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From: Sheila Beatty Alexander <>
Subject: [ORPHANAGES] Miss Wemyss from Painswick
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 09:06:28 -0500

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receive 3 times.

Looking for any information regarding a Miss Wemyss from Washwell House,
Painswick, Gloucester, England. A Miss Wemyss took children for several
years to Marchmont Dist. Home, Belleville, Canada. I have checked the
1881 census which lists Harriet Catherine Wemyss, age 39, living with
her sister Alice Wemyss, age 33, and 2 servants. They are living at
Washwell House, Painswick.

Was Washwell House an orphanage? It is not listed as such in the
census. Does anyone have any information on Miss Wemyss and/or Washwell
House in Painswick?

I am seeking answers due to my grandfather's records state he was "from
Painswick" and was immigrated to Canada in 1888 with a "Miss Hart" to
Marchmont, Belleville, Canada. I have as yet found no mention of an
orphanage or workhouse in Painswick.

Thanks for any help.

Sheila Beatty Alexander
Arkansas, USA

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