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Cambridgeshire Lookup Requests / Re: Robert Lewis Anderson (Hitchen), Tydd St Giles
« on: Wednesday 26 December 12 10:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Carole,  Many thanks for your very quick reply.  I'm not sure if this is the right forum to be asking these questions, but I thought I would try.
Lewis Anderson (the father) married Mary Ann Hitchen on 4 July 1854, after the baptism of Robert Lewis Anderson (Hitchen) in Tydd St Giles.  His father's name is given as Robert Lewis.  In fact it only now crosses my mind that perhaps he also was born out of wedlock, and that his name Lewis is just a reference to who was his father.  The witnesses were Charles Gall and William EJ Smith.  I think I will tray to find William EJ Smith on the Tydd census records.

Robert Louis Hitchen (baptised as Robert Lewis Hitchen) married on 29 Dec 1876 and his age is given as 22, which indicates a DOB in 1854, although his baptism is 18 July, 1853 !! 

The witnesses are Sarah Jane Anderson (a daughter of Lewis and Mary Ann Anderson and "sister" to RLA), andWilliam Gosling (the father of RLA's wife Elizabeth Gosling).

I live in Switzerland, and visiting the records offices in the UK is almost impossible, and everything I do has to be by internet search which is not always easy.  So I very much appreciate your reply.

Kind regards

Keith Anderson

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Cambridgeshire Lookup Requests / Robert Lewis Anderson (Hitchen), Tydd St Giles
« on: Tuesday 25 December 12 12:02 GMT (UK)  »
My Great Grandfather was Baptised Robert Lewis Hitchen on 18 Jul 1853.  His mother is given as Mary Ann Hitchen.  No father's name is given although the inclusion of the middle name "Lewis” might be an indication of his father.  I have been unable to find a birth date or birth certificate for Robert Lewis, although a birth year of 1853/1854 seems probable.
He appears on the various censuses as Robert Louis (Lewis) Anderson. He is shown as living with his “parents” Louis Anderson (Origin Terrington St Clements c 1816) and Mary Ann Anderson (Origin Leverington c 1832). Lewis and Mary Ann married in Tydd St Giles on 4 July 1854 in Tydd St Giles. I have their marriage certificate and their death certificates (Louis died 25 July 1895, and Mary Ann died 18 May 1900)
Robert Lewis married Elizabeth on 29 December 1876. His marriage certificate gives his name as Robert Lewis Hitchen (I assume because the parish priest would be one of the few people who knew that his baptised name was RL Hitchen).  From thereon, he and Elizabeth appear in the censuses as Robert Lewis (Louis) Anderson. Their descendants have proved relatively simple to find and catalogue.
The census records for Tydd St Giles do not exist for 1861 unfortunately.
Perhaps there is someone who has come across any of these people, or who can give any clarification on Robert Lewis, or his parents Lewis and Mary Ann.  Things get complicated because there are probably two Lewis Andersons born in 1816 and 1821, and further complicated because both married “Mary Ann” although the census give two different sets of children.
I wonder if anyone has any information on Mary Ann Hitchen, or or her son Robert Lewis Anderson (Hitchen), or her husband Lewis Anderson.

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Seaman's Orphanage Hull
« on: Sunday 02 January 11 19:29 GMT (UK)  »
Seems to be some confusion over names and locations of Orphanages.  Is this thread covering all of them ? 

The following is taken from Hull City Corporation web site.

The Sailors’ Families Society (DSSF)
The Port of Hull Society for the Religious Instruction of Sailors, as it was originally known, was founded in 1821. They established their first residential home on Castle Row in 1863. A new home was opened on Park Street in 1867. Eventually the Society purchased some land on Cottingham Road to create a ‘Cottage Home Colony’ known as Newland Homes which opened in 1895. The Society has undergone several name changes over the last two centuries which reflect their varied work with both children and adults who have connections to the sea. It is worth noting that children admitted to the homes came from ports all over the north east coast, not just from Hull.

The records of the Society, including entry and exit documentation relating to the many thousands of children who passed through the homes, are held at Hull City Archives (DSSF).

The Sailors’ Families’ Society (link opens in a new window) still exists. Their work is now confined to supporting families of seafarers within their own homes throughout the United Kingdom.

Hull Seamen’s and General Orphanage (DSHO)
The Hull Seamen’s and General Orphanage opened on Spring Bank in 1866. The orphanage moved to Hesslewood Hall in 1921, on land granted by the Wilson family (of the Ellerman-Wilson Line), and finally closed in 1985. The Sailor’s Orphan Society that ran the homes (HSGO and Hesslewood) was founded in 1853. Their records, including entry and exit documentation relating to the children who passed through the homes, are held at Hull City Archives (DSHO).



There was also The Cottage Homes located on Hessle road, and run by the  corporation.

Hesslewood (and I believe Newlands) was always financed entirely from voluntary contibutions, donations and legacies.

Feel free to correct or comment on the above.

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Hull Seamen's & General Orphanage
« on: Monday 18 January 10 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
Carol,
Many thanks for the kind words and advice (and my apologies for the unexpectedly large size of the picture).  I will await a few days to see if there are any comments/requests.
K

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Hull Seamen's & General Orphanage
« on: Sunday 17 January 10 20:38 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings.  I'm very new to this, and have read with much interest the many postings on this site as I have a particular interest in the Orphanage.  I have quite a lot of information on and many photos of Hesslewood Orphanage, (previously Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage) in the period 1950 to its closing in 1985, and a substantial amount of "folklore" and some history relative to the period prior to that.  I may be able to clarify some of the discussion points on this website.

I wonder what the best way of using this is.  Rather than posting a mass of information that may or may not be relevant or appropriate I would prefer to discuss with someone knowledgeable how best to share this.  Perhaps this period is too recent for this group.
As a new member apparently I cannot PM other contributors to this group, so I am not sure how best to proceed.  Perhaps someone can advise me.
KiloAlpha

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