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|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] | |||
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=11.38,76.7&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=11.38,76.7 11° 22′ 48″ N, 76° 42′ 0″ E] | |||
|altitude= 2,486 m (8,156 ft) | |||
|presentname= Officially, Udhagamandalam | |||
|stateprovince= Tamil Nadu | |||
|country=India | |||
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'''Ootacamund''', now frequently known as Ooty (but officially called Udhagamandalam), is a town in the [[Nilgiri Hills]]. Ooty was the [[Madras Presidency]] summer capital. Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located. | |||
==Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale== | ==Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale== | ||
*Situation in 1856 before establishment. [http://books.google.com/books?id=wrcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA552 Google Books] | *Situation in 1856 before establishment. [http://books.google.com/books?id=wrcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA552 Google Books] page 552, ''Allen’s Indian Mail'', 1856 | ||
*Commenced 1858, control passed to Government 1860.[http://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA314 Limited View Google Books] | *Commenced 1858, control passed to Government 1860. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA314 Limited View Google Books] page 314 ''Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2'' by W Francis 1988 (probably a reprint of an earlier book, perhaps 1905.) | ||
*Amalgamation of the 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 | *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 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 | *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 | ||
* 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 | * 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. | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | |||
Revision as of 21:53, 8 September 2009
| Ootacamund | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 11° 22′ 48″ N, 76° 42′ 0″ E |
| Altitude: | 2,486 m (8,156 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Officially, Udhagamandalam |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Ootacamund, now frequently known as Ooty (but officially called Udhagamandalam), is a town in the Nilgiri Hills. Ooty was the Madras Presidency summer capital. Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located.
Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale
- Situation in 1856 before establishment. Google Books page 552, Allen’s Indian Mail, 1856
- Commenced 1858, control passed to Government 1860. Limited View Google Books page 314 Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2 by W Francis 1988 (probably a reprint of an earlier book, perhaps 1905.)
- Amalgamation of the 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 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 Madras Military Female Orphan School, about 100, were transferred to the Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale in October 1904 as Government required their premises in Madras. 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
- Conditions early 1930's Limited View Google Books page 3 The Way We Are: An Anglo-Indian Mosaic- Chapter "Never Give In" by Moira Breen 2008.