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EVEN THOUGH THE ORPHANAGE CLOSED OVER 70 YEARS AGO WE STILL GET CONTACT FROM RELATIVES TRACING THEIR FAMILY HISTORY WHO HAVE DISCOVERED THEIR ANCESTORS LIVED AT THE ORPHANAGE. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE HELPED MANY THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS FINANCIALLY SINCE THEN AND MANY HAVE GONE ON TO SUCCESS IN THEIR OWN LIVES.

Ernest ( Ernie) Aust dies aged 103. One of our oldest Orphans .Rest in Peace Ernie

We are sad to announce the death of Ernest ( Ernie) Aust aged 103. Ernie was born on 4th August 1921 in Enfield. He was the youngest of six children, although the eldest had died a few years before. Ernie’s Dad was a Police Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police, and unfortunately he died when Ernie...

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