Records held by the Good Samaritan Archives relating to Children's Homes

The records held by the Good Samaritan Archives relating to Children’s Homes include the admission registers from a number of institutions run by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

Access Conditions

Access is restricted to former clients or residents, who are able to access information about themselves. Family members may access information about a relative if they can prove their relationship to that person.

Records

This collection includes the admission registers from a number of institutions run by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The registers are as follows:

Admission Register, Roman Catholic Orphan School (1877-1886)

The Admission Register for the Roman Catholic Orphan School comprises one handwritten admission register.

Admission Registers, Manly Industrial School and Orphanage (1881 – 1910)

The Admission Registers for Manly Industrial School and Orphanage comprise one volume containing basic information including: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child was discharged.

The Admission Register for Manly Industrial School and Orphanage is in the same volume as the Balmain Industrial School.
Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/5/4

Admission Register, Balmain Industrial School (1910 – 1932)

The Admission Register from Balmain Industrial School comprises one volume with basic information recorded, including: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child was discharged.

The Admission Register for Balmain Industrial School is in the same volume as the Admission Register for Manly Industrial School and Orphanage.
Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/5/4

Admission Registers, Mater Dei Orphanage (1910 – 1957)

The Admission Registers from Mater Dei Orphanage comprise two volumes, containing basic information such as: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child was discharged.

Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/2/1-2

Admission Registers, St Magdalen’s Retreat (1887 – 1983)

The Admission Registers for St Magdalen’s Retreat comprise three volumes containing basic information such as: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child was discharged.

Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/1-3

Admission Registers, St Magdalen’s Refuge Buckingham Street (1903 – 1937)

The Admission Registers for St Magdalen’s Refuge comprise two volumes recording basic information including: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child was discharged.

Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/4/4 & 109/4/5

Admission Register, Pitt Street House of the Good Shepherd (1879 – 1901)

The Admission Register for the House of the Good Shepherd comprise one volume containing basic information such as: name of child or resident; date of admission; date of birth; and age at admission. In some cases, but not all, additional information may be given such as: parents’ names; discharge date and details of to whom child or resident was discharged.

Good Samaritan Archives Reference Number: 109/5/5