 1887 : Sardinian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
14563 ANDERSON, Sophia1894ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14310 ANDERSON, Thomas1887ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
18907 ANDERSON, Thomas F1887ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23774 ANDERSON, W G1896ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6419 ANDERSON, Walter Michie1896SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
16344 ANDERSON, Walter Robert1877ENG, LND, Middlesex Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
17072 ANDERSON, Widnum Frank1890ENG, LND, Peckham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
6843 ANDERSON, William1865SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9777 ANDERSON, William 1870ENG, ESS, Walthamstow Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
10452 ANDERSON, William1906ENG, LDN, London Jul 1921 : Megantic CAN National Childrens Home  
13175 ANDERSON, William1874ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
20578 ANDERSON, William1891 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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