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Offline enamay

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St Helena's Home, West Ealing
« on: Tuesday 01 November 11 21:30 GMT (UK) »
St Helena's Home,51 Drayton Green, West Ealing was a female reformatory for "fallen" women run by Sisters of Mercy.  I have found an ancestor listed as "inmate" on 1911 census - are there any records of births/adoptions etc available anywhere?  The home has now been demolished.  Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Re: St Helena's Home, West Ealing
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 01 November 11 22:31 GMT (UK) »
Hi


Have you enquired of the Sisters of Mercy whether there are any surviving records, if so do they still hold them or have deposited them and if so where?

http://www.sistersofmercyunion.org.uk/ourstory/default.cfm?loadref=4


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Re: St Helena's Home, West Ealing
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 02 November 11 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Enamay,

The building has only recently (during the summer) been demolished. There was a big article about it in our local paper - a part of local history being lost, etc.

If you google "51 Drayton Green" (including the quotes), you'll find a number of sites referring to it. If you then switch to "Images" (within google) you'll see a number of pictures, both inside and out.

As for the records, i cannot help there. 
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