• Born: 1899, Toronto Villa, Ringmer, Sussex, England
• Christened: 18 Feb 1899, Ringmer, Sussex, England ¹
• Married: 1918, Wagin, W.A., Australia ²

  Research Notes:

Dora Mary daughter of Ephraim Horace Pelham of Toronto Villa Ringmer, bricklayer, and Kate Elizabeth (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1911 England Census Dora Mary Pelham, age 12, born in Ringmer Sussex, school, was with her widowed father Smiths Lane, Ringmer Sussex.

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Miss Dora Pelham, age 11, departed Liverpool England per the vessel Waimana / Haimona on 23 Dec 1911, arriving in Fremantle Western Australia on 14 Feb 1912. ³

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Australian Electoral Rolls:

In 1922 and 1925 Dora Mary Thompson, home duties, and husband Arthur Charles Thompson, farm hand, were on Wangelin Farm, West Wagin, W.A.

In 1931, 1934, 1936 and 1937 Dora Mary Thompson, home duties, and husband Arthur Charles Thompson, farm hand, were in Brookfield, East Wagin, W.A.

In 1943 Dora Mary Thompson, home duties, and husband Arthur Charles Thompson, bin attendant, were in Ballagin Road, Wagin, W.A. Listed at the same address was son Eric Arthur Thompson, farm labourer.

In 1949 Dora Mary Thompson, home duties, and husband Arthur Charles Thompson, bin attendant, were in Ballagin Road, Wagin, W.A. Listed at the same address was son Eric Arthur Thompson, mill employee.

In 1954 and 1958 Arthur Charles Thompson was in Ballagin Road, Wagin, W.A. Unable to locate Dora Mary Thompson during said period. A Dory Mary Thompson appears in 1963 in Geraldton W.A., and in Pearce W.A. in 1972, 1977 and 1980.

  Marriage Information:

Dora married Arthur Charles Thompson in 1918 in Wagin, W.A., Australia.