Orphan Number: | 1563 |
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Orphan: | William DOUGLAS |
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Mother: | DOUGLAS, Mary |
Father: | , |
Mother's ship: | |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 3yrs 6mths |
Date admitted: | 17 Aug 1855 |
Date discharged: | 3 Oct 1856 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died of croup |
Remarks: | buried 6 Oct 1856 at St John's Cemetery, New Town, mother free by servitude, father free by servitude, dead - mother Mary Ann O'Rourke?, father Wm? SWD6 days year of death 1855 |
References: | SWD6, CSD1/59/1270 |
This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge him. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to his memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.