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Title: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: Kaybron on Saturday 10 July 10 01:45 BST (UK)

Can anyone provide details about Clayton House, an Orphan Home, in Epsom Surrey (East Street).  The home is listed in the 1891 Census, District 10 and has quite a few children living there, one of I am interested in finding further details about.  I have searched the Internet to find details about the home but am struggling to find any information.

Kaybron

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: suzard on Saturday 10 July 10 07:37 BST (UK)

this may be of interest -an excellent site
http://epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/PoundLaneSchool.html

the Barnado's Boys section has a photograph too

It seems it was a barnados home and was previously named Mittendorf House.

If you put Barnados Homes England into a search engine you should find some info too

Suz

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: Kaybron on Saturday 10 July 10 09:32 BST (UK)

Thank you Suz.  Will now be able to start hunting up some information about the home and perhaps seeing if there is access to records of children who were at the orphanage.

Regards Kaybron

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: Valda on Monday 12 July 10 16:58 BST (UK)

Hi

BARNARDOS

This website will give you details on how to access the records of a Barnardoes child (it is not cheap).

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/fosteringandadoption/fosteringandadoption_resources/fosteringandadoption_making_connections.htm

Here is a list of Barnardo’s Homes

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/who_we_are/history/barnardos_homes.htm

including Mittendorff House


'Mittendorff House,
High Road,
Epsom,
Surrey.

Opened 1896.
Emigration point for Canada (1908).
1918 re-named Clayton House, East Street, Epsom.
Closed 1937.'

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/who_we_are/history/barnardos_homes/barnardos_homes_se/barnardos_homes_se_mittendorf.htm


Regards

Valda

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: Kaybron on Tuesday 13 July 10 01:29 BST (UK)

Thank you Valda for posting this information.  Will certainly use the information provided and make an enquiry re the person I am trying to find details about.

If the enquiry is successfully, or even if it is not, it is money well spent as I will know that I have investigated this area in trying to find details about this person and if she was at any of the Barnardo's Homes.   

Will let you know how things go after making enquiries.

Regards Kaybron

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: tinkerbe on Saturday 02 October 10 17:27 BST (UK)

does any one know how it got the name clayton house?

thanks

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: Langley Vale Sue on Sunday 07 November 10 23:19 GMT (UK)

I think it was renamed Clayton House because it was near the junction of East Street and Clayton Road.

Clayton House eventually became the Tax Office (Inland Revenue), but it closed a good few years ago.

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: tinkerbe on Monday 08 November 10 05:55 GMT (UK)

thanks for the information sue

Title: Re: Clayton House Orphan Home 1891 Census
Post by: liz.clarke on Tuesday 09 August 11 23:47 BST (UK)

Sue langley vale - this is strange, I dont know anything about Clayton house but I note that you have info of the Williams family from Culworth. My Grandfather is Leslie George son of James Williams and have been looking for info for a while now. My Mum was Jean Williams which makes her a cousin of your husband if I am correct.