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  Posted by christine howling (U14293360) on Wednesday, 22nd June 2011

  I have been trying to find the birth of James Frederick Stannett
  who was according to his death certificate born 1st January 1892 in Clapham, London and died in Leicester in September 1978. He was married in Leicestershire in 1920 but I cannot find him on the 1901 or 1911 census so if anyone can help with his whereabouts in those early years. I have been told that he was a foundling, so maybe his date of birth and names were not registered. I understood be lived somewhere until he was 7 years old but have no information where this was. I had an idea it was in the London area but that is only hearsay. If he was in an institution how can I locate him. If he was a foundling how would he have been named or would he have been an orphan.

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  Posted by somewhatsilly (U14315357) on Wednesday, 22nd June 2011

  Hi Christine,
  You're more likely to get help if you post your question on the Family Tree board, the link is on the left of the screen.
  
  good hunting.
  
  ferval

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  Posted by Caro (U1691443) on Thursday, 23rd June 2011

  Christine,
  
  I visited the Foundling Museum when I was in London - people were taken there with the blessing of their parents/mothers. There was something of a waiting list at one stage, and children taken there were wet-nursed in the community before coming into the Foundling Hospital permanently. This one began in the 18th century and I can't remember now just whether it was still operating on those founding principles by the 20th century or not. Oh, yes I see it was.
  
  But I remember being rather distressed, at least partly because of the thought of genealogical researchers, at hearing that the children were given new identities when they entered the home. Though parents could still come and collect them later so there was some form of linking the new ID with the old. But I don't think it is particularly easy to check on an individual.
  
  In that particular (early) one he would not have been an orphan to go there in the early days, but I am not sure about later.
  
  I suppose there's a chance your man's parents left the country and returned later, but it is unlikely.
  
  Cheers, Caro.

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  Posted by christine howling (U14293360) on Friday, 24th June 2011

  Thank you very much for the information.
  Kind regards
  Christine

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