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I am trying to establish when Hilda left England and sailed to Australia. i know she married Wilfred West in Australia in 1927 but would love to know any details of her sailing passage. She was still in England on the 1911 Census and bearing in mind her date of birth I would imagine the sailing was between 1919 and 1927.
Many thanks
Caroline
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Miss Hilda Ruth Conway
Age 23
Birth about 1904
Draper's assistant
Oxford Villa Marnhull? Shurminster
Country of intended future residence - Australia
Departed 7 Jul 1927
Port of Departure London, England
Destination Port Sydney, Australia
Ship Berrima
Shipping Line Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co
Official Number 135332
Master -Captain C E Short
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That is fantastic! Thank you so much xx
Are you able to see the date of her marriage to wilfred Edward George West in 1927 in Australia please? And I wonder if they sailed to Australia together- or did he go out earlier?
Any help is so appreciated.
Caroline
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The marriage registration only gives the year of the marriage.
Hilda R Conway
Spouse Wilfred E G West
Marriage 1927
Marriage Place New South Wales
Registration Place - Parkes, New South Wales
Registration Year 1927
Registration number 13626
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Thank you so very much.
One final question- is it possible to see when Wilfred (Edward George) West emigrated/sailed from England. He was born 1904 in Charminster, Dorchester Dorset.
Many many thanks
Caroline
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Hi Caroline
I can't see an emigration record for Wilfred E G as yet.
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Thank you for looking! He may just have been listed as wilfred West or even just W West- his date of birth as 1904 Charminster/dorchester/ Dorset may be the clue.
thank you so very much
Caroline
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Your Hilda?
WEST Hilda Ruth Death notice 29-4-1988 Death late of Canberra Canberra Times 30-4-1988
26965/1967 WEST Wilfred Edward AGED 62 YRS DIED DUBBO DUBBO
Jamjar
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The marriage registration only gives the year of the marriage.
Hilda R Conway
Spouse Wilfred E G West
Marriage 1927
Marriage Place New South Wales
Registration Place - Parkes, New South Wales
Registration Year 1927
Registration number 13626
AndThat is fantastic! Thank you so much xx
Are you able to see the date of her marriage to wilfred Edward George West in 1927 in Australia please? And I wonder if they sailed to Australia together- or did he go out earlier?
Any help is so appreciated.
Caroline
The NSW bdm online indexes all have an excellent option that allows for deducing the exact date of the event ... to the dd/mm/yyyy ...
NSW bdm online indexes are free to search, and live links are on the NSW resources here at RChat.
JM
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Hi on Ancestry there is a couple of Entries
Name: Wilfred E West
Estimated birth year: abt 1904 Age: 19
Arrival Date: 10 Apr 1923 Arrival Port: Brisbane, Australia occupation farming
Departure Port: London Ship: Demosthenes Nationality: British
(it reads that passenger to land in Melbourne. 10 April maybe the date ship arrived Brisbane)
and another entry regarding entry in Western Australia
Name: Wilfred E West
Arrival Date: 11 Mar 1923 Arrival Port: Albany Vessel Name: Demosthenes
hope that helps
Cass
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Thought the names rang a bell: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=819050.msg6811139#msg6811139
Jamjar
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That is great thank you
Caroline