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Record #12148
Name :
: Eileen Mary DISS (1918 - 1988)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Feb 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1935   Spouse/Notes : Wm Chas ROSEVEARE (Northam district, reg 76)
Marriage (2)
: 1958   Spouse/Notes : Ernest Walter BLOOMFIELD (East Coolgardie district, reg 155)

Date of Death
: 2 Nov 1988   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Sudbury

Jan qtr, 4a 1236, mmn RAYNOR
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesEileen had at least 7 siblings:

Sidney M - 1913
Evelyn G - 1915
Gordon R - 1919
Kathleen O - 1921
Doreen P - 1922
Edith M - 1925
Lionel G - 1929

Residence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Eileen was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia from 23 May 1928. She was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

Her husband Ernest died in 2003 aged 93; they are interred together at Guildford Cemetery (Anglican C387).

First husband remarried in 1963 and died in 1967 aged 53; he is buried at Narrogin Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 13:50:26 / From original database

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Last Updated : 2014-01-21 13:27:21 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12148 DISS, Eileen Mary1918ENG, SFK, Sudbury May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes