Admission to Orphanage 1885

Melbourne Orphan Asylum.

Application For Admission.

Melbourne, July 10 18 85

I, the undersigned, subscriber to the funds of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, to the amount of   pounds sterling per annum, hereby recommend the undermentioned Child for Admission into said Asylum.

Name of Childeren George Samuel 13yr and Oscar Foster 5yr
Date and Place of Birth 25 March 1872 Leeds (England)
16 October 1880 Adelaide (??)
Father's Name, and Date and Place of Birth George Frederik Foster 26 Nov? 1848? Leeds (England)
Date and Place of Death 23 April 1885 Melbourne (Hospital)
Religious Denomination of Father Baptist
Mother's Maiden Name, and Date and Place of Birth Agnes Jane Allen 16 May 1847 London (England)
Date and Place of Death 26 May 1882 Adelaide (St. ???halia)
Religious Denomination of Mother Baptist
Date and Place of Marriage 29 May 1871 Leeds (England)
Number, Ages, and Sexes of Family 3. - 13. 7. 5. two Male one Female
Amount Earned by each One. £ 0. 9. 0
Rent paid for House £ 0. 8. 0.
Amount of Help received from Benevolent or Dorcas Societies, or Hospitals £ 0. 2 6 weekly
Name and Address of surviving Parent (if any); and of Near Relatives living, stating what relation to Child, Occupation, Profession, &c. Marian Foster ??? Place off Lygon street (Carlton) Step. Mother - Wishes to keep the little girl aged 7
A full account of any means which may exist for the support of the Child The step mother earns her living by ???
Date of Arrival of Parents in the Colony 1878
Name of Vessel in which they Arrived Woodlark
Particulars of Subsequent Residence
Declaration, to be signed by nearest of kin:-

I, Marian Foster give up all right and title to the Childeren above named, in favour of the General Committee of the Instituation, and agree not to withdraw or remove the Child from the Ayslum at any time without the consent of the Ladies' Committee.

Declaration, to be signed by the person desirous of obtaining admission for the Childeren I, ??????? hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this Application is true and correct in every particular; *and that, having used all reasonable diligence, I have been unable to obtain any more of the required information than is herein set down.

Witness my hand, this eighteen 18 June day of June 188? Marian Foster E. A. Healy

* N.B. - When all the information can be furnished, the latter part of the declaration is struck out.

The Superintendent of the Melbourne Orphan Ayslum is hereby authorised to admit the Child named.

By order of the Committee,

Mary Foote Secretary.
Ellen Hughes Member of Committee.

Melbourne 7 July 1885

I Hereby Certify that I have examined the Childeren named Oscar and George Foster and that they are in a fit state of Health for Admission into the Melbourne Orphan Asylum.

????? Honorary Medical Officer.

Note - The Committee Meetings for dealing with Applications for the Admission and Removal of Children are held on the third Wednesday in each Month. Applications must reach the Honorary Secretary at least one wekk before the date of the meeting at which they are to be considered.