Orphan Number: | 5592 |
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Orphan: | Catherine WHEATLEY |
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Mother: | HOPSON, Catherine |
Father: | WHEATLEY, John/George |
Mother's ship: | Strathfieldsaye |
Father's ship: | Henry Porcher |
Age when admitted: | 9mths |
Date admitted: | 15 May 1857 |
Date discharged: | 25 May 1857 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died from teething |
Remarks: | father, a horse dealer, in prison, stealing animals |
References: | SWD6, CSD1/106/3270, Mercury 24 Sep & 12 Nov 1856 |
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.