Waifs and strays. 'Waif' girl. Hidden Lives Revealed Print this page Close this window *
Poor children would arrive into homes with all their worldly possessions, which usually amounted to very little. One little girl at the Rose Cottage Home in Dickleburgh arrived clutching only 'a chestnut and a penny'.
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Ref: XX14
Title: 'Waif' girl
Date: Around 1890
Location: Bristol
Creator: Unknown

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Poor children would arrive into homes with all their worldly possessions, which usually amounted to very little. One little girl at the Rose Cottage Home in Dickleburgh arrived clutching only 'a chestnut and a penny'.

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