I would like to get in touch with any one who was at the Swanley, or descendents of any one who was there as a boy or staff member between 1883 and 1955.
It was known as a Naval Orphanage and many boys joined the Merchant Navy or the Royal Navy.
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01-03-2008, 5:41 PM #1DaxoGuest
"The Homes for Little Boys, Swanley, Kent"
Last edited by Mutley; 19-04-2008 at 11:09 PM. Reason: Hope you do not mind, I added Kent to your title
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19-04-2008, 10:57 PM #2SpuddyGuest
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19-04-2008, 11:07 PM #3MutleyGuest
There is a picture here
www.
passmoreedwards.org.uk/pages/Hospitals/Swanley.htm
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06-04-2009, 6:40 PM #4debm01Guest
Hi it's me again
My Dad was at Farningham home for little boys. Swanley Home for little boys was a different home as far as i know. I just found out there are some records for the homes held at the Centre for Kentish Studies. The details of the collection are available on their website www.kentarchives.org.uk ; if you enter cks-cc/c-e/s/193 in the text search box for Horton Kirby and cks-cc/c-e/s/358 for Sutton at Hone it will list the relevant records.
Centre for Kentish Studies
Sessions House, County Hall
County Rd
Maidstone Kent ME14 1XQ
Hope that helps
Deborah
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25-04-2009, 6:56 PM #5vicsimmoGuest
I was at Swanley from 1928 until 1934 then joined the Royal Hospital School
joined the Navy in 1938 Commissioned in 1953 and retired in 1969. I am at the moment eighty six years young. I remember well the assebly hall , the ships mosdels and the organ where we were caned bent over the steps.
Be interested to hear from you
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02-08-2009, 8:10 PM #6derek revyGuest
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02-08-2009, 8:14 PM #7derek revyGuest
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02-08-2009, 9:09 PM #8MutleyGuest
Hello Derek,
Sadly, those that posted on this thread do not seem to have returned to know the outcome.
However, they do seem to have agreed to accept emails.
If you click on their user name (above the words 'Newcomer to Brit-Gen) then a drop down list of options appear. The third one is,
Send email to *****
Might be worth a try.
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04-08-2009, 2:00 PM #9derek revyGuest
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20-09-2009, 6:49 PM #10alantankGuest
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