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Orphan Number: 4565
Orphan: Ellen REID
Mother:DESMOND, Mary
Father:REID, Patrick
Mother's ship:John William Dare
Father's ship:Mandarin
Age when admitted:4yrs 5mths
Date admitted:14 Jul 1859
Date discharged:16 Jun 1860
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: parents, now free
Remarks: father deserted to New Zealand
References: SWD6, 26/2, 26/5, 26/6, 27, HAP1871/63

This orphan has been claimed by: Emily Wells

I am researching my ancestry on my father’s side and little orphan, Ellen REID, is my great-grandmother. Ellen eventually left Tasmania and married Albertus (Albert) Poppen Keizer in on 26 March 1881 in New South Wales. Ellen and Albert went on to have eleven (11) children, including my grandmother, Ellen Keizer.


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