George Muller Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol (General)

by Simone , Monday, February 21, 2011, 18:55 (5093 days ago) @ lindsaycox

Hi Lindsay

Depending how keen you are and how much you are willing to spend I would contact the orphanage and check what records they have. I did this a few years ago and for about £50 at the time I think, I was sent a copy of the file they had for my relatives. Quite a bit of money I know but I was happy to pay the fee as it was for a charitable trust anyway, and happier still when the info arrived. This file contained birth, marriage, death certs, medical info, correspondence from relatives and Rev Horlick who arranged the placement. It answered many questions I had about the circumstances of my grandmother and her family at the time and what happened to them after.

Maybe it will shed some like on what happened to Rhoda eventually?

I did this by an initial email detailing the people I was looking for and they confirmed by email whether they had any records, and gave me instructions as how to apply if I wished. It did all take about 3 months to come through though. Probably get a lot of requests.

http://www.mullers.org/heritage/museum

It was Wendy Clacker I contacted, she was really helpful... her details are on contact page :)

Good Luck

Simone x