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Northumberland / Re: Cottage Homes boys ophanage in Ponteland Northumberland
« on: Wednesday 15 August 12 15:06 BST (UK)  »
My great uncle Francis Harris and his wife Sarah were Superintendent and Matron there in 1911.
They'd been at Brentwood or Braintree in 1901.
Born in 1964 in Worcester he had returned to that city where he dies but I don't yet have the date.
Perhaps there are school reports with the Supt's signature thereon.
Any info would be appreciated.

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Northumberland / Re: Cottage Homes boys ophanage in Ponteland Northumberland
« on: Wednesday 15 August 12 15:03 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: maddfridge on Sunday 01 August 10 16:42 BST (UK)
hi there

my own father was there from 1923 to 1935 and there are some records held not just at the northumberland record office !

the hexham union which my father came under sent some of its children there but some records are also held by the tyne a wear archives

Such as the link

http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Prudhoe_C13.htm

some pages from the school etc.

i looked at this document in 1996 and there is very little refernce to people such as 2 new pupils admitted today etc with no names

national archives link

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=155-ces217&cid=0#0


i have just written to blanford house tyne and wear archives for a search cost of any relevant documents .



pm








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Northumberland / Re: Cottage Homes boys ophanage in Ponteland Northumberland
« on: Wednesday 15 August 12 14:57 BST (UK)  »
My great uncle, Francis Harris & wife Sarah were Superintendent and Matron there in 1911. They had been in Brentwood or Braintree in 1901. He was born in Worcester in 1864 and died back in Worcester.
They may have been at the school at the same time as your relatives.
Did the school produce pupil reports and would they have been signed?
Any information would be appreciated.
This is possibly of particular interst to maddfridge and alieninthelakes.

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Northumberland / Re: Cottage Homes boys ophanage in Ponteland Northumberland
« on: Wednesday 15 August 12 14:53 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: alieninthelakes on Wednesday 18 April 12 23:08 BST (UK)
Hi . . .. I would appreciate any help that can be given. I am trying to trace any information regarding my Nana.  She was at cottage homes with her brother and possibly her sister between 1917 and 1925 approx. Her name was Rebecca Pearson/Akenhead and was aged 6 years old when first attended and left at the age of 14.  Her brother William (Bill) a few years older also attended the ophanage.  Her sister Lilian the eldest we are unsure about her attending the ophanage.  Their parents were William and Maria Akenhead.

Many Thanks

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