Orphan Number: 1157
| Orphan: | Adelaide COOMBES |
|---|---|
| Mother: | COOMBES, Sarah |
| Father: | , |
| Mother's ship: | Arab |
| Father's ship: | |
| Age when admitted: | 8yrs |
| Date admitted: | 5 May 1836 |
| Date discharged: | 14 Jul 1845 |
| Institutions(s): | Queens Orphan School |
| Discharged to: | mother now free |
| Remarks: | mother married John Clayton - surname on convict record is Coombs |
| References: | SWD7, 28, CSO5/191/4635, CSO1/802/17152, CSO5/86/1885 |
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Anne Bartley wrote:
Adelaide Coombs was my paternal great grandmother's older sister. She arrived with her Mother Sarah Coombs and her younger sister Laura Jane on the convict ship Arab in 1836. In 1852, in Launceston she married John Hearley.
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