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From: Lyn <>
Subject: Recherche 1875
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:22:06 +1100


Hi List,

Would anyone know if there was a whaling station, or fishing village
at Recherche in 1875, my GGMother died there in that year, death
cert. shows she was living with a fisherman as his wife, there are
only 4 death registrations for the quarter, she and her prem.baby
being 2 of them, informant in all the cases being the Special
Constable at Recherche. I was wondering if it was just a tiny
isolated outpost, or if at the time it had a larger population due
to a fishing or whaling fleet? I have found online info regarding
the old cemeteries etc, but not about a settlement that may have been
there.
TIA

Lyn

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