Wilpshire Orphanage 1900

[daveey]

My Grandfather William Eccles b 8th June 1891 at 129 Boxwood Street Backburn was a Guest at Wilpshire Orphanage in 1900 along with his brother David.
I believe that left after being taken on by a farmer in the Guide area of Blackburn and after suffering an accident they where enlisted in Army during World War One his papers coming through on the 9th December 1915.
Due to his slight invalidity he served as a driver in the Transport Service Corps based in Abberville
If anyone has any info re Wilpshire or his WW1 service or  a direction in which I can find out more this would be much appreciated
cheers
Daveey

[CaroleW]

Hi

If you Google "Wilpshire Orphanage" you will see several links - this is one of them which has a photo of the orphanage

http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=1919&language=eng

[rathmore]

Are you sure it is no 129 Boxwood Street, I thought the nos went up to no.59 I will have a look for you in the electrol book.

[rathmore]

William Eccles age 10 in 1901, Inmate, Parish Wilpshire, Registration district Blackburn, Archive reference no. RG13, Piece No, 3899, Folie 53, Page 19, Census of england 1901

David was 13 in 1901

found this on find my past, http://Http://findmypast.co.uk

I knew the area well around Boxwood street, Boxwood street came under St Johns Ward in 1891 by 1892 came under St Michaels ward.
You could right to the :

Lancashire Telegraph
High Street
Blackburn
Lancashire

This is the local paper

The could put a letter in the paper for you asking for information.

[rathmore]

I think it would be 29 Boxwood Street was his father called David

[sarah]

Hi Rathmore,

Thanks for your new replies, sadly we have lost contact with Daveey it could be that he has changed email address but we have been unable to find a new contact for him.

Kind Regards

Sarah