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Orphan Number: 3504
Orphan: Patrick McCABE
Mother:WARD, Ann
Father:,
Mother's ship:Blackfriar
Father's ship:
Age when admitted:2yrs 9mths
Date admitted:21 Dec 1852
Date discharged:29 Jan 1861
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: died
Remarks:
References: SWD6, 28

This orphan has been claimed by: Amy Freeman

My husband, Scott Freeman, is a direct descendant of Anne Ward (his Great Great Great Grandmother), who was Patrick McCabe's mother.  Patrick arrived onboard "Blackfriar" in July 1851 with his mother, a convict, and was just over a year old.  Patrick is listed in the Surgeon's Report for the ship having been unwell for 8 days on the journey to Tasmania.  Anne Ward married Timothy Hopewell in 1855 and they went on to have five children.  Their daughter Ellen Hopewell is my husband's great great grandmother, then to her eldest daughter Minnie May Rilat (Scott's great grandmother), Minnie's son Neil Thomas Freeman (Scott's grandfather) and Neil's son Lionel Charles Freeman (Scott's father).


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This orphan has been claimed by: Friends of the Orphan Schools

This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge him. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to his memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.


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