Orphan Number: | 1421 |
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Orphan: | Jane DAY |
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Mother: | ROBERTSON, Jane |
Father: | DAY, Joseph |
Mother's ship: | Anna Maria |
Father's ship: | Blenheim |
Age when admitted: | 3yrs |
Date admitted: | 6 Dec 1857 |
Date discharged: | 5 Nov 1858 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died from whooping cough |
Remarks: | buried at 9 Nov 1858 at St John's Cemetery, New Town - father deserted |
References: | SWD6, 26/3 |
This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge her. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to her memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.