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Record #27406
Name :
: James DONALDSON (1932 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1932 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1949
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ormonde

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Big Brother Movement
NotesJames Donaldson, 16, arrived in Sydney in 1949 aboard Ormonde in a group of 25 boys and young men as part of the Big Brother Movement. Those with farming experience were sent straight to farms in country NSW, while others went to a Big Brother training school in Liverpool for two months before being sent to farms to work. 
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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  8 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7315 DONALDSON, A. William1869ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
7927 DONALDSON, Andrew1912ENG,    , Edinburgh Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
8109 DONALDSON, David1911SCT,    , Edinburgh Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
24936 DONALDSON, James1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
27406 DONALDSON, James1932ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
19057 DONALDSON, John1909ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
25351 DONALDSON, Marion1886SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
24937 DONALDSON, Thomas1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos