Gender and age: c. 1969: 3-12; 1970: The children's ages vary from 3 to 20 years; 1974: 3-16; 1976-78: 3-12. Capacity: 1965: 32 children; c.1969: 30; 1970: 32 (this includes the manager and his wife) & 2; 1974, 76, 77: 30; 1978: 29. Controlling organisation: Masterton Methodist Children's Homes (Methodist Church). Third-party provider to State, faith-based Operational period: Registered 10/7/1929. Further info: In 1921, the first six children were admitted to the Home… 1922: 40 children were in the Home There were usually between 20 and 30 children in the Home in the 1930s. By 1946 forty-three children were accommodated, this number decreased to 30-40 in the 1950s and further decreased to only 19 in the 1970s Children usually attended Masterton Primary School. In 1960 “Homeleigh” was adopted as the name for the Home. Children began to be placed in foster homes from 1966. The property was subdivided in 1972 and 7 sections sold. The staff house at 31 Kiwi Street was completed in 1975. The Home was closed December 1978 but the property and buildings were not sold until 1987. Masterton Children’s Home Managers, Masters and Matrons 1920 Sister May Moriarty 1926 Miss M I Allan 1943 Mr and Mrs H Bateup 1953 Mr and Mrs G W Thomas 1955 Mr and Mrs N W Lloyd 1962 Mr and Mrs A N Jolly 1973 Mr and Mrs K Harris 1974 Mr and Mrs J Dubbeldam 1977 Mr and Mrs B Jackways
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