Thomas Coram Register



Thomas Coram Register

The Thomas Coram Register is a list of children given into the care of the Foundling Hospital between the years 1853 and 1948. A charitable refuge for abandoned children, it was set up by Thomas Coram  in 1739 for the ‘education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children’ in central London. Previously known as the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children, today the charity is known as Coram Family and  it continues to work with children separated from their parents and to support vulnerable families.

All enquiries about children raised in the Foundling Hospital, and applications for certificates of register entries, should be made via the charity:
Coram Family, Coram Community Campus, 49 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2QA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7520 0300
Website: www.coram.org.uk

The charity will organise a copy of the certificate from the General Register Office. Please note that only short versions carrying the child’s details - but not those of the parents - are issued from this register.

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