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Stephen Hutchinson (1838–1908)

Stephen Carbis was born on a convict hulk in England and accompanied his mother to Sydney aboard the John Renwick, arriving on 27th August, 1838. After his mother married Joshua Hutchinson in 1848 Stephen assumed his stepfather's surname. He married under the surname Hutchinson and passed the name to his children. He was working as a watchman at an oil works at the time of his death.

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'Hutchinson, Stephen (1838–1908)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hutchinson-stephen-29384/text36401, accessed 20 April 2024.

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  • Carbis, Stephen
Birth

25 March, 1838
Plymouth, Devon, England

Death

24 April, 1908 (aged 70)
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

bone infection

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