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Orphan Number: 467

Orphan: Ellen BRENTWELL
Mother: ,
Father: BRENTWELL, John
Mother's ship:
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 2yrs
Date admitted: 6 Jun 1843
Date discharged: 8 May 1844
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: died
Remarks: buried 10 May 1844 at St John's Cemetery, New Town - father free, mother dead
References:SWD7, 28

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Claimed by Jeanette Brentnall. You can send a message to Jeanette Brentnall by email

Claimed by Friends of the Orphan Schools. You can send a message to Friends of the Orphan Schools by email

Jeanette Brentnall wrote:

My convict's name was John BRENTNALL, and I believe that the surname of this child is similar enough to be a misreading of his name. 

There are three children, Ellen, George and Henry, all of whom died at the school.  Their mother's name would have probably been Esther SIXSMITH, as she and John Brentnall had applied for permission to marry. To date, no record of their marriage has been found.



Friends of the Orphan Schools wrote:

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.



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