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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: lisalisa on Wednesday 20 September 17 17:14 BST (UK)

Title: Home for Girls, Chapel House, 28 Chapel Park Rd, St Leonards on Sea
Post by: lisalisa on Wednesday 20 September 17 17:14 BST (UK)

Hello,

Does anyone have any info (or link to info) on this children's home, please?

I've come across someone there in the 1911 census, but don't know anything of the circumstances that caused the person to be there, so any info regarding the home is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Lisa

Title: Re: Home for Girls, Chapel House, 28 Chapel Park Rd, St Leonards on Sea
Post by: MaxD on Wednesday 20 September 17 17:36 BST (UK)

Listed on Peter Higginbotham's site http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/list/Sussex.shtml. Check out the home page and others for info.  You may be able to get Peter Higginbotham's book (link on the page) at a library.

MaxD

Title: Re: Home for Girls, Chapel House, 28 Chapel Park Rd, St Leonards on Sea
Post by: lisalisa on Thursday 21 September 17 09:31 BST (UK)

Thanks MaxD,
yes I'd found that page, unfortunately Chapel House doesn't have a link (to a workhouse page) or the abbreviation giving a little more information.
Also for the person I was looking at, it's an out of county placement (ie not the birth county or county of parents).

Lisa

Title: Re: Home for Girls, Chapel House, 28 Chapel Park Rd, St Leonards on Sea
Post by: MaxD on Thursday 21 September 17 09:58 BST (UK)

Then the poor law records of the county that put her there perhaps?

MaxD