| Orphan Number: | 5224 |
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| Orphan: | Margaret SUMNER |
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| Mother: | , |
| Father: | , |
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| Age when admitted: | 8yrs |
| Date admitted: | 1853 |
| Date discharged: | |
| Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
| Discharged to: | |
| Remarks: | parents dead - from Swansea - unsure whether admitted to Queens Orphan School |
| References: | CSO24/241/9493 |
This orphan has been claimed by: Jeannie Bishop
Margaret Sumner (Sumler/Summers) was born 3 April 1845 at Greater Swan Port, to Robert Sumner (Sumler/Summers) who arrived as a convict, per Argyle 1831 and his wife Margaret (nee Pennycook) also a convict, per Atwick 1838. When Margaret was 2 years old her baby sister died and within a couple of months her mother died. Her father did not die until 25 Nov 1861 at Port Sorell. Margaret married James Fidler (Fiddler) on 8 May 1863, at New Ground. She had 11 children, one named Joseph became my paternal grandfather. Margaret died 3 June 1923, Leith, Tasmania.
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