Welcome to Tooting180
Restoring the names, and dignity, of the forgotten children of Tooting
In the winter of 1848–49, nearly 200 children died in a cholera outbreak at a private pauper 'farm' in Tooting, South London. Their names were largely unrecorded in the histories. The man who ran the institution was tried for manslaughter, but ultimately acquitted. His name survived. Most of the children's did not.
Tooting180 is an ongoing research project to identify each of those lost children and tell their stories. With the help of volunteers and archival research, we are building a database of the boys and girls who passed through the Tooting and Brixton pauper farms — many of them poor, orphaned, or displaced by circumstance.
So far, we have:
- Identified 849 children who lived in the Drouet institutions in Tooting and Brixton
- Tracked 1,828 movements of children into and out of the homes
- Confirmed the identities of 24 of the 180 cholera victims
This is only the beginning. With your help we can recover more names, reconnect families scattered through the system, and give these children the dignity of remembrance.
Find out more about the Tooting180 project
On this day...
- Sophia Matilda KIMMIS was transferred from Tooting to Southwark Christ Church on this day in 1848.
- Robert DIPPER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Workhouse on this day in 1849.
- George STYLES was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Workhouse on this day in 1849.
- Mary Ann ARNOLD was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Sarah ARTUS was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Elizabeth BAKER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Louisa BELL was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Emma BIRKETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Martha BROCKMAN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Harriet BROWN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Bridget BUCKLEY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Ellen CALLAGHAN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Jane CALLEN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Jane CLEVERLY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Hannah COGLAN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Louisa COUGHLIN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Emma CROOK was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Harriett DAVIS was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Laura DAY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Emma DIGGLES was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary DOWLING was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Chelsea St Luke on this day in 1851.
- Patrick DOWLING was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Chelsea St Luke on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann EDWARDS was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Fanny GEORGE was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Sophia GLOVER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Elizabeth GROUT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Hannah HACKETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Caroline HALL was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Harriet HALL was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Robert HALL left Brixton Grove House on this day in 1851.
- Susannah HARRISON was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Elizabeth HAWLEY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Eliza HAYES was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Ellen HEMMINGS was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Emma HUGGETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Maria HUGGETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann HUGGETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Julia HURLEY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Harriett LEA was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Louisa LOCKHART was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Jane MILLER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann MUSKETT was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Harriet PRIOR was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Rebecca PRIOR was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Priscilla SIMMONDS was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Eliza SINCLAIR was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Emma SMITH was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Laura SMITH was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann SMITH was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Sarah SMITH was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Elizabeth SPREADBURY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary SPREADBURY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Sarah SPREADBURY was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann STEVENSON was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Elizabeth STRINGER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann SULLIVAN was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary Ann WEBSTER was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
- Mary WOOD was transferred from Brixton Grove House to Anerley on this day in 1851.
Project status - May 2025
Recent additions to our archive include:
- Admission and discharge records from Newington St Mary, Clerkenwell Workhouse, and Southwark Christ Church workhouses
- Entries from Islington Infant Poor House mentioning Tooting
- Transcriptions of the inquests and trial
- Ongoing expansion of our searchable database
See our Analysis page for a deeper look at the stats
Chart 1. Pauper farm residents in the database, by gender