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


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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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3801 ANSELL, Alan Joseph1894ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12337 ANSELL, Alfred William1885ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23786 ANSELL, Charles1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
20630 ANSELL, Dorothy1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13336 ANSELL, Elizabeth1885ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6897 ANSELL, Emily1886ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
13335 ANSELL, Isabel1893ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23787 ANSELL, Jack1909ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13315 ANSELL, Joseph1858ENG,     Jun 1873 : Peruvian CAN Refuge for Homeless Boys, Great Ormond Street  
12757 ANSELL, Joseph Randolph1891ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
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  
7370 ANSELL, Sarah1897ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7372 ANSELL, Thomas 1881ENG, BRK, Newbury Nov 1891 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos