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Record #21541
Name :
: Edward Joseph SPACKMAN (1918 - 1992)


Father
: Henry Charles SPACKMAN
Mother
: Amy BLUCK
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Nov 1918   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Monica Josephine DIGNAN (Murwillumbah NSW, reg 23821)
Marriage (2)
: 1957   Spouse/Notes : Ann Elizabeth THOMPSON (Hornsby NSW, reg 12140)

Date of Death
: 9 Jun 1992   Notes : Source: Ancestry; Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Poplar

Dec qtr, 1c 807, mmn BLUCK (twin of George, as Edward W)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesHenry Charles SPACKMAN and Amy BLUCK married in 1908 in Mile End district of Middlesex (Jun qtr, 1c 583), Henry died in 1922, aged 26, leaving Amy with at least 8 children, including twins Edward and George; she remarried in 1924 to George BAKER; they had a son in 1924.

On April 26 1929, Edward J Spackman, 10, departed for Australia on board the Berrima, address given as Dr Barnardo's Homes, Stepney Causeway, W E 1, arriving in Sydney NSW in June 1929. His twin brother George travelled with him.

Edward enlisted in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
SPACKMAN EDWARD JOHSEPH : Service Number - WX28756 : Date of birth - 13 Nov 1918 : Place of birth - MIDDLESEX ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - DANDARRAGAN WA : Next of Kin - VICK MAUD

Source: NLA Trove - Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW) 8 Dec 1943
WEDDING
SPACKMAN— DIGNAN
The wedding of Private Monica Josephine Dignan, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Dignan, of Burringbar, and Private Edward Spackman, twin son of Mr and Mrs E. Spackman, of Essex, England, was solemnised in St. Brigid's Catholic
Church, Burringbar, by Father Brennan.
The bride wore a dress of magnoila bridal satin. The bodice featured a high neck line with pin tucked yoke and sprays of orange blossom. Pin tucks also finished the waist line and the long sleeves were cut in a point over the wrists.
The skirt was full and cut with a long train. Her embroidered veil was held in place, with a heart-shaped coronet of orange blossoms and tulle and she carried a bouquet of frangipanni and maiden, hair fern.
Two sisters of the bride, Misses Sheila aĞid Bridget Dignan, were bridesmaids. They were dressed alike in frocks of white lace over satin, and wore pink embroidered veils with coronets of pink tulle.
They carried bouquets of pink radiance roses and maiden hair fern. ACI M. Dignan and Mr W.Brimms attended the bridegroom.
The flower girl was Marlene Flanagan, who was dressed in lavender organdi over silk, the page boy, Peter Farrell, was dressed in blue. The choir sang Ave Maria during the signing of the register.
The reception was held in the School of Arts, Burringbar, where the bride's mother, who wore a frock of blue silk, received 118 guests. The catering was done by Burringbar Red Cross members. A feature of the tables, which were decorated in yellow and green, was a two-decker wedding cake.
When leaving for the honeymoon which was spent in Brisbane and Warwick, the bride wore a frock of navy with navy accessories, with a posy of radiance roses.

Sadly Monica died in 1951 in Murwillumbah district, NSW (reg 30739 daughter of Peter & Ethel Mary). Edward remarried in 1957. 
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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