THE HARPER ORPHANS
Josephine, Edwin, Fred and William Harper: Orphans at Müller's Orphanage, Bristol
Photographic postcards of the Orphanage
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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. |
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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