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Boys Record book. One page per pupil. Level of detail varies but can include: date of entry to school, where received from, payment, clothing, date of birth, when and where baptised, first communion, state of health, whether vaccinated, mental defects, bodily defects, subject to fits, details of parents, standard of education on entry and on leaving, date of leaving, reports after leaving. Page 120:

1902 -1908

From: 1902 To: 1908

Page 120 Name: James Ling Number: 565 Entered the Home: 18 November 1902 Sent by: Father Bans Payment: Address of nearest relative, or person responsible: mother, Mrs Louise Ling, 29 Dagmar Road, Windsor, seamstress, earnings small and precarious owing to ill health Date of Birth: 14 December 1894, Slough Date of Baptism: 4 March 1902, St Ethelbert’s, Slough Date of Confirmation: 5 May 1903, St Francis’, Shefford Date of First Communion: State of Health at Entry: good State of Health whilst in Home: Has lost his: father, 2 ½ years ago School attainments at entry: none, 3rd standard catechism School attainments at leaving: in 7th standard Left the School: 8 September 1908 Note: This boy was with Father Bans and the mother desired to send a much younger brother here. As the latter was however too young for St Francis’ Home Father Bans took him and James Ling was received here under the arrangement existing between father Bans and Father King.

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Ling, James,
Ling, Louise,
Bans, E,
King

SHEFFORD, Windsor, Slough, Shefford St.Francis Boys Home, CHILDREN, schools, homes & institutions, children's homes, EDUCATION, clergy, religion, seamstress