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The Foundling Hospital



When a destitute woman could no longer carefor her child in 18th century London, she coulddeliver that child to the Foundling Hospital.

In order to reunite the child with the mother should she ever return, a small token or swatchof cloth was left with the Hospital as a meansof identification.



The Foundling Hospital



Foundling Number 208 “A black Cockade on his head”

Admitted 22 February 1745. Named Hanwell Helsden by the Foundling Hospital

Died 11 March 1745(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Swatch Book Fabric Swatch(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Fabric Swatch Identification(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Fabric Swatch Identification - Linen Cap(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Number 10197 “A Blue Tope Knot” A Girl from Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, Admitted 2 February 1758

(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Number 9161A Boy admitted from Rotherhith Workhouse 7 July 1758

'Rotherhith Workhouse this child was Born July the 1 it is Baptize Cristopher William Sr: Yrs. Josp. Bagley.'




Foundling Number 10197

A Girl admitted 18 October 1758(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)




“Flannel run and overcast with Red Worsted...blue and white check” A Boy admitted 10 January 1759(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)




'Read and white checkt ginium...purpill and white figird cotting;' A Girl admitted 16 February 1760(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



“Yellow Satten Flowered” Foundling Number 13187. A girl aged about 14 days admitted 20 June 1759.

Named Lucy Locket by the Foundling Hospital. Died 2 July 1759(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



“Checkt stuff ” A boy aged about xx, admitted 28 December 1759Named Mentor Lesage by the Foundling Hospital. Apprenticed 7 November 1770 to Hercules Durham,

farmer, of Fulmer, Buckinghamshire(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Fabric Swatch Identification - Sleeve(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Number 1254 “A piece of blue silk pin’d on ye Breast”

A girl about xx, admitted 29 May 1755. Named Anne Robinson by the Foundling Hospital

Died as a child, date unknown(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling number 2545, a girl admitted 22 October 1756Linen fabric with the embroidered text; 'Ann Adams Born September The Twentieth Six 1756.'




Foundling Number 16516 A boy aged xx admitted 11 February 1767. Christened Charles, but given the name Benjamin Twirl by the

Foundling Hospital. Reclaimed by his mother, Sarah Bender, on 10 June 1775(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Number 9665a Boy admitted 25 August 1758




“Blue and white shelvd” Foundling Number 11148 “Girl aged about xxx, admitted 11 January 1759. Named Ann Flamsted by the Foundling Hospital.

Died 21 February 1759(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



“Purpel and white flowered cotten” Foundling Number 11337 A boy aged about xxx, admitted 25 January 1759. Named John Hammersmith by the Foundling Hospital.

Apprenticed 26 July 1769 to Mr. Maycock, Farmer of Thornton, Cheshire(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Number 9018. A boy aged 3 days, admitted 23 June 1758Named Henry Clive by the Foundling Hospital. Died 27 August 1758

“Sar, this is the Son of William and Sarone Tunear living in the Parish of Saint Marey

Whitchapel is not paptised Bornd June ye 20” (The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Token Identifications(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Token Identifications Including a Coldstream Guards Button




Foundling Hospital Token Identification




Foundling Hospital Token Identifications(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Token Identification(The Foundling Hospital - Threads of Feeling)



Foundling Hospital Token Identification - Birth Caul




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