tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post4506755261944293312..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Gladstone's orphansCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-12638092548013148842021-01-09T11:46:18.917+00:002021-01-09T11:46:18.917+00:00I was delighted to read your article about Gladsto...I was delighted to read your article about Gladstone's little orphanage, as my grandfather and his brother were cared for there after the death of their father. They were initially accepted due to the intervention of their aunt, who was housekeeper to the Earl of Lonsdale at Lowther Castle. I imagine Lord Lonsdale sponsored them.<br />My grandfather said the boys were kindly treated and he was happy there. When Gladstone visited occasionally, he would bring a little portrait of one of his grand-daughters and the boys were required to admire her and agree that she was a very pretty little girl! <br />When my grandfather left the orphanage, he was given a job as a page at 10 Downing Street. I think it was arranged that most or all of the boys were put into domestic service with good families, as my grandfather's younger brother was employed by an MP.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782394836267129600noreply@blogger.com