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Orphan Number: 5641

Orphan: Maria WHITEMAN
Mother: GOWANS/SMITH, Jemima
Father: WHITEMAN, David
Mother's ship: Cadet 3
Father's ship: Forfarshire
Age when admitted: 1yr 6mths
Date admitted: 3 Apr 1856, 28 Jan 1869
Date discharged: 8 Apr 1867, 31 Mar 1869
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: Rev J H Smales, Bathurst St, returned QO, then to D Whitechurch, Evandale
Remarks:
References:SWD6, 27, 28, 32/1, HAP1871/63, CSD25/14/1131

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Claimed by Dean Hodge. You can send a message to Dean Hodge by email

Dean Hodge wrote:

Maria is the sister of Jane Elizabeth WHITEMAN who is my paternal great-great-grandmother.

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