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→Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale, near Ootacamund
*Amalgamation of the [[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum|Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum]] with the Lawrence Asylum was considered from 1860. In April 1864 the land at Lovedale, near [[Ootacamund]], was selected for the combined institutions and new buildings were constructed. 220 boys from the MMMOA moved in September 1871 [http://books.google.com/books?id=luXS-8vTrJQC&pg=PA262 Limited View Google Books] page 262 ''The Nilgiris,Volume 1 of Madras district gazetteers'' by W Francis 1994 reprint of an earlier book, probably 1908.
*The girls from the [[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Female Orphan School|Madras Military Female Orphan School]], about 100, were transferred to the Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale in October 1904 as Government required their premises in Madras. [http://books.google.com/books?id=luXS-8vTrJQC&pg=PA263 Limited View Google Books] page 263, The Nilgiris Volume 1 of Madras district gazetteers by W Francis 1994 reprint of an earlier book, probably 1908
*Later the name changed to the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, Lovedale* Conditions early 1930's [http://books.google.com/books?id=pP_TdfyFDQEC&pg=PA3 Limited View Google Books] page 3 ''The Way We Are: An Anglo-Indian Mosaic'' - Chapter "Never Give In" by Moira Breen 2008.
*The [[British Library]] has the following two books in its catalogue:
:*''Never give in : a history of the one hundred and twentyfive years of The Lawrence School, Lovedale'' by Hugh and Colleen Gantzer c 1984
