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Orphan Number: 5740

Orphan: Mary WILLIS
Mother: WILLIS, Jane
Father: ,
Mother's ship: Garland Grove
Father's ship:
Age when admitted: 4yrs
Date admitted: 14 Mar 1842
Date discharged: 9 Dec 1847
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: mother, free
Remarks:
References:SWD7, 28

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Claimed by Tracey Guppy. You can send a message to Tracey Guppy by email

Tracey Guppy wrote:

Mary Willis was my ancestor. She returned to England and married in 1857. I have no idea what happened to her brother William.

Their mother married Henry Bodman in 1848 in Hobart



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