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Orphan Number: 1696
Orphan: Louisa Ann Frances EDWARDS
Mother:NICHOLSON, Elizabeth
Father:EDWARDS, John
Mother's ship:Elizabeth & Henry
Father's ship:
Age when admitted:10yrs 6mths
Date admitted:8 Jan 1847
Date discharged:12 Dec 1852
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: apprentice at QO, then to John Knight, Launceston
Remarks: married Richard Archibald Davis 1856
References: SWD7, 28


This orphan has been claimed by: Joan Davis

Louisa Ann Frances Edwards:

1. Married (my grandfather) Richard Archibald Davis in 1856

2. Had Eight children

2. Widowed in 1888

3. Bequeathed the Licensee of the Alabama hotel by Samuel Thomas Peck in 1896 - Son (ie. My grandfather) ran Licensee for several years

4. Died 1925



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