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Orphan Number: 2849

Orphan: Sarah Ann JESSOP
Mother: JESSEP, Betsy
Father: ,
Mother's ship: Sir Robert Seppings
Father's ship: Caroline Middleton
Age when admitted: 11yrs
Date admitted: 5 Dec 1854
Date discharged: 5 Apr 1858
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: Dr Huxtable, Evandale
Remarks: father dead
References:SWD28, 32/1, CSO24/259/10759

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Claimed by Helen FULLER. You can send a message to Helen FULLER by email

Helen FULLER wrote:

Sarah was my mother's grandmother: My mother was Vera Alice KNOX. Her mother was RUBY (neeMcKENZIE) KNOX daughter of Sarah McKenzie neeJESSOPĀ  who married and lived in Bairnsdale, VIC...


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