Forest of Dean FHT Forum - St Georges Cottage Home / Orphanage in 1881

St Georges Cottage Home / Orphanage in 1881 (reply)

lesleyh — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:15:05 +0000

Sorry it seems I never replied to both respondents to say thank you for the information.

Lesley Harding

St Georges Cottage Home / Orphanage in 1881 (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:08:20 +0000

Nr Burley Gate Inn and Moor House ( in the enumerators walk)

1881"Orphanage" Ocle Pychard
Roberta E. Meakin abt 1847 London, Middlesex, England Manager (Head) (Manager) Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Neville G. Meakin abt 1877 Ambleside, Westmorland, England Son Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Alice Chump abt 1873 London, London, Middlesex, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Nelly Cottle abt 1875 Glastonbury, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Abigail Derry abt 1871 Ullingswick, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Mary Jones abt 1871 Shrewsbury Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Charlotte Jones abt 1872 Shrewsbury Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Mary Munn abt 1870 Ocle, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Bessie Norman abt 1875 Ocle, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Rose Parker abt 1873 Cheltenham Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Mary Pemberton abt 1871 Manchester Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Louisa Powell abt 1873 Dewchurch, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Ellen Smith abt 1871 Worcestershire, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Myra Taylor abt 1867 Ross, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Mary Taylor abt 1870 Foxley, Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Mary Webb abt 1873 Hereford, England Orphan Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire

Today an address nearby will be
Oliver's Cider & Perry,
The Old Hop Kilns,
Moor House Farm, Ocle Pychard, HR1 3QZ

again use Google Maps with "HR1 3QZ" and you are in the correct area for the old orphanage - my suspicion is the farm on the north side of the A417 opposite Olivers - Orls Farm site of the old brick works

St Georges Cottage Home, Ocle Pychard Herefordshire (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:03:57 +0000

At some stage ( circa 1875) Ocle Court was owned by Lt. Colonel Thomas Heywood whose wife founded the St. George Home for orphan girls, now The Orphanage.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/OclePychard/Littlebury1876.html

The St. George Cottage Home for orphan girls was established in 1867 by Mrs. Heywood of Ocle court. A limited number of children under eight years of age are received, maintained, clothed, educated, and trained in the various branches of household service. A situation is obtained for each girl when she reaches the age of fifteen, and she is sent to service provided with one year's complete outfit of summer and winter clothing, and 10s. placed in her name, deposited in the Savings bank, as a first encouragement to habitual laying up of some small portion of her wages. The present number of inmates is 15.

The St. George Home for Orphan Girls.- All communications connected with the Home should be addressed to Mrs. Heywood, Ocle court.

The A417 is the Ledbury road
1901 Orphanage on Ledbury and ? Rd ( next to Moor House)

1891 Orphange
Edwin Savagan abt 1866 Yarkhill, Herefordshire, England Head Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Amy Selina Savagan abt 1867 Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire, England Wife Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Edith Savagan abt 1886 Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire, England Daughter Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Allice M Savagan abt 1888 Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire, England Daughter Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire
Elizabeth Savagan abt 1890 Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire, England Daughter Ocle Pitchard, Herefordshire

Area north of Ocle Pychard - nr Hillhampton /Burley Gate

1891 map probably marked Orls farm
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
co ords 359500 246800

Site name Orls farm brick and tile works, Ocyle Pychard (Burley Gate works)
Parish OCLE PYCHARD
NGR SO 6000 4664

Brick and tile works (clay pit is not shown) on the south side of the present A417, 100 metres north west of Orls farm.

Today use Google maps - HR1 3QZ

The Old Orphanage, Ocle Pychard (or Pitchard) Herefordshire

lesleyh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:00:01 +0000

This is on the edge of the territory but does anyone know anything about the Old Orphanage at Ocle Pychard and whether the building is still standing? The Savagar family lived there in 1901 (father was a cattleman on the farm there) but I am not sure if it was still an orphanage at that date or a private residence/farm, and cannot locate it on the ground.

Thank you.

Lesley Harding