Children's homes/orphanages in Wellington 1920s

[2shea]

I have one of those brickwalls to break down.
I am looking to find where three children who came to Wellington, NZ in 1922, without their parents, ended up living. Thelma Maude born 1910, Ethel Helen born 1907 and Harry Kenneth Hardacre born 1913 arrived on the Moeraki at Wellington 30 Oct 1922. Their mother, Maude Mary Hardacre nee Mayer had died in 1913 in Wagga NSW, 10 days after Harry's birth. Their father John William Hardacre died in Balmain, Sydney in 1932.  The puzzle is why did they come and who looked after them until they were adults ? Older children were left behind in Australia.
How many childrens homes/orphanages were there in Wellington at that time and if they went there, does anyone know where I can source the records.
no family stories have been passed on, so may have been a very traumatic time for all three children.

[spades]

Hi 2shea,

There was St Joseph's Industrial School.

The records might be at Archives NZ. Do you want me to look?

Edit: The Industrial School Nominal Rolls only go to 1910 on Archway. I'll enquire on my next visit.

Spades

[2shea]

Thanks. Worth a try

[MargP]

Hi

There is a tree on Ancestry, it has all the children you mentioned, it gives details of who they married and lots more information

Margp

[MargP]

Hi

There is a tree on Ancestry, it has all the children you mentioned, it gives details of who they married and lots more information

Margp

Looking more closely at the Tree, it looks like they are a direct descendant, of Harry Kenneth Hardacre

[2shea]

That tree on Ancestry is mine. There are some others but they dont go down to Harry. Thanks

[TwiggyTree]

Berhampore Children's Home was also in Wellington.

[2shea]

Where would I find those records? In Archives possibily ?

[TwiggyTree]

I was trying to remember as it has been a while since I was led down that rabbit hole.

My initial focus came as a result of school attendance records that noted various children registered as living at the home.  So that may be an avenue for you to explore as well.

After that, it is the Presbyterian Support Central who hold any records for Berhampore (they charge research fees). 

There is apparently a publication simply titled "Berhampore 1910-1990" that had unnamed photos and information about the home in it, but I haven't sighted it thus far.