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Orphan Number: 2969
Orphan: William McLeod KEEN
Mother:McLEOD, Jessie
Father:KEEN, William Norman Shadwell
Mother's ship:
Father's ship:William & Jane
Age when admitted:9yrs
Date admitted:30 Mar 1864
Date discharged:17 Mar 1867, 17 Mar 1869
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: Dr John B Mason, Longford, Isaac Briggs
Remarks: mother in England - apprentice saddler at Longford - father a surgeon, died in Auckland, NZ, Aug 1866
References: SWD26/7, 27, 32/1, 52/2, CSD25/19/1674, HAP1871/63, Mercury 23 Aug 1866


This orphan has been claimed by: Michael Keen

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