Hello everybody, I am looking for my DRACKFORD family...father and three sons who departed Glasgow between 1927 and 1940 for Melbourne Australia. Wife died Glasgow 1927 and the men joined the Australian Army in 1940. Their Immigration details are not in the Nat. Archives Australia database and hopefully someone can suggest how I go about finding them please. many thnaks Ann in Brisbane
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann" <annpanni@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Immigration Scotland to Australia Hi Ann > I am looking for my DRACKFORD family...father and three > sons who departed Glasgow between 1927 and 1940 for > Melbourne Australia. Wife died Glasgow 1927 and the men > joined the Australian Army in 1940. Their Immigration > details are not in the Nat. Archives Australia database > and >hopefully someone can suggest how I go about > finding them please. The NAA record search data base doesnt have all the NAA records indexed on line . Might be some ref to when they arrived in the WW2 service dossiers ? Only 4 x DRACKFORDs in my 2003 phone CD , all living in VIC Bye MargM Member of Central Coast FHS Gosford NSW
Hi Ann, They are all listed on WW2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp#summary1 All joined between 1940-42 Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann" <annpanni@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Immigration Scotland to Australia > Hello everybody, > > I am looking for my DRACKFORD family...father and three sons who departed > Glasgow between 1927 and 1940 for Melbourne Australia. Wife died Glasgow > 1927 and the men joined the Australian Army in 1940. Their Immigration > details are not in the Nat. Archives Australia database and hopefully > someone can suggest how I go about finding them please. > > many thnaks > > Ann in Brisbane
Ann, Have you tried Scotlands People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ you can do a free Surname search, there are only 18 records for this name between 1855-1956 Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann" <annpanni@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Immigration Scotland to Australia > Hello everybody, > > I am looking for my DRACKFORD family...father and three sons who departed > Glasgow between 1927 and 1940 for Melbourne Australia. Wife died Glasgow > 1927 and the men joined the Australian Army in 1940. Their Immigration > details are not in the Nat. Archives Australia database and hopefully > someone can suggest how I go about finding them please. > > many thnaks > > Ann in Brisbane