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Record #12164
Name :
: Beatrice Eileen MILES (1917 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Q4 1917   Notes : Source: FreeBMD

Marriage (1)
: 1938   Spouse/Notes : Desmond Wm MUNN (Fremantle district, reg 280)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Thanet

Dec qtr, 2a 1462, mmn MILES
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesLast address in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W.C.

Beatrice arrived aged 11 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. 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 Desmond died in 1984 aged 71. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-29 11:29:19 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17940 MILES, Annie1889ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
12164 MILES, Beatrice Eileen1917ENG, KEN, Thanet May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12059 MILES, Claude F1909ENG, ESS, Romford Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
24260 MILES, Ellen1893 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
19256 MILES, Ernest Joseph1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6429 MILES, George1901ENG,     Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23004 MILES, Herbert1887ENG,     May 1903 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19055 MILES, James ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
2777 MILES, Lizzie1874ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17941 MILES, Louisa1872ENG,     May 1892 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17942 MILES, Nellie M1889ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17891 MILES, Rose Emily1896ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8767 MILES, Sidney1908ENG, SRY, Carshalton Mar 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
24181 MILES, W. E.1853ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London Sandranne