Orphan Number: | 5086 |
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Orphan: | Matilda SMITHURST |
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Mother: | SMITHURST, Mary |
Father: | , |
Mother's ship: | New Grove |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 2yrs |
Date admitted: | 16 Nov 1835 |
Date discharged: | 11 May 1838 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died |
Remarks: | buried 14 May 1838 at St John's Cemetery, New Town |
References: | SWD28, CSO5/86/1885, CSO5/191/4635, CSO1/802/17152 |
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.