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Jane Byrne (1825–1913)

Jane Hewitt arrived in Sydney in 1834 with her convict mother and four siblings aboard the Numa. Her father, John Hewitt, also a convict, had arrived in Sydney aboard the John in 1832.

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'Byrne, Jane (1825–1913)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/byrne-jane-25462/text33817, accessed 19 April 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Hewitt, Jane
  • Izzard, Jane
  • Byrnes, Jane
Birth

1825
Lincolnshire, England

Death

8 May, 1913 (aged ~ 88)
Brooklyn, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

general debility

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