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Orphan Number: 702

Orphan: Christopher BUSCH
Mother: BUSCH, Wilhelmina
Father: BUSCH, Andrew
Mother's ship: Wilhelmsburg
Father's ship: Wilhelmsburg
Age when admitted: 10yrs
Date admitted: 26 Sep 1855
Date discharged: 7 Jan 1856
Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School
Discharged to: father
Remarks: parents German immigrants - mother died at St Mary's Hospital, Hobart
References:SWD28, CSD1/65/1484

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Claimed by Brett Clark . You can send a message to Brett Clark by email

Brett Clark wrote:

Christopher Busch was my 2x great grandfather .

He went to live in the Derwent Valley at Fentonbury with his father, who worked as a farm labourer.

He married Louisa Kemp, and his trade was bootmaker.

I assume that he learnt his trade in orphan school, if anyone knows that would be great 



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