Orphan Number: | 4436 |
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Orphan: | Louisa PRESTON |
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Mother: | , |
Father: | PRESTON, James |
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Age when admitted: | 8yrs |
Date admitted: | 9 Sep 1852 |
Date discharged: | 21 Mar 1854 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died of measles |
Remarks: | mother, free by servitude, father deserted and in Victoria |
References: | SWD28, CSO24/202/7567 |
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.