Hi Listers My wife's aunt was orphaned in 1905 aged 4 years when her mother (already a widow) died in Gwynne Road, Battersea. We found her 20 years later living in Green Lane, Battersea. Both roads - only yards apart - were very close to Battersea railway station and to the Thames and Battersea rail bridge. We know from her family records that she was put into an orphanage in 1905 (presumably very close by, given the 'before and after' addresses). Does anyone know where orphanages or other similar Battersea/Wandsworth institutions were located at that time which might have taken in an infant of this age and whether records of inmates of such institutions still exist? We cannot find her in the 1911 census - perhaps because she was recorded only as initials by the institution as was often the case. Any suggestion welcomed. John

Hi John My Mother was orphaned in 1910 and placed in Hackney Workhouse. Hackney at that time were sending orphaned children "to the country" as it was healthier. My Mother was raised in an orphanage in High Ongar Essex. A long way from where she was born. So I would check which Workhouse covered the area this child was orphaned. She could have moved back to her birthplace years later. Eve (Canada now) ---------------------------------------- > From: john@barbrook.info > To: LONDON@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:02:30 +0100 > Subject: [LON] Battersea/Wandsworth area orphan > > Hi Listers > > > > My wife's aunt was orphaned in 1905 aged 4 years when her mother (already a > widow) died in Gwynne Road, Battersea. We found her 20 years later living in > Green Lane, Battersea. Both roads - only yards apart - were very close to > Battersea railway station and to the Thames and Battersea rail bridge. > > > > We know from her family records that she was put into an orphanage in 1905 > (presumably very close by, given the 'before and after' addresses). > > > > Does anyone know where orphanages or other similar Battersea/Wandsworth > institutions were located at that time which might have taken in an infant > of this age and whether records of inmates of such institutions still exist? > We cannot find her in the 1911 census - perhaps because she was recorded > only as initials by the institution as was often the case. > > > > Any suggestion welcomed. > > > > John > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This mailing list works in parallel with the London surname interest list on the web at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/london.html . Check for matching interests and add your own ! > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: LONDON-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LONDON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message