Admission Registers (Walcott)

Organisation Generating Record

Known as Government Receiving Depot, Government Receiving Home, Child Welfare Receiving Home, Mount Lawley Receiving Home and the Walcott Centre

Dates

·          Vol. 1:  1894 – 1907

·          Vol. 2:  1902 – 1916

·          Vol. 3:  1916 – 1922

·          Vol. 4:  1922 – 1926

·          Vol. 5:  1926 – 1929

·          Vol. 6:  1949 – 1959

·          Vol. 7.  1959 – 1965

·          Vol. 8:  1965 – 1976

·          Vol. 9:  1976 - 1988

·          Volumes covering the years from 1929 to 1949 are missing.

Description

The Register may record the following details:

·         Name of the child

·         Age

·         Birthplace

·         Religion

·         where the child was sent/referred from and by whom

·         reason for admission

·         health on admission

·         names parents

·         parents’ occupation and address

·         date of discharge

·         remarks

·         after care (where the child went to afterwards).

See also Bridgewater Admissions Register Volumes 1 & 2

Access

An application for personal records form needs to be completed and access is restricted to clients and direct line family descendants.  There is no charge.  This information is not available to researchers.