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Orphan Number: 2279
Orphan: Ellen HALFPENNY
Mother:HALFPENNY, Mary
Father:,
Mother's ship:Hope
Father's ship:
Age when admitted:9yrs
Date admitted:23 Aug 1842
Date discharged:27 Aug 1847
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: J M Loughran, O'Briens Bridge
Remarks:
References: SWD7, 28

This orphan has been claimed by: Pam Mason

Ellen Halfpenny, who married convict John Smith, I believe was my GG grandmother.  Their daughter Margaret married John Brown and lived in Launceston.  I would like to hear from other people with links to the Halfpenny family.

Pam Mason


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This orphan has been claimed by: Sharon Smith

Ellen Mary Halfpenny, daughter of Thomas Halfpenny (Richard Webb) and Mary Foran (Hope) ... both of Tipperary, Ireland.

I am descended from Ellen's second son Thomas, down my mother's maternal line. 


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This orphan has been claimed by: Hayden Opie

Ellen Halfpenny was my g-g-grandmother.  I am descended from her fourth child (third daughter), Ellen Franklin Smith born in Launceston on 30 June 1859.  Ellen F Smith moved to Victoria where she married George W Lane on 23 February 1881 at Prahran, Melbourne.

 

I am interested to hear from others with links to the Halfpenny family.   

 

Hayden Opie AM 


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