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Orphan Number: 5879
Orphan: Mary BENNETT
Mother:THOMAS/HIGGINS, Emma
Father:BENNETT, Leonard
Mother's ship:S C Napier
Father's ship:William Metcalf
Age when admitted:10yrs
Date admitted:27 Sep 1869
Date discharged:5 Jun 1879, 25 Jul 1877, 18 May 1895
Institution(s):Queens Orphan School, Girls Industrial School, New Town Charitable Institute
Discharged to: GIS, Florence Taylor, NTCI
Remarks: won prize GIS 1883
References: SWD26/10, 26/11, 52/1, 52/2, 37 HSD274/2, Mercury 20 Jul 1883


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