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From: "Jan" <>
Subject: [ORPHANAGES] Hampshire
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 01:30:16 +0100

A few more from Hampshire:

The Hants female Orphan Asylum
Southampton, was founded in 1837, and enlarged in 1887. It holds about 100
poor orphan girls, 7 to 16 years of age.
Miss Price, Matron
Source: Kelly's Directory 1915

Purbrook Industrial School
Situated in the district of Portsdown, and maintained from a Government
Grant and from Grants from the different education authorities, is for
destitute boys from Hants, Sussex, Surrey, and Wilts, who have been exposed
to vicious influences; The school, which was certified November 21st 1868,
has been enlarged and is now certified for 95 boys; there were in 1915 91
boys; instruction is given in tailoring, shoemaking, baking, farm and garden
work, gymnastics, swimming and instrumental military music.
T.W. Kitching, Superintendant.
Mrs Kitching, Matron.
Miss Deverell of Purbrook Grange, corresponding Manageress.

All the best, Jan
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