Orphan Number: 4916

Orphan:	Thomas SHERSTON
Mother:	BROOKS, Mary Ann
Father:	SHERSTON, Richard
Mother's ship:	William Jardine
Father's ship:	Emily
Age when admitted:	7yrs 6mths
Date admitted:	5 Dec 1861, 31 Aug 1867
Date discharged:	25 Jan 1867, 26 Sep 1867
Institutions(s):	Queens Orphan School
Discharged to:	Thomas Watson, Swansea, readmitted QO, then to David Griffin, Brighton
Remarks:	mother dead, father deserted
References:	SWD26/2, 26/4, 27, 32/1, CSD25/16/1379

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Claimed by Dianne Allen. You can send a message to Dianne Allen by email here

Claimed by Kerry Sherston-Smith. You can send a message to Kerry Sherston-Smith by email here

Dianne Allen wrote:

Thomas married Eliza Sweet, they had a 3 children. he died in his 30's. Many descendants.

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Kerry Sherston-Smith wrote:

I am a direct descendant of Thomas Sherston.  His youngest son Herbert Edward Thomas Sherston, was my paternal grandfather.

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