Mathinna (Tasmanian)

Mathinna
Mathinna - 1842 watercolour by Thomas Bock
Bornc. 1835
Died1852 (aged 16–17)
Cause of deathDrowning
Known forTemporarily adopted by Lady Jane Franklin

Mathinna (c.1835 – 1 September 1852) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian girl, who was adopted and later abandoned by the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane Franklin.