BANAZIS, Family
Origin Cecis, Latvia
Accompanying Family Velta, his wife aged 32, Ieva, aged 7 years, and Janis, aged 5 years.
First settled in Narrogin, Western Australia
Original Occupation Dairy Farming Advisor
Occupation in Australia Farmer
GOYA
Departure Port Naples, Italy
Arrival Year 1949
Fremantle
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Jekabs and his family fled Latvia to Germany living in a displaced person's camp for five years. They built their new life on a small farm at Waroona. Jekabs died of tetanus and Velta alone raised three young children. Velta died in 1991. Ieva, Janis and Ruth became school teachers.
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Visitor Submitted Comments
Wishing to contact Ruth Banazis for Waroona local history information.
Wed 26 Oct 2022
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