Orphan Number: 2961

Orphan:	William Henry KEEFE
Mother:	McLOUGHLIN, Mary
Father:	KEEFE, William
Mother's ship:	Diadem
Father's ship:	Staffordshire
Age when admitted:	8yrs
Date admitted:	8 Oct 1864
Date discharged:	14 Jun 1869
Institutions(s):	Queens Orphan School
Discharged to:	William Costain, Launceston
Remarks:	won prize Jan 1868 - father dead, mother ill
References:	SWD26/7, 27, 32/1, HAP1871/63

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Claimed by Jenny Haynes. You can send a message to Jenny Haynes by email here

Jenny Haynes wrote:

William was the youngest brother of my great grandmother, Elizabeth Barratt (Keefe). Their mother Mary McLoughlin was a widow and admitted to hospital where she died and her children became orphans. His father was William and other sibling was Katie

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