A new database has just been put online for Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778
This is an index only (full name plus page number) but a link is provided for lookup requests on BWO.
To search the index of names of impoverished and/or orphaned children sent to America as Apprentices, start at Child Apprentices from England 1617-1778
Other orphan and almshouse/poorhouse records are found at
ORPHAN RECORDS and
ALMSHOUSE RECORDS 1855-1858 and ALMSHOUSE RECORDS 1819-1840