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The Harper Orphans

Following the untimely deaths of parents Katie Harper (nee Breakspear) in 1924 and then Fred Harper in 1925, the four children of the family, Edwin, Fred, William and Josephine were left orphaned. This is their story assembled from the Müller's Orphanage files.


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THE HARPER ORPHANS

Josephine, Edwin, Fred and William Harper: Orphans at Müller's Orphanage, Bristol

Photographic postcards of the Orphanage



M&uuml:ller's Reception Room
The reception room in Home No. 4 was where all new orphans were brought on arrival. They would then be sent to one of the other 5 Müller Homes.



Müller's Home No 3
This is a picture postcard photograph of Müller's Home No. 3. This was home to Josephine (my mother) at the time she wrote the letter [Cit.10] to her friend Mary Jones (my future aunt) in 1935.

Citations:

  • Cit. 1: Letter from William Harper to Müller's Orphanage, 12 Oct 1925.
  • Cit. 2: Letter from Mrs A Tyrell regarding request for references, 16 Oct 1925.
  • Cit. 3: Letter from Müller's accepting 3 of the children and then amended to 4, 19 Oct 1925.
  • Cit. 4: Letter from the Church Army to Müller's advisng that they caanot take Edwin, 26 Oct 1925.
  • Cit. 5: Terms of Reference sent to immediate family relating to admittance of all children except Edwin, 19 Oct 1925
  • Cit. 6: Terms of Reference sent to immediate family relating to admittance of Edwin Harper, 29 Oct 1925.
  • Cit. 7: Letter from William Harper to Müller's apologising for delay.
  • Cit. 8: Letter from Müller's to William with instructions for bringing the children for reception, 25 Nov 1925.
  • Cit. 9: Signed Contract returned to Müller's by William Harper, 6 Dec 1925.
  • Cit.10: Appendix 'Z', Rules and Regulations, 6 Dec 1925.
  • Cit.11: Letter from Josephine Harper to Mary Jones, 9 May 1935.
  • Cit.12: Müller's Orphanage Discharge Documents for Edwin Harper, 28 Jun 1929.
  • Cit.13: Müller's Orphanage Discharge Documents for Fred Harper, 5 Nov 1932.
  • Cit.14: Müller's Orphanage Discharge Documents for William Jonas Harper, 12 Sep 1934.
  • Cit.15: Müller's Orphanage Discharge Documents for Josephine Mary Harper, 29 Feb 1940.
  • Photos: Postcards of Müller's Orphanage (this page).

Acknowledgments:

The Harper Orphans file was made available to me by The Müllers Foundation, Bristol, England.
Photos of Müller's Orphanages reproduced by kind permission of © Bygone Bristol

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