Orphan Number: 468

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Jeanette Brentnall wrote:

My convict's name was John BRENTNALL, and I believe that the surname of this child is similar enough to be a misreading of his name. 

There are three children, Ellen, George and Henry, all of whom died at the school.  Their mother's name would have probably been Esther SIXSMITH, as she and John Brentnall had applied for permission to marry. To date, no record of their marriage has been found.

Friends of the Orphan Schools wrote:

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.

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