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*For more details of the Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale, refer [[Orphans]]
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*Amalgamation with the [[Lawrence Military Asylum|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] ''The Nilgiris,Volume 1 of Madras district gazetteers'' by W Francis (1994) reprint of an earlier book, probably 1908.
*Another mention of the transfer to the Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale in September 1871 [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA11-PA13 Google Books]
==Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum==
*MMFOA moved to Conway's Garden, Kilpauk before 1822, [http://books.google.com/books?id=h2nkEiSSDaYC&pg=PA563 Limited View Google Books], page 563 ''Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800''
*In 1842 five girls aged 14 to 16 were sent to Sydney where they arrived in January 1843 and were admitted to the Sydney Orphan School. Refer [[Australia]], Orphans.
*The girls, about 100, were transferred to the [[Lawrence Military Asylum|Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale ]] in October 1904. [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 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA315 Limited View Google Books], page 315 ''Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2'' by W Francis 1988 (probably a reprint of an earlier book, perhaps 1905.)
==Poonamallee Military Asylum==
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA8-PA35 1869]
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA9-PA33 1870] [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA10-PA1 History] [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA10-PA23 Some names]
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA10-PA41 1871].This [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA11-PA13 link] shows the amalgamation with St Mary’s Church Charity School and the move to the Egmore premises in January 1872, recently made vacant by the move of the Military Male Asylum boys to the [[Lawrence Military Asylum |Lawrence Asylum]] at Lovedale, near Ootacamund. [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA11-PA23 Some names] [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA11-PA35 Two newspaper articles]
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA12-PA1 1873] [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA12-PA11 Page 11] shows the girls now working as school teachers.
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA12-PA59 1874] [http://books.google.com/books?id=PJAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA13-PA9 Some names] which continue for the next few pages.
