| Description | The index was apparently compiled from the orphanage admission registers in about 1943, and it includes the names of children admitted as far back as 1858. The entries for the period 1858-1867 relate to the admission of girls only to the orphanage. The index has been regularly updated with names of children admitted after c.1943 to 1960.
This index is divided into two sections, one for girls and one for boys; and it records each child's name, date of birth, date of admission and date of leaving. There is also a record of the admission register numbers, but the admission registers themselves do not appear to have survived. When the orphanage closed, the registers were apparently passed to the city council, but their whereabouts have not been traced. |