Brian Milovitch, Jul 1953
Image: Jeanette Henderson
FatherThomas Nicholas Milovitch b. 28 Feb 1913, d. 18 Aug 1966
MotherDoreen May Craine b. 19 Dec 1912, d. 17 Jun 1979
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Brian Thomas Milovitch was born on 23 November 1932 in Geraldton, Western Australia.1 
He married Roma Raftos.1 
He died on 17 September 2018 at age 85.2 

Family

Roma Raftos
Children
ChartsMilovitch, Thomas, descendant chart

Story

The two eldest children, Brian and Kevin, were born in Geraldton in Western Australia. The family of four then moved to Shepparton where Doreen would meet Thomas's parents.

Thomas, Doreen, two year old Brian and five month old Kevin were aboard the Westralia in November 1934 when it departed from Victoria Quay, Port of Fremantle for the eastern states.3,4
 
Six children were born in Shepparton or Mooroopna; Raymond, Kenneth, Jeanette, June, Beverley and Bernard.3
 
The seven eldest children enrolled at St Brendan's primary school in Shepparton between 1940 and 1948. Brian and Kevin enrolled in 1940, then Ray and Ken (1942), Jeanette (1946), June (1947) and Beverley in 1948.3,5
 
In 1949, the family of ten moved back to Western Australia.3
 
The three youngest children, Cheryl, Rhonda and Catherine, were born in Geraldton.3
 
Thomas, Doreen & Brian Milovitch, Brian's wedding day, Geraldton, Jul 1953
Image: Jeanette Henderson

Citations

  1. [S230] Thomas & Doreen Milovitch, family history, unpublished, c. 1998.
  2. [S82] Jeanette Henderson, personal communication, 24 September 2018.
  3. [S229] History of our Parents, computer file, unpublished, 2004.
  4. [S311] 'Westralia for eastern states', West Australian, 1879-1954, newspaper, 15 November 1934, p. 17, viewed 1 December 2017, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32822491
  5. [S165] History of St Brendan's Primary School 1891-1991, St Brendan's Centenary History Committee, 1991, pp. 71-72.