Orphan: | Robert READING |
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Mother: | READING, Hannah |
Father: | , |
Mother's ship: | Mary Ann |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 5yrs |
Date admitted: | 20 Sep 1834 |
Date discharged: | 18 Feb 1837 |
Institutions(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | died |
Remarks: | buried St John's Cemetery New Town -mother married Thomas Evans 1831 and died 1834 |
References: | SWD28 |
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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