| Case number: |
1180 |
| Application year: |
1887 |
| Name: |
R |
| Gender: |
Female |
| Year of birth: |
1872 |
| Home: |
Fareham Home For Girls |
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| Description: |
R. was born with only one arm. She lived with her father who was a retired Royal Arsenal marine. Her mother had run off with a young man. R's behaviour was becoming wild, and her father was keen to have her put into a home for training. She went to Fareham Industrial Home in Hampshire in December 1887, but was removed from the home by her father in January 1888. |
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| Keywords: |
Abandonment; Behaviour; Disability; Industrial schools |
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| Items: |
1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 2 December 1887
2. Letter to Revd H.R. Baker St. Michaels' Vicarage 7 December 1887
3. Letter from I. 12 December 1887
4. Letter from Revd H.R. Baker St. Michaels' Vicarage 12 December 1887 |
