Hi Venetia In 1881 it was at 12 Fosse Road Matron then Eliza BAILEY 50 born Claybrook 19 inmates, from 7 to 16 so not quite infants According to :- Whites 1863 Directory The Infant Orphan Asylum was established in January 1851 for the maintenance and education of poor female orphan children, belonging to the town or county of Leicester, who are admitted at the early age of six. and trained in such habits of virtue, industry, and usefulness as may best qualify them to become valuable domestic servants, or otherwise to fulfil the duties of the station in which providence may place them. It is chiefly indebted for its origin to the benevolence and untiring energy of Lady HAZLERIGG, of NoselyHall, who has been ably assisted in her charitable design by the Countess HOWE, by Mrs John TAYLOR, of Leicester, and many other ladies of the county; and it is gratifying to know that a large measure of success has been already vouchsafed to their labours. In 1854, a healthy site on the Fosse road was purchased, and a very simple but appropriate building of brick and stone was erected at a cost of £900, raised by subscription and the profits of two bazaars. There are now about 30 inmates, each of whom on leaving, is properly clothed, and placed in a respectable situation. In 1911 it was at 7 Fosse road (could have moved or they just renumbered the buildings) Miss Florence PREW was matron Miss S S PARTRIDGE hon sec (19 female charges in 1911) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 16/11/2013 00:10, Venetia Livens wrote: > My family research has taken me to the Leicestershire Infant Orphan > Asylum. It was established in 1851 and its Matron was Miss Jane Campkin - > my ancestor. > > Has anyone heard of the asylum or connections to the asylum? Does anyone > know the history of the asylum? > > Looking forward to hearing from members. > > Regards, >

Thank you for your informative email. Regards, Venetia On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Venetia > > > In 1881 it was at 12 Fosse Road > Matron then Eliza BAILEY 50 born Claybrook > 19 inmates, from 7 to 16 so not quite infants > > According to :- > > Whites 1863 Directory > The Infant Orphan Asylum was established in January 1851 for the > maintenance and education of poor female orphan children, belonging to > the town or county of Leicester, who are admitted at the early age of > six. and trained in such habits of virtue, industry, and usefulness as > may best qualify them to become valuable domestic servants, or otherwise > to fulfil the duties of the station in which providence may place them. > It is chiefly indebted for its origin to the benevolence and untiring > energy of Lady HAZLERIGG, of NoselyHall, who has been ably assisted in > her charitable design by the Countess HOWE, by Mrs John TAYLOR, of > Leicester, and many other ladies of the county; and it is gratifying to > know that a large measure of success has been already vouchsafed to > their labours. In 1854, a healthy site on the Fosse road was purchased, > and a very simple but appropriate building of brick and stone was > erected at a cost of £900, raised by subscription and the profits of two > bazaars. There are now about 30 inmates, each of whom on leaving, is > properly clothed, and placed in a respectable situation. > > In 1911 it was at 7 Fosse road > (could have moved or they just renumbered the buildings) > Miss Florence PREW was matron > Miss S S PARTRIDGE hon sec > (19 female charges in 1911) > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 16/11/2013 00:10, Venetia Livens wrote: > > My family research has taken me to the Leicestershire Infant Orphan > > Asylum. It was established in 1851 and its Matron was Miss Jane Campkin > - > > my ancestor. > > > > Has anyone heard of the asylum or connections to the asylum? Does anyone > > know the history of the asylum? > > > > Looking forward to hearing from members. > > > > Regards, > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Venetia Livens Yarraville