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Lanarkshire / SCHOOL DINNERS FOR ORPHANS
« on: Tuesday 02 June 20 03:48 BST (UK) »
My GF and his two brothers were aged 2, 4 & 6 yrs when their father died and aged 6, 8 & 10 when their mother died. They were brought up by Grandparents.
I have a copy of the Poor Relief claim from when their father died right up until each of the boys were booted and suited for starting work.
My GF once said 'he would never forgive Granny for sending them to school on a Saturday'. He found it embarrassing due to the stigma attached to orphans. He attended John Street school, Bridgeton probably around 1905, he was born 1893.
Would orphans have attended lessons on a Saturday or would they only have gone along for their dinner?
I have a copy of the Poor Relief claim from when their father died right up until each of the boys were booted and suited for starting work.
My GF once said 'he would never forgive Granny for sending them to school on a Saturday'. He found it embarrassing due to the stigma attached to orphans. He attended John Street school, Bridgeton probably around 1905, he was born 1893.
Would orphans have attended lessons on a Saturday or would they only have gone along for their dinner?