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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Tuesday 18 January 11 18:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Thanks for your email.  My father I believe was at the home at the time of the census in 1911 so your Mother probably wouldn't have known him but that being said I don't know how long he was at the home.  Do you have any details about why a child from London, who had recently lost their father, would have been sent to the home.  On the census it shows that he is there with several other children, all from a similar area in London.  Any information on the reasons for the home would definitely be of interest.  I did e mail the charity twice but they did not reply.  I had almost given up hope of finding anything else out.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Sunday 07 November 10 17:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Loraine - not wishing to be dim but I keyed in BN42 but could not find St Louise Close.  Thanks anway perhaps I will try when my internet is a bit faster (lots of use on a sunday afternoon and our system is very slow at that time)!!

I am tryin gto get hold of records from when it was a childrens house unsuccessful at the moment!

Thanks again

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Thursday 04 November 10 19:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi - Yes I am still gathering info on this building, thank you for your info.  I have sort of lost the momentum on the search because I keep hitting brick walls but something always comes along to get you going again.

Thanks again

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Thursday 27 May 10 18:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Well I have just retried it as you suggested and it worked tonight.  I am in the UK by the way. 

Thank you very much for the time that you have spent helping me, I have downloaded the document and will shortly be having a read through.   It will be interesting to see if there is a picture available.

Thanks again

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Thursday 27 May 10 18:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I entered the road name but it did not show that the road existed.  From an earlier post it suggests that the road may not now be in existence.  Hence I drew a blank.

Thank you

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Wednesday 26 May 10 20:26 BST (UK)  »
That drew a blank, but worth a try, because you never know till you try!  Thank you

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Wednesday 26 May 10 19:47 BST (UK)  »
I have gone back to some of my research information and have found reference to the childrens home that I am looking for in Kellys Directory of Sussex 1911 and under the "Homes" section it lists the Cecilia and Louie Home for Children.  Mrs Pennington-Bickford is shown as the principle.  The address shown in the directory is Upper Shoreham Road, Southwick, Brighton.  How does that address fit into the locality please?

Thank you                               

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Wednesday 26 May 10 18:51 BST (UK)  »
Wow two messages in one day, thank you very much.

I did in fact move forward with my research.  The Pennington-Bickford family were connected with the St Clements Dane Charity in Holborn, London (you know the nursery rhyme, oranges and lemons - there is a connection but right now can't remember what in my excitement!).  After a long and drawn out process including the National Archives I contacted the Trustees of the charity who in turn advised that the records of the charity were archived in the City of Westminster Archives in London and I made contact with them.  However, the records that were available did not include any reference to a children's home in Sussex and that where is I paused thinking what to do next.

The address that I have for the home is taken from the 1911 census and as you say road names change and shift their location.  I did contact both of the famility history societies in sussex again unsuccessfully.  I assume that the home was a private home but still feel that I can't give up my search, it needs to be parked whilst further thought happens.  I will certainly trying posting as you suggest spinalman and see if I can get any response. 

Thanks once again for your replies, much appreciated.

Regards

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Sussex / Re: Childrens Home Portslade
« on: Tuesday 18 August 09 21:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Cein

The address of the home on the 1911 census is a bit long winded but is shown as:

Upper Shoreham Road, Southwick Shoreham, Portslade by Sea

With my limited geographical knowledge it sounds like they have picked several names from the area and put them into one address.

I have also found out that the home was run by a Mrs Louie Pennington-Bickford as a respite home for children from London.  I assume, therefore that it must be a private home.

Thanks for your info, it might be connected in someway who knows, thats all part of the fun of the searching, however I am getting a bit worn down with this one I have been looking so long and keep coming back to it.

Regards

Gill

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