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Orphan Number: 4417

Orphan: Edith POULTNEY
Mother: POULTNEY/BARRETT, Sarah
Father: ,
Mother's ship:
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 3yrs
Date admitted: 1871
Date discharged: 6 Mar 1874
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to:
Remarks:
References:SWD26/12, 52/1, 53

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Claimed by Maree Da Costa. You can send a message to Maree Da Costa by email

Maree Da Costa wrote:

Edith is daughter of my g-grandmother Sarah Poultney/Barrett.

Father believed to be Alfred Hesketh. Sarah married Edward Barrett in 1873.

Edith Rachael Barrett married Michael Kearnan in 1885 aged 17.



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