Vincent Walsh- where are you?

[patrickw]

Talk about a needle in a haystack| I am hoping to trace the Walsh family who emegrated to Australia on the assisted passage scheme in the mid sixties. The family consisted of John, my uncle, his wife Lilly (Lillian?) and son Vincent. I have no idea where they settled or indeed even if they stayed. I would be very grateful for any assistance. Thank you

 

[Smuggler]

Hello
Did you ever finf ypur Vincent? I have located his parents arrival into Australia but perhaps you already have this?
Anne (smuggler)
Qld Aus

 

[gibbo]

I FOUND THEM!!! clever me

WALSH John born 12 May 1914; Lily (nee Gregory) born 6 August 1916; Vincent born 2 February 1950; travelled per aircraft departing UK on December 1964 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme
Series number
A1877 Control symbol
DECEMBER 1964 WALSH J Contents date range
1963 - 1964

Access status
Not yet examined Location
Canberra Barcode
7407485

Gibbo

 

[Smuggler]

Hello Here are the details of their arrival in Australia. Regards Anne (smuggler)
WALSH John born 12 May 1914; Lily (nee Gregory) born 6 August 1916; Vincent born 2 February 1950; travelled per aircraft departing UK on December 1964 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme

Series number A1877 Control symbol DECEMBER 1964 WALSH J
Contents date range 1963 - 1964 Access status Not yet examined
Location Canberra Barcode 7407485

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

Once at the above screen you can logon as a Guest and then conduct a
search - type in Vincent Walsh in the keywords and 1964 in the date.

Once the record is shown, click on the highlighted symbol and this will take
you to a screen where you are able to order online , you may have to scroll
down a little to see the "request copy" button. This item has an access
status (see above) of not yet examined - when you press "request copy" it
will take you to a screen which advised that a copy is not yet available
however it gives you an option to fill in a form "application for
access" - if you complete and lodge they will examine the record and if
there are no "sensitivities" they may provide you with a copy.

 

[bronhill]

Hi Vince,

Due to privacy reasons they tend not to provide access to shipping or immigration records after 1960. Perhaps you could try the census records although I would imagine the same would apply as they only release access to certain years.
Another thought might be to place a " where are you" notice in one of the national papers such as the Sydney Morning Herald or Australian with a contact number? Knowing which state might also be a help as Australia is a vast country!!

Good luck and hope this helps a little.

regards

Bronhill