South Australia Orphans and Orphanages

Online Resources

 * 1817-1833 New South Wales, Australia, Applications and Admissions to Orphan Schools, 1817-1833 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images ($). Including South Australia before 1825.
 * 1849-1869 Records of orphans and the destitute, Adelaide, South Australia, 1849-1869 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1855-1861 Australia, South Australia, nominal list of orphaned and deserted children taken out of the Destitute Asylum, 1855-1861, Destitute Poor Department; South Australia at FamilySearch, images. Also at State Archives .pdf
 * 1862-1908 Australia, South Australia, Ledgers of children boarded out, 1862-1908 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1867-1869 Australia, South Australia, Adelaide, List of children forwarded from the Destitute Asylum to the Roman Catholic Orphanage, 1867-1869 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1872-1892 Australia, South Australia, Account book of money received and deposited on behalf of indentured children, 1872-1892, Destitute Board; South Australia at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1881-1909 Australia, South Australia, Inspectress of licensed foster mothers and wetnurses, 1881-1909 at FamilySearch, images.

Archives
South Australia State Records Research Centre 115 Cavan Road Gepps Cross South Australia 5094 Postal Address GPO Box 464 Adelaide 5001 Ph: 08 7322 7077 Email: Staterecords@sa.gov.au
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