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Orphan Number: 3492
Orphan: James McAVEADY
Mother:KENNY, Ann
Father:McAVEADY, Thomas
Mother's ship:John William Dare
Father's ship:London 2
Age when admitted:6yrs
Date admitted:22 Oct 1870
Date discharged:3 Jul 1875
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: John Dillon, Cygnet
Remarks: won arithmetic prize 1877 - absconded from Dillon 1 Mar 1882 and arrested New Town 19 May 1882 - father dead
References: SWD26/8, 27, 32/1, POL709, HAP1871/63

This orphan has been claimed by: Shirley Kerin

He was my grandfather's brother.  He died at 100 Campbell St, Hobart in 1934.

 


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This orphan has been claimed by: Sandra Mackiewicz

James is my great great uncle: his niece was my grandmother. Along with 3 of his siblings, he spent time here. Both his parents were convicts, and his father died of Traumatic Tetanus in June 1864. Later that year, his deceased father's employer called for the children to be placed in the Queen's Orphanage because the family was destitute. His mother insisted all four of them be admitted, so they would all be together.  James is mentioned on the paperwork for initial admittance in 1864 at 6 weeks old (it did not proceed). I

In 1865, only his 8 year old brother Patrick was admitted. His mother was then given financial support from the Benevolent Society, so it was not 1870 when James was 6 years old that he entered the Queen's Orphanage, being admitted at the same time as his brother William (15 months his senior).  As well as the details mentioned in his profile above, he may have also have been charged with False Pretences in Bothwell in 1896, and have died in Hobart in 1930.


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