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Morgana · 05-03-2008, 09:08 PM

Have I knowledge of Francis & Charles (not James) after 1901? Oh yes slizzy. Charles it looks very like - and this was pure LUCK, that he very probably stayed on at Percy House and became a member of staff. I found images of staff during 1916 when the place was being used as a War hospital, and comparing the image with one I have on this PC, it would need a lot to persued both me & Pete that it wasn' the same person. Anyway, He was married by 1916, and in 1917 my Father was born. His profession was a house painter. Francis, I'm not sure about. I'll keep looking however!! My other BIG find today was, a generation earlier - Francis & Charles' uncle - Charles William - the last I've found of him is on HMS Ganges in Harwich Essex - probably as a 'teacher' he was down as Ordnance Store Corps-Royal Marines Light Infantry. I spoke to an Historian with this info and he suggested highly likely he stayed on and became a teacher.

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Originally Posted by slizzy

Hi Morgana,

I'm so please to hear of your progress.

I do agree with you of course.....that it's hard to understand why two children would be neglected by living parents' and it's particularly difficult when the parents' kept the youngest with them. Unless the elder two were taken from them! Whatever, you'll probably never know the truth and we have to remember times were much harder back then.

Have you knowledge of Francis and James after 1901? I ask ,as a lot of children living in orphanages were sent to Canada, maybe this was Francis and Charles' fate.

Hope your research continues to be successful

Best of luck