Orphan Number: | 643 |
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Orphan: | Alicia BURGESS |
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Mother: | BURGESS, Esther |
Father: | , |
Mother's ship: | Tasmania 2 |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 10yrs |
Date admitted: | 9 Dec 1845 |
Date discharged: | 8 Jan 1849 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | sister, Elizabeth Burgess |
Remarks: | |
References: | SWD7, 28 |
Her mother, Esther Burgess, and her eldest sister, Mary, were convicted of stealing potatoes and transported for 7 years to Hobart Tasmania. Alicia and her siblings were transported also as Esther being a widow, there was no one left in Ireland to look after them.
Alicia was admitted to the Orphan School at the age of 10 years on 9 December 1845. This was 6 days after arriving with her family in Tasmania. Her mother, Esther, was a convict so any dependent children were placed in government care. Alicia was discharged on 8 January 1849 to her sister, Elizabeth.
She married Thomas Rice in Hobart on 28 December 1854. They had 9 children. They both died in Maryborough Queenlsand.