Friends of the Orphans Schools logo

Orphan Number: 5086

Orphan: Matilda SMITHURST
Mother: SMITHURST, Mary
Father: ,
Mother's ship: New Grove
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 2yrs
Date admitted: 16 Nov 1835
Date discharged: 11 May 1838
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: died
Remarks: buried 14 May 1838 at St John's Cemetery, New Town
References:SWD28, CSO5/86/1885, CSO5/191/4635, CSO1/802/17152

You can claim this Orphan here

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

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.



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