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MERKS, JC

Origin Haarlem, Holland
Accompanying Family Johannes, Paulus, Josephine, Thomas, Maria,Alexandra, Marcellinus MERKS
First settled in Kewdale, WA
Original Occupation Nurse
Occupation in Australia Home duties

SIBAJAK

Departure Port Rotterdam
Arrival Year 1950

Fremantle

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Johanna, accompanied by her seven children, followed Peter her husband to Australia. Peter had migrated 6 months earlier to find work and a place for the family. Shattered by the war years, they had chosen Australia as a land that would offer their young family a brighter future.

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