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Orphan Number: 5454

Orphan: Christina WALKER
Mother: WHEELER, Eliza
Father: WALKER, Thomas
Mother's ship: Garden Grove
Father's ship: Barossa 2
Age when admitted: 11yrs
Date admitted: 17 Aug 1872
Date discharged: 14 Sep 1874
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: mother
Remarks: sentenced to 10 days in prison 25 Jul 1872 - cannot read or write - father dead
References:SWD37

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Claimed by Christine Walsh. You can send a message to Christine Walsh by email

Christine Walsh wrote:

Harriet (Christina) WALKER b/30th June, 1861 in Hobart. Father: George WALKER (Isabella 2) Mother: Eliza WHEELER (Garland Grove). Christina WALKER m/ Thomas Philip COWELL 27th Dec. 1880 in St. Kilda. Christina COWELL d/13th Sep. 1913 in Footscray.



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