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Underwood, Jane Marian (1818–1863)

Jane Benham arrived in Sydney with her parents, John (42), a cabinet maker, and Jane (40), and siblings Charles (18), Henry (16) and Daniel (12) as unassisted migrants aboard the Indiana in 1833. Her age was given as 15.

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'Underwood, Jane Marian (1818–1863)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/underwood-jane-marian-25202/text33660, accessed 28 March 2023.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Benham, Jane Marian
Birth

1818
Sweden

Death

8 September, 1863 (aged ~ 45)
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

Cultural Heritage
Passenger Ship