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Record #26962
Name :
: Vera Elizabeth RICHARDSON (1930 - )


Father
: Reginald RICHARDSON
Mother
: Frances DAVIES
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Feb 1930   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1952   Spouse/Notes : Valentine BUCKLEY (Perth, reg 2038)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Cardiff

Jun qtr, 11a 597, mmn DAVIES
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Nov 1938
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Themistocles

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesVera arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia in a party of 25 children bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. She travelled with her older brother, Cyril.

The West Australian, Tuesday 15 November 1938
CHILDREN FOR FAIRBRIDGE.
Scarcely able to suppress their excitement, and obviously very keen at the prospect of making their homes in Australia, a party of 16 boys and nine girls, bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, arrived at Fremantle by the liner Themistocles yesterday. The children were drawn from various parts of England and Scotland and their ages ranged from eight to 13 years. Before leaving England they spent several months in one of the Fairbridge hostels, where they were given some preliminary training to help them in their new environment. The party was under the care of Miss Missingham, a former Fairbridge worker, who has been in England for the past 12 months, and who is now returning to Pinjarra. Assisting her on the voyage were Mrs. A. L. McClemans, of Mt. Lawley, and Mr. G. Topp, of Melbourne. "I am from Cardiff," said one bright-eyed little girl, nursing a doll, which she had won in deck games on the vessel. "The passengers were very generous," said Miss Missingham, "in giving prizes for the various competitions on the way out." Few of the children were troubled with seasickness, and all arrived thoroughly fit. Several of the boys said that they were going to be farmers, though some of them had lived all their lives in the heart of London. They evidently relished the thought of living in the country. The girls will be instructed at Fairbridge in domestic science. "I'd like to stay on the boat," said one little girl. "We've all had such a lovely trip."
(Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Vera's husband Valentine died 16 Aug 1988 aged 60 and is interred at Fremantle Lawn Cemetery (J98). 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
25365 RICHARDSON, Agnes1887SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
3921 RICHARDSON, Agnes McColl 1895SCT,    , Govan Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
16541 RICHARDSON, Albert1904ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11643 RICHARDSON, Alfred1887ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14971 RICHARDSON, Annie1895ENG, HAM, Portsmouth May 1906 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
8720 RICHARDSON, Bert1915SCT,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
19629 RICHARDSON, Charles1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21476 RICHARDSON, Charles Frederick1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
26961 RICHARDSON, Cyril1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13734 RICHARDSON, Douglas Tracy1891ENG, LND, Islington Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14973 RICHARDSON, Edith1899ENG, HAM, Portsmouth May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
8721 RICHARDSON, Ernest1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
5909 RICHARDSON, Ethel1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
10564 RICHARDSON, Ethel1912ENG, NBL, Wallsend Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
25087 RICHARDSON, Evelyn1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26783 RICHARDSON, Francis1927ENG,     Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3791 RICHARDSON, Frederick1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21045 RICHARDSON, G1923ENG,     Oct 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20348 RICHARDSON, George1870 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
14975 RICHARDSON, Gertrude1903ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21477 RICHARDSON, Herbert1896 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
14637 RICHARDSON, Ivy1915ENG,     Jul 1924 : Caronia CAN MacPherson Homes  
13894 RICHARDSON, James1890ENG,     Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
14054 RICHARDSON, John1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8236 RICHARDSON, Leslie1914ENG,    , Stoney Houghton Sep 1928 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
14972 RICHARDSON, Lilian1897ENG, HAM, Portsmouth May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5907 RICHARDSON, Lily1894ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
6011 RICHARDSON, Percy1887ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
17662 RICHARDSON, Priscilla 1897ENG,     Jun 1906 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
6018 RICHARDSON, R.1891ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
22178 RICHARDSON, Reginald ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5937 RICHARDSON, Richard1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
21475 RICHARDSON, Richard Charles1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
8190 RICHARDSON, Robert1913ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
14373 RICHARDSON, Robert1883ENG,     1898 : - Unknown - CAN Waifs & Strays  
14974 RICHARDSON, Theodora1900ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26962 RICHARDSON, Vera Elizabeth1930WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14638 RICHARDSON, Violet1912ENG,     Jul 1924 : Caronia CAN MacPherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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