A thought. If you discover details of his emigration it will tell you the names of his fellow travellers. He might have been with another family who had offered him a new life, with his parents agreement. This was after all in the days before formal adoption was introduced. This would not involve anybody except the two families Michael Allbrook -----Original Message----- From: middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Connie Sent: 11 May 2014 13:19 To: Judy Lester; middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDX] Children's Homes 1875-1880 On 11/05/2014 11:43, Judy Lester wrote: > > It’s less a question of which institutions were in the vicinity of the > workhouse, but more of which institutions were actually used by the > relevant poor law union. These may have been outside the area, or even > outside London. For example, he could have been emigrated from the > West London School District at Ashford, via an intermediary > organisation (see http://www.workhouses.org.uk/WestLondonSD). > Whether or not he was > Catholic might also affect where he was cared > for. > > In any event you will probably need to look at the records of the St > George’s Union (at LMA). You may get somewhere with those that are > online, if you have Ancestry access (browsable only, under 'London, > England, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1430-1930, > Westminster'), and they do include a register for the school at > Ashford. But the best source would probably be the St George’s Board > of Guardians’ minute books, since these often list (or discuss) those > children in their care who were candidates for emigration. > Unfortunately, the minute books are not online. Thank you for your reply and the link. He wasn't Catholic as far as I know. The rest of the family weren't. I'll have a look on Ancestry to see what I can find. Thank you for your help. -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/ . ************************************** Send your List messages using *PLAIN TEXT* and always *DELETE* superfluous old messages in replies. Only include the one to which you are replying. *MEANINGFUL Subject Lines* ie who, what, where, when, with SURNAMES in CAPITAL letters. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com The archives can be found at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=middlesex_county_uk . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message