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Orphan Number: 2859

Orphan: George William Douglas JOHNSON
Mother: HAMILTON, Elizabeth
Father: JOHNSON/HAMILTON, George
Mother's ship:
Father's ship: Oriental Queen
Age when admitted: 9yrs
Date admitted: 23 Apr 1863
Date discharged: 6 Sep 1866
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: Jerimiah McAuliffe, Tunnack
Remarks: father's assumed name Hamilton was Superintendant of Police who murdered his wife
References:SWD28, 32/1, CSD25/15/1210, Mercury 12 Mar 1861, 9 Apr 1861, 7 Jan 1867

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This is the same orphan as 2309 and 2858

 



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