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Record #12165
Name :
: Ruby Maxwell MORRISON (1917 - 1988)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Feb 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1938   Spouse/Notes : Lesley Frank Harrison GWYNNE (Perth district, reg 525)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Sep 1988   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
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.

Ruby 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.

She died as Ruby Margaret GWYNNE, aged 71. Her husband Lesley died in 1981 aged 68. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-29 11:30:19 / From original database

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19275 MORRISON, Alfred1873 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5266 MORRISON, David R1912SCT, LKS, Glasgow Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
21914 MORRISON, Elizabeth1912ENG, LND Jul 1923 : Caronia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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5205 MORRISON, Mary1924ENG,    , Belfast Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
5204 MORRISON, Olive1929IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
9104 MORRISON, Percival1913ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1928 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
7135 MORRISON, Peter 1861ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12165 MORRISON, Ruby Maxwell1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9226 MORRISON, William1888ENG, LDN, London Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos