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Record #4733
Name :
: Dorothy D. BARRACLOUGH (1918 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1918

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1932
Country
: Australia

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Dorothy D. Barraclough: Mother's Maiden Surname: Davis; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1918; Registration district: Leeds; Registration county: Yorkshire; Volume Number: 9b; Page Number: 470. Parents: William Barraclough and Ada M. Davis, married 1918, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

William Barraclough and Ada M. Davis had at least 2 children: George E. Barraclough, born 1921; and Dorothy D. Barraclough. Her brother George was sent to Australia in June, 1930, on the ship Balranald. Dorothy and George never saw each other again.

Dorothy Barraclough had been told that her father went to serve in WWI, and returned blind and crippled. She was raised by her Grandmother until the age of 9 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. In 1932 she went to Australia; the Ashield Hostel then to Singleton. In 1938 Dorothy married Aubrey Walsh. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-18 20:48:31 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-18 21:13:32 /

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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