Orphan Number: | 3718 |
---|
Orphan: | Elizabeth McMAGH |
---|---|
Mother: | McMAGH, Mary |
Father: | POOLE, James |
Mother's ship: | Arabian |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 4yrs |
Date admitted: | 2 Mar 1847 |
Date discharged: | 24 Nov 1849 |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died of whooping cough |
Remarks: | buried 28 Nov 1849 at St John's Cemetery, New Town |
References: | SWD7, 28 |
This Orphan died while in care at the Orphan Schools and has no descendants. The Friends of the Orphan Schools acknowledge her. A memorial garden has been created with a plaque dedicated to her memory and all those children who died. Each year the Friends gather at Fox's Feast and pause to remember them all.