Orphan Number: | 2060 |
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Orphan: | Ann GILL |
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Mother: | , |
Father: | GILL, Joseph |
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Age when admitted: | 2yrs |
Date admitted: | 9 Oct 1854 |
Date discharged: | 13 Oct 1855 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died of convulsions |
Remarks: | buried 16 Oct 1855 at St John's Cemetery, New Town -parents both convicts - mother deserted - father in hospital |
References: | SWD6, CSO24/255/10471 |
This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge her. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to her memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.