Orphan Number: | 946 |
---|
Orphan: | Sandford CLARK |
---|---|
Mother: | COCHRANE, Catherine |
Father: | CLARK, Robert |
Mother's ship: | |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 5yrs 2mths |
Date admitted: | 1 Jul 1851 |
Date discharged: | 1 Mar 1852 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died from marasmus |
Remarks: | buried 4 Mar 1852 at St John's, New Town - , mother dead, father Superintendent of aborigines, Oyster Cove |
References: | SWD6, CSO24/280/6187, CSO24/134/4478 |
This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge him. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to his memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.