SCALES Research - mothers family

[sharonkdr]

Hi
I live in Canada and am searching for any information on my mothers family. Her mother Beatrice Mary Scales was raised in an Orphanage along with one of her sisters. Elizabeth Sarah known as Lily. Beatrice was born July 24 1882 and Lily was born June 13 1881.
Their father was Alfred Scales who had epileptic fits. He could not work and his wife Elizabeth Jane Scales tried charring to sustain the family but it became impossible hence the reason the two girls were placed in an orphanage. The girls were admitted to the orphanage in 1891, but I could not find any info on the other children or what happened to the parents. There was a Mary Ann, Margaret and George William. From here I am not sure where to proceed from here. I was also wondering if there are pictures or sketches of the buildings where the two older girls were raised. First they were admitted to the NCH home in Banner Road, London and then transferred to the branch in Ramsey, Isle and Man.

Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated

[suedent]

Could this be your family in 1891, they had been indexed as SEALES, I have a Scales interest in my husband's family (his great-aunt married a Scales) & it is not uncommon to find them indexed as Seales.

Alfred G Scales Head M 39 Wine Cellarman London Southk
Elizabeth J Scales Wife M 40 Wales
Mary Ann Scales Dau 6 Scholar London Walworth
Margt A Scales Dau 5 Scholar London Walworth
George W Scales Son 1 London Walworth
RG12/362 ED 30 Folio 69 Page 27 Sched 143
Elsted(?) St, Newington St Mary, London City, London

[suedent]

This may be some of the children in 1901

Scales George Scales Workhouse Child 11 (Workhouse)
Scales Jane Workhouse Child 9
RG13/1206 ED Central London District Schools Folio 134 Page 16 Sched 1
Poor Law School for Pauper Children, Hanwell, Middlesex
On Page 1 under "Where Born" there is a note, underlined
"It is absolutely impossible to give this information as the children have not any clear idea where they were born"

The children are listed alphabetically, Jane Scales may not be related although there is an Alice Jane born in the same registration district as George.

Births Dec 1889 Scales George William St. Saviour 1d 141
Births Sep 1891 Scales Alice Jane St. Saviour 1d 159

William Sykes Head M 49 Physician Yorkshire Longwood
Gertrude W Sykes Wife M 38 Yorkshire Burley Word Leeds
Lavinia Davy Serv S 30 Cook Domestic Wilts Corshaw Side
Kate Brittian Serv S 20 Parlourmaid Domestic wilts Avesbury
Beatrice M Scales Serv S 18 Housemaid Domestic London
RG13/596 ED 6 Folio 134 Page 31 Sched 206
Brarwood, Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey


Etienne T Hamel Head M 51 Clergyman Church of England warwick Tamworth
Alice M Hamel Wife M 49 Wilts heddington
Fannie F Hamel Dau S 24 Assistant Teacher United States of America
William J Sommerville Visitor M 33 Clergyman Church of England Hants Southampton
Lilian E Robinson Serv S 37 Housekeeper Domestic Yorkshire Langtoft
Margaret A Scales Servant S 15 Housemaid Domestic London
RG13/496 ED 16 Folio 53 Page 31 Sched 237
24 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London

This looks like Elizabeth

Elizabeth Scales Married 48 Laundress Pembroke, Wales
RG13/381 ED Newington Workhouse Folio 118 Page 21 Sched 1
Newington Workhouse, Newington, London

Although the 1901 census states that Elizabeth is married there is a possible death for Alfred in 1894
Deaths Dec 1894 Scales Alfred 44 St Olave 1d 125