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Record #26866
Name :
: Dorothy Jean COLEMAN (1925 - 2012)


Father
: Charles H COLEMAN
Mother
: Lucy E HUNT
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Jul 1925   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1948   Spouse/Notes : Vernon John KNAPTON, Perth district reg 914
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 26 Mar 2012   Notes : Sources: WA Newspapers; Archer and Son Funeral Homes
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Oxfordshire, Banbury

Birth reg Sep qtr 1925, 3a 1834, mmn HUNT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia

Lived in Greenbushes.
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1932
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesDorothy was one of 37 children to arrive in Fremantle, Western Australia from London aboard 'Balranald', bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. She was 7 years old.

Mother to 6, grandmother to 15, great-grandmother to 18. Husband Vernon died in 2010. 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-06-24 10:00:07 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5085 COLEMAN, Alfred1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6996 COLEMAN, Ann1861ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
3275 COLEMAN, Charles1890ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
22800 COLEMAN, Cyril B1905ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26866 COLEMAN, Dorothy Jean1925ENG, OXF, Banbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6967 COLEMAN, Elizabeth1862ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
27135 COLEMAN, Frank Edward1920ENG, SSX, Hastings Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
20931 COLEMAN, J F1927ENG,     Aug 1938 : Otranto AUS Christian Brothers  
21270 COLEMAN, John C H1918ENG, LEI, Melton Mowbray Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
4618 COLEMAN, Lily1907ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8410 COLEMAN, Lily1907ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8649 COLEMAN, Marion Hamilton1910ENG,    , Toxteth Park Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5002 COLEMAN, Phyllis ENG, YKS, Rotherham Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
17124 COLEMAN, William Henry1894ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes