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Title: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: englishpoohbear on Monday 03 June 13 13:08 BST (UK)
Has anyone found records for an orphanage found on the 1881 census in Brotherton? If so, what kind of information was actually available? It's possible that my great grandmother was there in 1881, but the orphanage is not on the 1871 or 1891 census. I'm hoping to find background history on my possible ggmother,parents names,dates she was admitted/left etc
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: dobfarm on Monday 03 June 13 16:44 BST (UK)
Being more local ! someone will know or may know someone who knows more on the subject!

http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000123

Try contacting 'Pontefract museum'
5 Salter Row, Pontefract WF8 1BA

Phone:01977 722740

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Try this website & study the top menu (Post on this website)

http://www.knottingley.org/letters/letters_page.htm

Its not a lot but here are two links to start you off,

First link - is two lines Jan 3rd 1947 about the national school and Orphanage Knottingley (meaning there was one)

http://www.knottingley.org/history/pastyears/years_1947.htm

2nd link is celebrating 140 years of the national schools & orphanages.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wDqbzOBln-wJ:www.actionforchildren.org.uk/about-us/our-history/celebrating-140-years+National+Children's+Home+and+Orphanage+knottingley&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: englishpoohbear on Monday 03 June 13 17:05 BST (UK)
Thankyou for your help. I'll look into it.

Andrea
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: dobfarm on Monday 03 June 13 21:53 BST (UK)
Quote from: englishpoohbear on Monday 03 June 13 17:05 BST (UK)
Thankyou for your help. I'll look into it.

Andrea

After digging a bit deeper

If there are any records of the orphanage and National school on 18 Low Street, Brotherton +/- years 1881 they should be at the West Yorkshire Archives service Wakefield

see link for numbers, Overseers of the poor, school records and overseers own records.

http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=D000074&pos=5

To  search all there records use this link

http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog

Brotherton village/parish own website and Family History

http://www.brotherton.org.uk/html/village_buildings.html

Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: englishpoohbear on Tuesday 04 June 13 10:45 BST (UK)
Thankyou again. Cant wait to check this out.
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: dobfarm on Tuesday 04 June 13 11:46 BST (UK)
Hope you succeed in your Quest!

One point -If you do visit Wakefield or Leeds WYAS book in advance and book your records you want/wish to view, as they will be ready for you on arrival, at it takes time to acclimatize your bearings in the building and its do's & don'ts etc.

Good hunting

Dave  :)
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: Sharon01 on Tuesday 04 June 13 12:27 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: englishpoohbear on Thursday 13 June 13 20:59 BST (UK)
Still searching. Leeds and Wakefield do not have any records. Been advised to contact North Yorkshire, now waiting for a response. Also been told it's unlikely that any records have survived. Not giving up yet.
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: dobfarm on Thursday 13 June 13 22:48 BST (UK)
Try The National Archives websites

A reight!! old mix up!

I think maybe (Selby records)North Yorkshire Archives as Brotherton is near the West Yorkshire/North Yorkshire border,  also I would try York city Archives, also York Borthwick instutute  at York university, also Doncaster is just down the A1 trunk road, so try Doncaster or Barnsley Archives

Leeds West is in North Yorkshire, Selby & Ainsty.- West Kirklees (part of Huddersfield) is in the Derbyshire high peaks, South and West Yorkshire and Doncaster is part Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire



http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/m6images/nyboundarymap.png&imgrefurl=http://ukelect.wordpress.com/category/yorkshumber/north-yorkshire/&h=420&w=800&sz=99&tbnid=QVFc2QpMxTPT9M:&tbnh=64&tbnw=122&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnorth%2Byorkshire%2Bboundary%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=north+yorkshire+boundary&usg=__2gupkLF4rJGibMg9PWJZXLF7Jqs=&docid=ogyT6kaSMphE7M&sa=X&ei=YUC6UZCZN4Oc0QWSioDAAg&sqi=2&ved=0CFAQ9QEwBA&dur=82
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: cybernana4 on Thursday 11 July 19 06:02 BST (UK)
hello,
did you ever find anything about this Orphanage?
I too would be very interested in learning more.
My connection:
  MARY MILNER age 7 born  Brotherton
  HENRIETTA SWAINE age 8 born  Ferrybridge
thank you
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: englishpoohbear on Thursday 11 July 19 06:29 BST (UK)
Sadly no. No-one seems to know anything about it.  :'(
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: cybernana4 on Thursday 11 July 19 07:15 BST (UK)
thanks a lot for reply. Sorry to hear.
Still can't understand why not on the other Census?
If I find anything I will let you know
Title: Re: Brotherton Orphanage 1881?
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 11 July 19 10:22 BST (UK)
This may be of help...there is a Tree for Milner Family of Brotherton:


http://www.brotherton.org.uk/html/grace.html


http://www.brotherton.org.uk/html/surname_index.html

Carol