Possible Clues:

• Child left men with lover reportedly
• Only one is apt to be sounding like this
• Jane Eyre was one
• One standing alone in favour of rising Chinese dynasty
• By the sound it, frequently left alone
• One who has lost both parents
• Sounds as if it's not unusual to be all alone
• Oliver Twist, perhaps, in many instances in 1 down
• Left alone more often than not, by the sound of it
• No, Pa rents them for one of 2 down