LAPINS, Peteris & Marija
11 June 1910 – 1 July 1982
26 July 1912 – 8 August 1997
Origin Latvia
Accompanying Family Two Daughters-Maija b 06/08/1939 & Marite b 15/08/1943
First settled in Cunderdin, WA
Original Occupation Agronomist
Occupation in Australia Agricultural Scientist with CSIRO
OXFORDSHIRE
Departure Port Naples
Arrival Year 1949
Fremantle
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The family lived in Cunderdin, Dowerin, Mount Barker & Kojonup where Peteris joined the CSIRO, then Perth. Marija, a teacher, worked as a domestic, then in teaching and the Kojonup Library. Maija became a Home Economics Teacher, married Jeff White, and has two daughters, Lara and Leisl. Marite married G Michael Galvin, and has a son Peter, and a daughter Jane.
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