Purpose of the Construction of Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum in 1841
Andrew Reid was born in the year 1787. He was a Congregational
minister and he was a non-conformist, which meant he was not part of
the Church of England. He was very hardworking and committed. He
started 7 charities which meant he was a very generous man. His
farther was a watch maker therefore he came from a lower middle class
tradesman family. His first Asylum he opened was in Dalston, Hackney.
He attended the site everyday and got royal patronage which helped him
to raise funds. This shows that he is a very dedicated and caring
person.
The Asylum in Hackney was for children over the age of seven which
meant if there were any orphans under the age of seven there would
have nowhere to go. This is where the idea of the Wanstead Orphan
Asylum came to Andrew Reid’s mind, he knew that there had to be an
Infant Asylum in Wanstead. His main reason for these acts of kindness
was because he truly wanted to help the ‘deserving poor’ (this meant
poor people that had been made poor by bad fortune or death of
parents). In his speech at the founding meeting he said “Innocence,
helplessness, and misery are strangely commingled and most touchingly
call for our aid”. This shows that he really cares and wants to
persuade other people to care and to donate for the orphans to have a
better life.
Victorian attitudes to the poor were very negative to the “undeserving
poor” (which meant the poor that were just ‘lazy’ or were thieves
ect). The New poor law stated that “no able-bodied person was to
receive money or other help from the Poor Law authorities except in a
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· Gave information on the Asylum itself
· Gave the coursework booklet which included sources.
· An Archivist for the Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum Marianne Thorne
and ex pupil.
· Talked about all her past experiences and the daily routine of the
Asylum in which we took notes.
· Talked about the history and how the place got built. In summary she
talked about anything she knows to do with the Asylum and we took
notes.
Any books used in my information
· The school textbook.
· The coursework booklet
· Sources from the booklet.
Internet websites
http://www.umd.umich.edu – used for information on the new poor law
and information on the workhouses.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lpoor1834.htm - used for more
info on the new poor law.
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