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Record #12135
Name :
: Henrietta ASHURST (1918 - )
  aka : Hetty


Father
: James ASHURST
Mother
: Ann HARRISON
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Apr 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1937   Spouse/Notes : Douglas N JOHNSON (Moora, reg 6)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Cheshire, Birkenhead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth of a Henrietta Ashurst was registered in Apr Qtr of 1918 in Birkenhead, mothers maiden name Harrison.

Siblings were James E born 1915 died 1915, Lily born 1917, Kathleen born 1919, Robert S born 1924 and Eleanor born 1925.

Residence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2

Henrietta 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.

Henrietta arrived with her sister Lily, b 1917. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 13:37:36 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2011-06-21 10:35:10 /

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