Judy   Thanks for your email. I will check out the poor law records for Lambeth on ancesty.   Regards   Carole --- On Mon, 2/11/09, Judy Lester <jlester@btinternet.com> wrote: From: Judy Lester <jlester@btinternet.com> Subject: RE: [SRY] William Frederick ETHERTON born 1898 Lambeth To: eng-surrey@rootsweb.com, "'Carole Moon'" <carolefhs@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Monday, 2 November, 2009, 11:00 Carole, The boys were probably "boarded out" in Hampshire by whichever Poor Law Union was responsible for their upkeep. This type of fostering by families in the country was standard practice in the early 1900s, and was a good source of income for families who were willing to do it. A bit of googling will probably produce some information. If the ETHERTON family was chargeable to Lambeth, you might find something in the Lambeth Board of Guardians' records, held at the London Metropolitan Archives. HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carole Moon I have found my Great Uncle William Frederick ETHERTON born 1898 Lambeth on the 1911 census living in London Road Hook Hampshire as a boarder not with his parents Edward & Emily ETHERTON & siblings who were living at 7 Gye Street Buildings Lambeth.   There were 4 other boys from London boarded with this family in Hampshire ...