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Puzzled about orphan house, any ideas pls

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Siobhan

Siobhan Report 11 Apr 2007 20:49

Hi I have a relative Samuel W Hearnden who was born in Indiana USA in 1857, the 1871 census has him living in New Orphange Houses, Clifton, Gloucesershire England, but the thing is his parents and siblings are all still listed as living in the USA census even upto 1910, any ideas why he would have ended up here at all Vaughny x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 11 Apr 2007 21:02

No idea really, but could he have come across to stay with grandparents or some other relative and then they died, so there was no one to look after him. Kath. x

Siobhan

Siobhan Report 11 Apr 2007 21:02

Thanks Kath never thought of that

Siobhan

Siobhan Report 11 Apr 2007 21:04

I'm looking now gill thank you x

imp

imp Report 11 Apr 2007 21:05

Lovely pictures of the New Orphan Houses here http://www.about-bristol(.)co.uk/ash-01.asp says some information on the children at the museum. Gail.

Siobhan

Siobhan Report 11 Apr 2007 21:07

lol sorry Gail x