https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/31/the-foundling-of-shoreditch-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/31/the-foundling-of-shoreditch-x/#comment-1395464 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:12:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178835#comment-1395464 After reading this, I came across a similar incident in my genealogy research: In 1876, in Carlyle, Illinois, a baby was found on the train after everyone had disembarked. Ads were placed in the local newspaper, but no one came forward to claim the baby or to offer any information. It was cared for by the sheriff’s wife until it was adopted by a local family. I wonder how common this was.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/31/the-foundling-of-shoreditch-x/#comment-1391188 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:06:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178835#comment-1391188 His incredibly sad that he didn’t give the child to the friends who were eager to adopt her. Much better than an orphanage, even though it wasn’t a work house.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/31/the-foundling-of-shoreditch-x/#comment-1390984 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:22:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178835#comment-1390984 I too would dearly like to know what happened to the baby and the mother, if indeed she was the mother. I wonder if anything similar has happened since and someone else was left ‘holding the baby?’

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/31/the-foundling-of-shoreditch-x/#comment-1390909 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:58:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178835#comment-1390909 An incredibly haunting story that leaves me wishing we knew what became of that little girl. And where the mother went after fleeing the station. Thanks to Mr. Waterson, and the GA, for sharing the tale.

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