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Von

Von Report 3 Feb 2023 19:50

Night Maddie <3 <3

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 3 Feb 2023 19:49

in London in Georgian times nearly 70% of children didn't make their 5th birthday.

Children who were ill or dying were left at the roadside. That's why Thomas Coram started the Foundling Hospital in London.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundling_Hospital

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 3 Feb 2023 19:49

Loving yer and leaving yer. Time for scoff.

Sleep well. <3 <3 <3

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 3 Feb 2023 19:48

I can't even to begin to imagine Maddie :-)

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 3 Feb 2023 19:47

Yes, 1911 has been very useful :-)

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 3 Feb 2023 19:46

Sadly there was no safety net to help big families. One of my ancestors and her family all ended up in the workhouse, I dont suppose it was a picnic in there.

Von

Von Report 3 Feb 2023 19:45

That’s the same as my family Belle. My great great grandparents had 10 children and 3 survived. :-( :-(

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 3 Feb 2023 19:45

Tragic, I found out from the 1911 census

Fly

Fly Report 3 Feb 2023 19:44

You can't imagine what they must have gone through :-(

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 3 Feb 2023 19:43

:-D :-D :-D :-DMaddie

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 3 Feb 2023 19:42

This family I'm looking at had 10 children but only 3 made it to adulthood :-(

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 3 Feb 2023 19:42

Possibly.

Or maybe watching the telly at the same time. :-D :-D

Fly

Fly Report 3 Feb 2023 19:42

:-S :-S :-S

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 3 Feb 2023 19:41

tautology

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 3 Feb 2023 19:38

That's cheating Von ;-) :-D

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 3 Feb 2023 19:38

I made a boo boo there, didnt I? I meant to say child mortality. Go and stand in the corner.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 3 Feb 2023 19:38

That is like the family I'm looking at now Pat :-(

One of the wives turned to drink, hardly surprising really :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 3 Feb 2023 19:37

:-D :-D :-DVon

Fly

Fly Report 3 Feb 2023 19:37

Evening Von :-D <3

Von

Von Report 3 Feb 2023 19:37

Some Belle. A lot has just been moved around ;-) ;-) ;-)