This is a desperate plea for where to look for inforramtion. I will take any ideas that anyone has :
I'm trying to find out about an ' Orphanage ' in Ingatestone Essex.
In 1923 my Granfathers brother was sent to a this place as a 6yr old child after his father died although he wasn't technically an orphane as his mother was alive. I think is was case of money - No one being able to stay at home look after him !
His father was a postal working when he died and it's possible that a pension payout paid for him to go to the orphanage ( Or school ? ) - I have been to the POstal Archives in London and found nothing.
Now I have tried for years to see if there are any possible records, but keep coming up blank.
I have photo's of him at the 'Orphanage' and on a day trip with other 'pupils so I am certain he went somewhere.
I have first hand accounts of a building being pointed out as to where he went.
He only lasted about year as he was so miserable and returned home to be bought up mainly by his older sister...
But I have managed to come up with nothing.
Does anyone know Essex and Igatestone ? Can anyone help or make suggestions as to what to try now before I give up completley
Esta x
I'm trying to find out about an ' Orphanage ' in Ingatestone Essex.
In 1923 my Granfathers brother was sent to a this place as a 6yr old child after his father died although he wasn't technically an orphane as his mother was alive. I think is was case of money - No one being able to stay at home look after him !
His father was a postal working when he died and it's possible that a pension payout paid for him to go to the orphanage ( Or school ? ) - I have been to the POstal Archives in London and found nothing.
Now I have tried for years to see if there are any possible records, but keep coming up blank.
I have photo's of him at the 'Orphanage' and on a day trip with other 'pupils so I am certain he went somewhere.
I have first hand accounts of a building being pointed out as to where he went.
He only lasted about year as he was so miserable and returned home to be bought up mainly by his older sister...
But I have managed to come up with nothing.
Does anyone know Essex and Igatestone ? Can anyone help or make suggestions as to what to try now before I give up completley
Esta x
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