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The Blackguard Children, sometimes also referred to as the Blackguard Youth, [1] were known as gangs of mostly homeless orphans and runaways who, during the 17th and 18th centuries, dwelled in London's poorest neighbourhoods (such as Glass House Yard, Rosemary Lane, and Salt Petre Bank) and made a living by begging and pilfering. [2]
The growth of sentimental philanthropy in the 18th century led to the establishment of the first charitable institutions that would cater to orphans. The Foundling Hospital was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram in London , England , as a children's home for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young ...
This was an early portent of extremely high infant mortality that would be characteristic of the Orphanage in the 18th century. Of some 40,996 children admitted to the Orphanage during Catherine II's reign, 35,309, or 87%, died during their stay there. [1] As a result, the vast complex housed only a handful of survivors.
During the 17th century, over 80,000 women lived and were educated in convents. [3] [4] Nuns never received monetary compensation. They served without salary, surviving on charity. [5] Although many young girls lived in the convents, they were not nuns. Every European Catholic city had at least one convent and some had dozens or more. [6]
Published in 2020, Stacey Halls' The Foundling (or The Lost Orphan in the U.S.) [33] sees the main character, Bess Bright, leave her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital. The book was a Sunday Times Best Seller. [34]
The work of Müller and his wife with orphans began in 1836, with the preparation of their own rented home at 6 Wilson Street, Bristol for the accommodation of thirty girls. Soon after, three more houses in Wilson Street were furnished, not only for girls but also for boys and younger children, eventually increasing the capacity for children ...
In the 18th century, Francke Foundations started a publishing house, a book store, a printing office, a pharmacy and a Cabinet of Artefacts and Curiosities. Their revenues funded the Orphanage. In 1709 a timbered, three-storey house for orphan girls and a girls' school was established.
Orphans were frequent victims of exploitation. Factory owners could justify not paying orphans because they provided them with clothing, food, and shelter, [3] [7] even though these things were likely to be substandard. [3] An orphan also might be trained to be a shoe black by a charitable organization. [2]