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There were four '''Lawrence Military Asylums'''. These [[schools]] underwent several name changes, later being known variously as the '''Lawrence School''', '''Lawrence Memorial School''' or '''Lawrence College'''.
The schools were founded by Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence to provide education for the [[orphans]] of British soldiers in India.
==Lawrence School, Mount Abu==
Also known as Abu Lawrence School it was located at Mount Abu, a hill station in Rajasthan. Established in 1856, it no longer exists.
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.indian-tales.com/pages50-59.asp Indian Tales] by Patrick O'Meara
==Lawrence College, Ghora Gali==
Near [[Murree]].
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.lawrence.edu.pk Lawrence College, Ghora Gali], official site
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Ghora_Gali Lawrence School, Ghora Gali], Wikipedia
*[http://www.indian-tales.com/pages50-59.asp Indian Tales] by Patrick O'Meara
==Lawrence School, Lovedale==
This school is in [[Ootacamund]] in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.
===History===
*Situation in 1856 before establishment - [http://books.google.com/books?id=wrcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA552 ''Allen’s Indian Mail''] (1856) p552 [Google Books]
*Commenced 1858, control passed to Government 1860.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> First however, Government insisted that the religious principles adopted at the Lawrence Military Asylum, Sanawar, must be adopted.[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 [[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
*In 1925 the name changed from the Lawrence Memorial School, Lovedale, Ootacamund to the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School. British Library reference IOR/L/MIL/7/12528 1925
*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 IOR entry:The Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, Lovedale, Nilgiris, 73rd Report, 1st April 1932-31st March 1933 [and 74th-77th, 79th-80th & 85th Reports, 1933/4-1936/7, 1938/9-1939/40 & 1944/5]. Bangalore: Board of Governors, 1933-45. 8 issues. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/2299 1933-1945
*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
:*''Lovedale : the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, South India : a Personal Account'' by Max Cocker. C 1988
*A researcher was able to obtain 1889 admission records from the School which indicated both parents of the boy admitted, the mother being Indian.
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.thelawrenceschool.org/tls.html Lawrence School, Lovedale], official site
*[http://www.lovedale.org Alumni Website]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Lovedale Lawrence School, Lovedale], Wikipedia. Also refer [[Orphans#Lawrence_Asylum.2C_Lovedale.2C_near_Ootacamund|Orphans]].
==Lawrence School, Sanawar==
Near [[Simla]], this school was the first of the four Lawrence schools, established in 1847.
Maureen Evers has written about the school in "Four Orphan Schools in Calcutta and the Lawrence Military Asylum Sanawar, Part 1: History," ''FIBIS Journal'' No 22 (Autumn 2009), pages 1-14. For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]].
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.sanawar.edu.in Lawrence School, Sanawar], official site
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar Wikipedia]
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/l/019pho000000394u00035000.html Photograph of the school in 1865] in the British Library's Online Gallery
==References==
1. Francis, W. ''Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2'' p314 (1988). Probably a reprint of an earlier book, perhaps 1905.
[[Category:Educational institutions]]
The schools were founded by Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence to provide education for the [[orphans]] of British soldiers in India.
==Lawrence School, Mount Abu==
Also known as Abu Lawrence School it was located at Mount Abu, a hill station in Rajasthan. Established in 1856, it no longer exists.
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.indian-tales.com/pages50-59.asp Indian Tales] by Patrick O'Meara
==Lawrence College, Ghora Gali==
Near [[Murree]].
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.lawrence.edu.pk Lawrence College, Ghora Gali], official site
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Ghora_Gali Lawrence School, Ghora Gali], Wikipedia
*[http://www.indian-tales.com/pages50-59.asp Indian Tales] by Patrick O'Meara
==Lawrence School, Lovedale==
This school is in [[Ootacamund]] in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.
===History===
*Situation in 1856 before establishment - [http://books.google.com/books?id=wrcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA552 ''Allen’s Indian Mail''] (1856) p552 [Google Books]
*Commenced 1858, control passed to Government 1860.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> First however, Government insisted that the religious principles adopted at the Lawrence Military Asylum, Sanawar, must be adopted.[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 [[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
*In 1925 the name changed from the Lawrence Memorial School, Lovedale, Ootacamund to the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School. British Library reference IOR/L/MIL/7/12528 1925
*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 IOR entry:The Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, Lovedale, Nilgiris, 73rd Report, 1st April 1932-31st March 1933 [and 74th-77th, 79th-80th & 85th Reports, 1933/4-1936/7, 1938/9-1939/40 & 1944/5]. Bangalore: Board of Governors, 1933-45. 8 issues. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/2299 1933-1945
*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
:*''Lovedale : the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, South India : a Personal Account'' by Max Cocker. C 1988
*A researcher was able to obtain 1889 admission records from the School which indicated both parents of the boy admitted, the mother being Indian.
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.thelawrenceschool.org/tls.html Lawrence School, Lovedale], official site
*[http://www.lovedale.org Alumni Website]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Lovedale Lawrence School, Lovedale], Wikipedia. Also refer [[Orphans#Lawrence_Asylum.2C_Lovedale.2C_near_Ootacamund|Orphans]].
==Lawrence School, Sanawar==
Near [[Simla]], this school was the first of the four Lawrence schools, established in 1847.
Maureen Evers has written about the school in "Four Orphan Schools in Calcutta and the Lawrence Military Asylum Sanawar, Part 1: History," ''FIBIS Journal'' No 22 (Autumn 2009), pages 1-14. For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]].
'''External links:'''
*[http://www.sanawar.edu.in Lawrence School, Sanawar], official site
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar Wikipedia]
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/l/019pho000000394u00035000.html Photograph of the school in 1865] in the British Library's Online Gallery
==References==
1. Francis, W. ''Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2'' p314 (1988). Probably a reprint of an earlier book, perhaps 1905.
[[Category:Educational institutions]]
