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Record #4732
Name :
: George Edward BARRACLOUGH (1920 - 2013)


Father
: William BARRACLOUGH
Mother
: Ada DAVIS
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Nov 1920   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : Kathleen Agnes DOHERTY (Granville district NSW, reg 3970)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 16 Mar 2013   Notes : Source: Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Scarborough

Mar qtr 1921, 9d 697, mmn DAVIS (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for George E. Barraclough: Mother's Maiden Surname: Davis; Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1921; Registration district: Scarborough; Registration county: Yorkshire; Volume Number: 9d; Page Number: 697. Parents: William Barraclough and Ada M. Davis, married September, 1918, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

William Barraclough and Ada M. Davis had at least 2 children: George E. Barraclough; and Dorothy D. Barraclough (born 1918). Dorothy went to Australia in 1932.

In 1930, George E. Barraclough, 9, arrived in Australia in a group of 53 Barnardo children from Stepney Causeway, London, and accompanied by Matron Hodgetts and Mr John Gregg. One boy was put ashore at Colombo with a septic leg and another (William RALPH) stayed in Western Australia, so 51 went on to Sydney.

The boys were aged from nine to 17 years. The older lads were to be sent on to farms, and the younger ones to school at Mowbray Park, Picton.

George served in WWII (RecordSearch):
BARRACLOUGH GEORGE EDWARD : Service Number - NX72367 : Date of birth - 13 Nov 1920 : Place of birth - LEEDS ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - WALLACE DOROTHY [sister - Dorothy Dean BARRACLOUGH married Aubrey Edward WALLACE in 1939 in Hornsby district, NSW]

George's wife Kathleen died in 1972 aged 48, late of Granville, NSW. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-18 20:20:05 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2009-02-18 20:44:33 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4733 BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.1918ENG, YKS, Leeds 1932 : - Unknown - AUS Barnardos  
4732 BARRACLOUGH, George Edward1920ENG, YKS, Scarborough Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos