Family of Fred SAFFIN and Ellen DOIDGE
Husband: Fred SAFFIN
Wife: Ellen DOIDGE
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Ellen DOIDGE4 |
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Female |
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Miss |
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- |
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- |
Birth |
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Devonshire, England. |
Death |
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Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
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PRIVATE |
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Female |
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Miss |
Spouse: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Name: |
William Thomas (Tom) SAFFIN4 |
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Male |
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Mr |
Spouse: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Birth |
5 Feb 1923 |
Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Death |
14 Sep 2007 (age 84) |
Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia. |
Burial |
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Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mt Gambier, South Australia. |
Name: |
PRIVATE |
Sex: |
Female |
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Miss |
Spouse: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Name: |
PRIVATE |
Sex: |
Female |
Name Prefix: |
Miss |
Spouse: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Name: |
Colin John SAFFIN4 |
Sex: |
Male |
Name Prefix: |
Mr |
Spouse 1: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Spouse 2: |
PRIVATE ( - ) |
Birth |
19 Jul 1929 |
Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia. |
Death |
15 Mar 2006 (age 76) |
Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia. |
Note on Husband: Fred SAFFIN
No reason can be established why he or his brothers emigrated to Australia.
His family advised that he worked on drains with draught horses and ploughs at Beechport and over the boarder at Reedy Creek area prior to his enlistment.
Frederick Saffin enlisted in Australian Imperial Forces on the 14 September 1915. He embarked from Australia 21 March 1916 on HMAT A26 "Armadale". He returned to Australia from active service on 12 May 1919 and was discharged on the 11 August 1919. His occupation at the time of enlistment was Engine Driver and Fireman.
After his discharge, he ultimately was granted a Soldier Settlement block in South Australia near Mt Gambier where he remained until his death.3
Sources
1 | "Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
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2 | "File (merged): Saffinfromgeorgespare.ged". Record updated from...
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3 | Ibid. |
4 | Ibid. Record originated in...
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