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Record #12169
Name :
: Hilda NIXON (1919 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Jun 1919   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1938   Spouse/Notes : Frank Himsworth PEARMAN (Northam district, reg 139)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
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
NotesLast address in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W.C.

Hilda arrived aged 8 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 Frank died in 1966 aged 50, late of Wyndham WA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-29 11:33:51 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18001 NIXON, Herbert1890ENG,     Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
12169 NIXON, Hilda1919ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12388 NIXON, John Hy1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos