Friends of the Orphans Schools logo

Orphan Number: 4501

Orphan: Emmeline RACKHAM
Mother: RACKHAM, Lydia
Father: RACKHAM, James
Mother's ship: Cadet
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 5yrs
Date admitted: 17 Apr 1849
Date discharged: 17 Oct 1854
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: brother-in-law George Powling
Remarks:
References:SWD7, 28

You can claim this Orphan here

Claimed by Penelope Marshall. You can send a message to Penelope Marshall by email

Penelope Marshall wrote:

George Powling was my great, great Grandfather he married Lydia Ann Rackham jnr. (Anna) at Fremantle Western Australia in 1854. They had eight children after collecting Anna's siblings from the orphanage.

Use this facility to register your interest so other researchers can contact you. Add up to a 2000 character short story about your orphan and what became of them after they left the Orphan School. You can add links to other web sites and upload a photo.  Note that you can claim more than one orphan and that any orphan can be claimed more than once.
If you need to contact our researchers then email us and quote the orphan name and index number above.

 Site last updated March 2025