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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 824 Send Message	HeadStone	Report	5 Jan 2008 16:13
	There is some chit-chat about the Childrens Home with a number of possible sources to gaining further information from http://www.mayor-of-london.co.uk/blog/2004/07/post_office_closures.html Shirley Oaks http://groups.msn.com/Shirleyoakschildrenshome2 Group for ex residents of Shirley oaks childrens home. Ex staff also welcome. You could also ask for information from http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/ The National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/quick_search.aspx?search_text=shirley+oaks&x=0&y=0&j=t where you will find reference to SHIRLEY OAKS CHILDREN'S HOME, CROYDON: Admission and Discharge Registers Date range: 1721 - 1989.Source: Access to Archives (A2A): not kept at The National Archives and Shirley Oaks Children's Home: MINUTES AND PAPERS Date range: 1721 - 1989. Bye Paul
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 14 Send Message	VivW	Report	5 Jan 2008 13:35
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 14 Send Message	Can anyone help me please with records of the Fenlon children at Shirley Oaks between 1910 and 1916. Happy New Year to all.