These are records created by the Male Orphan School that are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children living at the School, and include registers of admission, applications for admission and discharge, apprenticeship records, correspondence, and the constitution and minutes of meetings of the committee of management. Some of these records also contain information about children at the Female Orphan School.
These records are Open, and can be accessed by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Museums of History NSW (State Archives).
Information from the admission books, applications, and apprenticeship indentures has been included in the Child Care and Protection Index (published by State Archives NSW), and is available online.
The following information about these records has been published in the State Archives catalogue:
Prepared by: Constance Thurley-Hart
Created: 2 June 2023