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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: jubed on Sunday 01 November 09 18:43 GMT (UK)
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Does anyone know of any way to trace the records of orphans around 1911-1920 especially those belonging to Orphanage Church Extension Association Victoria Orphanage, Maida Vale, Paddington area? It appears the orphanage was for young children as the oldest was four.
Have tried Westminster archives no records.
Adoption archives Westminster nothing to do with them.
Still to try Paddington library but not hopeful.
Orphanage was run by Mother Superior so possibly Roman catholic.
Thanks Jubed
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Hi
From Googling (always to be recommended) 'Church Extension Association' you get the 'Community of the Sisters of the Church'
'The order was founded by Mother Emily Ackbowm in 1870 as the Church Extension Association'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_the_Sisters_of_the_Church
The order is Anglican
http://www.sistersofthechurch.org/csc/About_Us.html
and they have an Archivist
Regards
Valda
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Many thanks for that Valda, will send them an email tomorrow.
Bedt wishes Jubed
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Hi Jubed,
Did you get any luck with this?
One of my ancestors was in this orphanage in the 1901 census and I have just seen this thread.
acceber
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Hi Acceber and thanks for your post.The person we were researching was my husband's
grandfather,so we actually sent a letter to the archivist at the address in my first post.We received a lovely reply from the lady containing all the information she had on him .I hope that you are as successful.Best wishes Julie ;D
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That's great ;D I will try and do the same and see what I get!
Like you, I have trawled the internet, and london metropolitan archives etc with no luck on the orphanage records. I have the birth certificate and I have found her on the 1911 census as a domestic servant, which is what I believe the orphanage trained the girls to do, so armed with that I will send off a letter!
Many Thanks,
acceber
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Thanks Acceber, that's made me wonder if the boys were possibly trained in a similiar line as we know that Bob's grandfather worked as a waiter before joining the army(too young as it turns out)in 1924. best wishes Julie 8)
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I've just sent an email now, so fingers crossed!
acceber
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Just to update, I have just had a reply from the archivist with a record card detailing a timeline of events in the life of my Great Grandmother, including her admission, where she stayed and her postings in domestic service.
This means I have more information about her life compared to some of my other great grandparents, who I have photographs, and first-hand information from relatives about.
Many thanks to everyone who has posted.
acceber
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Hi Acceber, that's great news. We had a similiar response with a record card of Grandad Cecil's life until he was about 20.As we knew absolutely nothing about him(he disappeared out of his son's -my father in law's life when he was tiny)this was a great find.We found that he was actually illegitimate, having been born to a sixteen year old in 1907.He seems to have had a pretty awful life, finally dying in Salford in 1939 aged just 32.
Good luck with all your research, best wishes Julie
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Thanks to everyone who has helped me by posting on this topic. As suggested in an earlier post, I emailed the archivist at the Sisters of the Church in November 2013. In June 2014 I had a reply. Well worth the wait I can tell you! I was emailed a copy of the shortened Register of Birth, copy of baptism register, rules of the orphanage, and application form which the relatives had to sign to get the children in to the orphanage. Also, details from the orphanage register, including that their first names were changed at the orphanage to a version of the original, their dates of entry and leaving, and their occupations on leaving. They went into service and for one of the girls, it had her places of work for 10 years after she left the orphanage. As others have said, more documentation than on any other relative! Please be patient if you ask for info, it is worth the wait.
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Glad to hear that Susan. You are very welcome. Thanks also to everyone who helped me at the
time.It was great news as my father in law's background was always a mystery.
Best wishes to you all Julie :D :D :D