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Heather

Heather Report 26 Oct 2011 12:55

I have been helped a great deal by this community so I hope someone will be able to help again please.

A friend has just discovered that she has 3 half siblings, all of whom emigrated to Austraila under the £10 scheme.
One, maiden name Enid Parker, will be in her 60s now;
two others, John and Karen Phillips (maiden name), went to Sydney and there is mention that one of them 'went up north'.

I know this isn't much and the names are common but if the immigration records can be found they might yield more information. Also it just MIGHT be possible to find the married names.

She hopes to find a way to contact local newspapers in an attempt to find them.

If finding records isn't possible can anyone suggest any other way she could find more information, for example any relevent TV programmes?

I have absolutely no more information than what I have given here - sorry.

Hopefully,
Heather :-S

jax

jax Report 26 Oct 2011 15:02

The passanger lists only go up to 1960...would they have gone after that?

Researching:
Nothing much

Kay????

Kay???? Report 26 Oct 2011 15:37

There is only 1 Karen Phillips to Australia by ship.

Birth Year1958.

Departure 1958,Southampton.

Destination Departure- Sydney.

This FMP list doesnt include those who went by flying as many did.

ages could help though.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 26 Oct 2011 20:16

You can search free for names on the Archives of Australia site

http://aa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

Click on Search now...as a guest.

Gwyn

Heather

Heather Report 27 Oct 2011 07:05

That Karen Phillips could be the right one as my understanding is that these folk were all taken as children, Kay.
Jax, they may have gone after 1960 and Gwyn, thank you, I'll see what that might yield.

Thank you all for your help.

Heather