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Record #12180
Name :
: Joan SPACKMAN (1917 - 1993)


Father
: William J SPACKMAN
Mother
: Amelia CHILDS
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Apr 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1938   Spouse/Notes : Lachlan Joseph COLLOPY (Perth district, reg 907)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 13 Jan 1993   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Uxbridge

Jun qtr 3a 46, mmn CHILDS
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.

Joan 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.

Her brother Robert arrived in Fremantle, bound for Fairbridge, in Dec 1928 aboard 'Bendigo'.

Joan's husband Lachlan died in 1980 aged 69. She is memorialised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-29 11:44:41 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21541 SPACKMAN, Edward Joseph1918ENG, MDX, Poplar Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
21551 SPACKMAN, George Alfred1918ENG, MDX, Poplar Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
12180 SPACKMAN, Joan1917ENG, MDX, Uxbridge May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12208 SPACKMAN, Robert John1915ENG, MDX, Uxbridge Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes