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Orphan Number: 5318
Orphan: John THOMPSON
Mother:DRAKE, Maria
Father:THOMPSON, John
Mother's ship:Margaret
Father's ship:
Age when admitted:9yrs 5mths
Date admitted:22 Feb 1860, 9 Dec 1865
Date discharged:18 Jul 1863, 18 Sep 1868,
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: Francis Cherney, returned to QO, then to Charles Cockerill, New Norfolk
Remarks: won Secular prize Jan 1863 and Jan 1868 - father conditional pardon and mother prisoner
References: SWD26/2, 27, 28, 32/1, CSD25/9/205, CSD25/13/804


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