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Wards Island orphan asylum or foundling hospital or ??

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Wards Island orphan asylum or foundling hospital or ??

Posted: 9 Jun 2013 4:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bahls
I've found my great grandfather and his siblings in the 1870 census, both the June and December. I can't find a street listed. On the June census there is a house number of 248. Their mother died in January so I suppose the children were put in the foundling/orphan home?? I can't find a paper trail for them. I have spent all day looking for an address for the Wards Island hospital or foundling home or orphan asylum. I have seen comments in books and articles that the enumerator wasn't very careful and that's a fact! The two census don't match names, ages are not even close and spelling is very creative. The handwriting is clear enough; it's not transcription error.

Does anyone know how I could track the house number 248 in Wards Island in 1870?
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
allpetsboardi... 9 Jun 2013 10:41PM GMT 
famhistresear... 9 Jun 2013 11:49PM GMT 
allpetsboardi... 10 Jun 2013 1:51AM GMT 
BobNY 10 Jun 2013 4:19AM GMT 
allpetsboardi... 10 Jun 2013 3:52PM GMT 
lhillman 10 Jun 2013 10:24PM GMT 
allpetsboardi... 11 Jun 2013 2:27AM GMT 
lhillman 11 Jun 2013 7:41PM GMT 
BobNY 12 Jun 2013 4:50AM GMT 
allpetsboardi... 12 Jun 2013 2:12PM GMT 
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