Orphan Home Admissions (1898 - 1925)

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Records

The Orphan Home Admissions book begins with an alphabetical index listing the following details: (1) Name, (2) Admitted, (3) Age, (4) Page reference.

The entries for each children then span across two pages. The left hand page includes date of admission, parents' details, siblings. The right hand page gives discharge date, where discharged to and follow-up notes on other placements, marriage etc. Later entries are more detailed. The last entry appears on page 292.

After a blank section pages 367-377 comprise a further index to admissions with columns for: (1) Order of admission, (2) Date of admission, (3) Name of child, (4) Age when admitted, (5) Circumstances leading to admission, (6) Page reference.