Orphan Number: | 2925 |
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Orphan: | Richard JONES |
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Mother: | , |
Father: | , |
Mother's ship: | |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 6yrs 6mths |
Date admitted: | 2 Oct 1837 |
Date discharged: | 6 May 1843 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died from dropsy |
Remarks: | buried 8 May 1843 at St John's Cemetery, New Town - mother free, lives at String Bark Hill, Hobart |
References: | SWD7, 28, CSO5/93/2074, CSO5/86/1885 |
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.