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FAIRS, George

Origin Eastbourne, Sussex
Accompanying Family Wife Ellen and 8 of their 9 children: Annie, Rosie, Eric, Florence, Victor, Phillip, Nellie and Millie
First settled in Perth/Bayswater/Western Australia
Original Occupation Coach Driver
Occupation in Australia Gardener

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Departure Port South Hampton
Arrival Year 1912

Fremantle

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George settled on 5 acres in Collier Road in Bayswater and worked as a Gardener at Queens Gardens in Perth. Eric, Victor and James fought at the Somme in WW1 where James (Jimmy) died of schrapnel wounds.

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