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Orphan Number: 401

Orphan: Mary Ann BOULTON
Mother: BOULTON, Esther
Father: ,
Mother's ship: Hydery
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 3yrs
Date admitted: 27 Feb 1836
Date discharged: 22 Sep 1842
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: mother
Remarks: father unknown
References:SWD7, 28, CSO5/86/1885, CSO5/191/4635

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Claimed by Catherine Hamilton. You can send a message to Catherine Hamilton by email

Catherine Hamilton wrote:

Mary Ann Boulton married William Selwyn in 1850. Their daughter Esther married Charles Nicholls, the son of a miller who arrived in Launceston 1855 to run the mill on the Supply River, West Tamar. Mary Ann and William had another daughter, Susannah, who became a very well known nurse - Nurse Galley. 



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