Wilfred Douglas

1917 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	Wilfred Douglas
  Birth	4 Jul 1917	Belfast, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Mar 2004	Australia
  Person ID	I76476	First tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Weir,   b. Abt 1917   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1945	Australia
  Children	1. John Douglas   2. Rob Douglas
  Family ID	F70863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2014

  
  

• Notes

  A missionary, linguist and translator, he carried out important early work on many indigenous Australian languages. Born in Belfast in 1917, Douglas came to Australia at the age of 11, sailing for Australia with 30 other boys destined for Fairbridge Farm School at Pinjarra, Western Australia.