Possibly workhouse records if they have survived. Bev -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John redders Sent: 02 April 2012 14:09 To: Eng Lincs Subject: [LIN] Pareents die leaving children as orphans On 3rd February 1866, John Walker Belding died in Newington, Surrey, and in December quarter of that same year, Mary Belding, his wife died, leaving 8 children as orphans. So what would happen to the children if grandparents/family weren't able to care for them. I suppose it was the parish in where they were living at the time, or was it the parish in which they were born? According to the census of 1871, Prior Aylward Belding, born 1864 in Newington, Surrey was in an orphanage, the Spurgeon Orphanage in Clapham, his brother William born St Luke, Middlesex, was in an orphanage in Bristol, brother George born Boston, well I can't find him in 1871, the other children were in Boston. Where would I find records of such decisions, if there any? John Readman ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message