William (Willie) Warrington

[Dundee10]

He was admitted to the Cottage Home on 14 or 15 Nov 1898 (different dates on the two records) and discharged to the Hornchurch fever hospital on 24 Dec 1905.

He was readmitted on 23 Jan 1906 (returned from fever hospital) and discharged on 26 May 1909 to 4 Tower Street, London Fields for Canada.

This entry in the admission and discharge register is image 40 in set 1904-1909

The register of children is image 106

[pat fowles]

What does it say on your Grandfathers marriage cert re his parents. Is it just left blank?

[Dundee10]

Herbert Fry's Royal Guide to the London Charities
Edited by John Lane
The First London Annual Charity Guide
London
Chatto & Windus, 111, St. Martin's Lane, 1917

Emigrant Boys and Girls, The Annie Macpherson Home of Industry (Incorporated); 1866; 4, Tower Street, London Fields, Hackney, and in Canada.; To receive, train and assist boys and girls to emigrate to Canada, where they are provided with employment. In addition to home and medical missionary work.

[Elliemay]

Thank-you for summarizing my findings. Yes, the boys from Hornchurch came in over in the care of Annie MacPherson.

[Elliemay]

He used his founding home parents names, the Beatty family. The same is used on his WW1 Attestation papers.

[Elliemay]

Yes, I see that. He had Scarlett Fever, as I am told.