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Orphan Number: 5216

Orphan: William SULLIVAN
Mother: COTTER, Ann
Father: SULLIVAN, Thomas
Mother's ship: Earl Grey
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 5yrs 11mths
Date admitted: 6 Jul 1859
Date discharged: 21 Aug 1861
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: discharged to police
Remarks:
References:SWD6, 26/2, 28

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Claimed by Susan Roberts. You can send a message to Susan Roberts by email

Susan Roberts wrote:

William was also known as "Willie" when he was admitted in 1859 with 3 siblings...all children of Thomas Sullivan (Ship: Gilbert Henderson) and Ann Carton (Ship: Earl Grey).They were married in Bothwell in 1850. Ann (Annie) had many spellings for her surname as she couldn't write and had a strong Irish accent (from Wexford, Ireland). Alternate spellings: Cartin/Carten/Carden/Karten/Carter/ Caston/ Cotter) .. The children admitted together were: Sarah, Willie, Alice and Selina..Information on these people is available on my Ancestry Public tree.



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