Hidden Lives Revealed. A virtual archive - children in care 1881-1981 * Image of handwritten text

Case 4172

6. Letter from Mrs B. about the boys' foster mother 19 May 1897

View the Case Summary.

left off attending church, and she has only joined the Presbyterians a year after a life of Church of Englandism. I used no coercion, but when I explained the rule, she said she should regret losing the children whom she cares for and would sooner go to church again, and become a communicant.

Personally this move wd suit me excellently, as it wd keep the boys in a good home and spare me sending them a mile off, even


Original document

Click image to view larger in a new window:

Image of Case 4172 6. Letter from Mrs B. about the boys' foster mother  19 May 1897
 page 2


The Children's Society UNESCO logo Big
           Lottery Fund logo Wellcome Trust