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Ward AUSTRALIA

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Janet

Janet Report 31 Jan 2010 12:21

Hello Valerie,
I was about to step into the shower when I read your first message. I was sad to learn that Alan had died.
Doris and Alan left for Australia when I was barely 10 but on doing family history I wanted to know how they had fared. They had two boys around 2 and 4 on their first visit back to the UK. I never saw them after that. Wilma, the sister of Doris still lives in the NE of England but I have lived in Scotland for 30 years after I married a still handsome scot 41 years ago.
Again, thank you very much for your trouble.
Good fortune to you always
In Old Scots,
Lang may your lum reek.
regards
Janet x

Valerie

Valerie Report 31 Jan 2010 01:34

Hi Janet -sad news -Alan Ward died 29/11/1992 - age 67yrs of Alfred Cove -buried at Fremantle lawn cemetery (grantee Doris Ward). .........The 'West Australian State Library' (on-line) has an 'Ask a Librarian' service -they will check electoral roll for Doris -and any newspaper death notices from 29/11/92 for family names. ....Hopefully you may find Doris in the 'white pages' still living in Alfred Cove. ...Valerie (W Aus).

Janet

Janet Report 30 Jan 2010 21:00

Hello,
A hundred thousand apologies for not replying to your valuable information. I am in Scotland and have to totally honest. I had comsumed a couple of glasses of the "Amber Nector" and fell asleep.
Thank you Kathleen and you Tonyoz I do appreciate your assistance.

Regards
Janet x

TonyOz

TonyOz Report 29 Jan 2010 22:39

This looks like there application.

Location was Perth ( Western Australia )

Title
WARD Alan, Doris [Rowell] [Application by British migrants for assisted passage]
Series number
PP4/1 Control symbol
10610 Contents date range
1952 - 1952

Access status
Open
Location Perth
Barcode 3393700

Australian White Pages Directory is on-line

http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/initResSearch.do?subscriberName=&location=

Tony ( Australia )

Researching:
Hull,Williamson,Hales,Sadd,Langton,Bateman -"Essex"...Copley,"Sussex" - "Yorkshire" Richardson -"Yorkshire"...Barnes - "Wiltshire" ...Coglan - "Lancashire"... McCarthy & Walsh ( Ireland )"Limerick & Kilkenny"

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 29 Jan 2010 22:07

His name was Alan. They married in England in 1952.

Kath. x

Janet

Janet Report 29 Jan 2010 22:04

Hi all
my cousin emigrated to Australia when i was still at school. Her name was Doris Rowell and she married a guy called Ward. That was his surname i cant recall his christian name. (Think it may be Alan. Any body out there know anything We are all from County Durham