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Record #4293
Name :
: Walter HAMPSON (1911 - 1994)
  aka : Walter Hampson CHILD


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Jul 1911   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Nov 1994   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1924
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Demosthenes

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter H Child: Year of Registration: 1911; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: Hampson; District: Islington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 541.

In 1924, Walter Hampson, 12, arrived at Albany (King George Sound), Australia, along with 6 boys from Barnardos Home, Stepney, c/o Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, London, England.

Walter Hampson went to Fairbridge, Pinjarra, and later worked on farms. After World War II he became a carpenter.

Walter or "Snow" as he was known, searched for family for over 60 years.

He said in 1984, "I've got five children and they've always wanted to know about their grand parents."

He lived in Dr. Barnardo's Home at Stepney Causeway. "My mother handed me over when I was three -- what happened between my mother and father I don't know," he said.

When he applied for his passport in 1974, he discovered that he'd been wrongly named. His real surname was Child; Hampson was his mother's maiden name.

Walter died (as HAMPSON) in 1994 aged 83 and is memorialised at Pinnaroo Memorial Park WA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-27 19:43:14 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2009-03-02 10:51:58 /

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4293 HAMPSON, Walter 1911ENG, LND, Islington Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes