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there is a gap in Thomas Pretty between his 9th and possible 16th birth dates.
It is believed that when his mother died when he was 4 then he was raised by his maternal grand parents to possibly 9 (or later) then was sent or taken to Tunbridge Wells to either a Children's Home for possible children of professional parents or moved to live with a family 1920's?
We understand it was near a station on a hill. We also know he visited Tunbridge Wells once he moved back to London to live with the Brewster family at 80 Adelaide Avenue SE4 and rowed near a wear in Tunbridge Wells.
Looking for census records or records of any children's homes at that time in Tunbridge Wells.
Yours
Tony

The latest available census to view is the 1911 census so,as Thomas was born in 1913, he won't be on that. There is no searchable record available from 1911 until the 1939 register was taken.

You could try an Internet search for children's homes in Tunbridge Wells.

A search for "children's homes Kent" lead to this page

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/list/Kent.shtml

It list several homes in Tunbridge Wells.

Ah, now I understand the ‘thank you’ pm received today.

You had another thread relating to Tunbridge Wells & Thomas Pretty. At that time, you thought he was fostered with a family near TW station.

The advice given the ie impossible to trace the foster parents without a surname, and the Children’s Homes now, are the only suggestions we can make.

there is a children's home st.george's in chilston road it looks like it is on a hill by google map http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/TunbridgeWellsWS/

Anthony's previous thread, for reference;

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1187363

Is this Christina in 1901? Did Samuel die and her mother remarry a Bennett?

Name: Christina Boswell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: St Sampson, Guernsey and Adjacent Islands, Channel Islands
County: Guernsey and Adjacent Islands
Civil Parish: St Sampson
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Sub-District: Guernsey - St Sampson
Registration District: Guernsey
Residence Note: Victoria Avenue
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Occupation:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: St Sampsons, Guernsey
Schedule Type: 125
Page Number: 19


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Boswell Head M 35 London
Ellen R Boswell Wife F 34 St Sampsons, Guernsey
Christina Boswell Daughter F 10 St Sampsons, Guernsey
Ada Boswell Daughter F 9 St Sampsons, Guernsey
Charles Boswell Son M 7 St Sampsons, Guernsey
John Boswell Son M 6 St Sampsons, Guernsey
Irene Boswell Daughter F 5 St Sampsons, Guernsey
Peter Boswell Son M 4 St Sampsons, Guernsey


Rose

Samuel's a widower in 1911 so perhaps this isn't the correct family.

Rose