Houses of Mercy were Anglican institutions that operated from the mid-19th centuryST. JOHN'S HOUSE, of MERCY, Bedminster. The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26215 to the mid-20th.Ecclesiastical News. House of Mercy, Horbury The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 20, 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49602 They were to house "fallen women",THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 15, 1877; pg. 8; Issue 29021 a term used to imply female sexual promiscuity or work in prostitution. Many women entering were unmarried mothers, an unacceptable situation at that time.
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England Bristol: This homeST. JOHN'S HOUSE, of MERCY, Bedminster. The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26215 was in Ashley Road, Bedminster.'A Bristol Miscellany', Patrick McGrath (ed) p200: Bristol, Bristol Record Society, 1985 . Stroud: The home was in the village of Bussage.Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 29, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35503 Chester: The home was in Lache lane.National Archives Clewer: The Clewer House of Mercy was at Clewer near Windsor in the county of Berkshire.Berkshire Record OfficeCarter, T. T.; Hutchings, W. H.: Life and Letters of Thomas Thellusson Carter: Warden of the House of Mercy. London: Longman, 1904 William Henry Hutchings was Warden from 1865 to 1884 when he became rector of Pickering.Dr. W. H. Hutchings. The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan. 08, 1912; pg. 11; Issue 39789 He was succeeded by Thomas Thellusson Carter.Staley, V. (1908) The Catholic Religion. Oxford: A. R. Mowbray & Co.; p. vii (preface written in 1893) Great Maplestead: This was known as the 'St Alban's House of Mercy'.Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 21, 1925; pg. 17; Issue 43941 Horbury: This home, founded in 1859,Obituary.Canon John Sharp The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 11, 1903; pg. 10; Issue 37104 was near Wakefield.Public Appointments. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 17, 1923; pg. 3; Issue 43292 The home celebrated its Golden jubilee in 1909.Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 01, 1909; pg. 4; Issue 38895 London: London Diocesan Penitentiary Lostwithiel: While chaplain of Bodmin Jail, the Rev. W. F. Everest founded a Cornish home.Obituary William Frederick Everest The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 28, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 38137 Newcastle upon Tyne: This was in Salters Road, Gosforth.David Knight, ‘Gurney, Henry Palin (1847–1904)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 26 Feb 2017
Wales St Davids: The home was located in the village of Lamphey.Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 27, 1891; pg. 6; Issue 33493
South Africa Cape Town: The homeThe Sisters Of All Saints', Cape Town W. G. CAMERON The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 14, 1895; pg. 7; Issue 34707 was located in Plein StreetLeliebloem House
Notable donors As an Anglican charity, the homes attracted many notable sponsors, such as Catherine Gladstone: She was the wife of four times Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. The Hon Pascoe Charles Glyn: He was a partner in the banking firm of Messrs Glyn, Mills, Currie & co.Wills And Bequests.-The Hon. Pascoe Charles Glyn The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 01, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37566 Frances Selby Brodrick: She lived at Eaton Terrace, SW1.Large Gifts For Charitable Institutions The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 02, 1911; pg. 9; Issue 39680 Fanny Thursby: The widowthePeerage.com of The Rev William Ford Thursby, Rector of Bergh Apton.Wills and bequests The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 10, 1910; pg. 13; Issue 39216
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