St Mary's Road Children's Home, Portsmouth help please

[hevside]

Hello

I am struggling to find any info on 4 children (Rawlings by name) who, in 1921, are resident in the St Mary's Road Children's Home.

I cannot find their birth records or any of them in 1911. I am hoping that there are some admission record or the like available somewhere?

Any help much appreciated

Heather

[CaroleW]

Please give their names/ages/birthplaces

[hevside]

These are the ages from the 1921 census:
Rawlings Olive 13 yr 11m
Rawlings David 10 yr 1 m
Rawlings Esther 7 yr 4m
Rawlings Thomas 11 yr 11m

all stated to be born in Basingstoke, mother dead

Thank you

[rosie99]

It is the workhouse childrens home

https://www.workhouses.org.uk/PortseaIsland/#google_vignette

[rosie99]

maybe 

ROWLINS, OLIVE       - 
GRO Reference: 1907  June Quarter in ALTON  Volume 02C  Page 194
 

[CaroleW]

Just beat me to it Rosie

[rosie99]

 

Birth Jun qtr 1914   
CHANDLER    Esther    mmn Rawlings    Alton    2c   368

CHANDLER, DAVID  CHARLES     mmn RAWLINGS 
GRO Reference: 1911  J Quarter in ALTON  Volume 02C  Page 173

[hevside]

The address on the 1921 is Parish of Portsmouth Children's Home, 138 St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, I believe it was added on to the workhouse.

Rosie99, that Chandler one looks very possible, I will investigate them.
Huge thanks

[CaroleW]

The only Chandler/Rawlings marriage was 1903 in Islington & that family can be found on the 1911 but no daughter Olive

2 things - Rawlings may have been previously married in which case any marriage to Chandler would be under her previous married name but Chandler births would show her true maiden name

Why were the children in the childrens home under Rawlings if Esther & David were Chandler?