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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
Institutions(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

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Claimed by Michael Keen. You can send a message to Michael Keen by email

Michael Keen wrote:

I am trying to obtain info on the life of William after he left the orphanage in 1869



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