Author Topic: Board of Guardians childrens' record  (Read 2060 times)

Offline ValJJJ

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Re: Board of Guardians childrens' record
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 21 June 20 10:32 BST (UK) »
Certainly for Alfred and Violet, they appear well catered for, and thank goodness for the bureaucracy that revealed their early lives, which were a total mystery to all of us for years.

Alfred went on to become a marine engineer with Plenty's, served in the army, did various jobs after WW1, went and returned from the Gold Coast, and then developed his artistic skills in the 30s in a booming business (that went bust) painting huge publicity boards for the exterior of theatres in Soho to advertise films being shown.  His children were sent to boarding schools.  Eventually dying and buried in a pauper's grave.  Rags to riches to rags.

Well, still haven't joined up the dots to connect my John Campbell with the NZ one.  Hence requests to other look up boards!  I am about to construct an essay for the Warwickshire board.
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