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Jane Whalan (1821–1848)

In June 1827 Jane and her older brother John Robert Hearn, 7, were placed in an orphan school after her mother and stepfather decided they could no longer care for them now that they also had three younger children of their own to support.

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'Whalan, Jane (1821–1848)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/whalan-jane-27147/text34681, accessed 22 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Hearn, Jane
Birth

20 December, 1821
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

17 December, 1848 (aged 26)
Tarana, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

childbirth complications

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