Sydney Benevolent Asylum Sydney, New South Wales

Notes:
1821 - 1901 Address - Benevolent Society Asylum was situated at on the corner of Pitt and Devonshire Streets, Sydney.



The Benevolent Asylum, run by the Benevolent Society of New South Wales, was opened in 1821 by Governor Macquarie. It issued poor relief and took in the poor, destitute, disabled and aged but its main focus was pregnant women and children. The Benevolent Asylum closed in 1901 as the land was resumed by the government for Central Station. It was replaced by the Royal Hospital for Women at Paddington (1901) and the Thomas Street Asylum (1904).

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	WILLIAMS, John Henry	26 Apr 1883	Sydney Benevolent Asylum Sydney, New South Wales	I31580

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