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Record #12126
Name :
: William Sydney SEADON (1918 - 1977)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Feb 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1944   Spouse/Notes : Norah WOFFINGDON (Perth district, reg 1322)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 20 Jun 1977   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Stoke upon Trent

Mar qtr, 6b 296, mmn SEADON
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
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
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

William arrived aged 10 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.

His wife Norah was also a Fairbridgian. She died in 1998 aged 76.

He died aged 59. Both are memorialised at Fremantle Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:23:51 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12126 SEADON, William Sydney1918ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes