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Camberwell Orphanages

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CuriousCat

CuriousCat Report 2 Aug 2009 11:52

My grandmother was born in 1911 in Camberwell, London however, after her mother's death in 1918 she and her siblings were put into an orphanage/workhouse run by nuns in the Camberwell/Peckham area.
Does anyone know how I can go about investigating this further?

Treehunter

Treehunter Report 2 Aug 2009 12:07

The London Metropolitan arcives in London may have some info on it.

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma
0207 332 3820

40 Northampton road, london ec1r 0hb.

Good luck

Hazelx

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