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Orphan Number: 1719

Orphan: Isabella EMSLIE
Mother: CUMMINGS, Amelia
Father: EMSLIE, Peter
Mother's ship:
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 4yrs
Date admitted: 1 Sep 1865
Date discharged:
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to:
Remarks: not admitted Queens Orphan School but allowance of 7/6 weekly
References:SWD26/8, 27

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Claimed by Junette Petterwood. You can send a message to Junette Petterwood by email

Junette Petterwood wrote:

Isabella's mother, Amelia Cummins, had been an orphan at the Queens Orphan School, she married Peter Emslie in 1855. Isabella was 4 years old when her father died. Amelia applied to the orphanage to take Isabella and her 3 sisters, but this was denied, the Orphanage gave Amelia an allowance of 7/6 weekly.

Isabella married John Priest in 1881, they had 3 sons. Isabella lived to 90 years old, she died in Hobart in 1951.



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