British Home Children - 1890

[Con]

Thank you J.J. and Mick.

 I will start my own thread up now.

Connie

[M.T.H]

Hi folks,

At last I have an update!  There is very good news and some not so good news.....

Good news first;

I've had a reply from the CCRS regarding Denis and Mark.

This is what they told me, quote:- We do hold some records relating to the children who were sent to Canada and Australia and some reports regarding the follow-up visits made.  The information you gave us was detailed enough for us to find records relating to Denis and Mark Corless.  They are named in two of  the “Chaplain’s visitation reports” and details where they were placed and how they were managing.  We can photocopy this information for you, plus the full visitation reports which are quite detailed and make fascinating reading.

How fantastic is that?

Then came the bad news :- Our charge for searching our archives for this information plus the cost of copying and forwarding the information to you is £50. 

I'm stunned and a bit shocked. There is no way that I can afford that sort of money, at least not in the forseeable future.

I wonder how they can justify this fee? Is it a record? 

I want to write back to them and take them to task about it, but I don't want to risk the chance of not being able to get these documents at all.

Any thoughts or ideas appreciated,

Cheers,

Mick

[KarenM]

Oh Mick, that really just sucks.   I know Micky and Jake have been told the records would cost the 50 GBP as well.  I don't understand how they can charge that much.  It's a bitter topic when it come to the amount they charge, sure they can charge a fee, but I think that it a ridiculous amount. 

But the good thing like you say is that they do have something on them instead of just saying send us your 50 GBP and we'll check 

Maybe someone else who has gotten records, such as Indipaleale, might have an idea?   I think she has about 7 BHC.

Karen

[liverpool annie]

Hi Mick !

Wonder if you could find out if somebody actually went there - if the price would still be the same ? 

If they brought down the price - maybe we could get somebody to go and pick them up !

Annie 

[M.T.H]

Oh Mick, that really just sucks. I know Micky and Jake have been told the records would cost the 50 GBP as well. I don't understand how they can charge that much. It's a bitter topic when it come to the amount they charge, sure they can charge a fee, but I think that it a ridiculous amount.

Hi Karen,

Yeah! It definately sucks!

There was also a p.s. that I forgot to mention. I gave them all the details that we had to help them identify the boys, including the names of Rev Rossall, and Sisters Fidelis and Humiliana. This was the P.s.;

PS. We are also seeing if we have any information on Sisters Fidelis and Humiliana as they belonged to the order of nuns who are still connected to us here at CCRS

How kind, I wonder how much they will want to charge me for this info that I didn't even ask for?

I want to warn everyone about these outragous charges, I feel quite deflated.

Ho hum, family history huh?

Mick

[M.T.H]

Hi Mick !

Wonder if you could find out if somebody actually went there - if the price would still be the same ? 

If they brought down the price - maybe we could get somebody to go and pick them up !

Hiya Annie,

I don't know if it would be possible, from what I can gather the records are in Salford.

I've been researching family (but mostly) military history for years and I have never encountered such a fee for any documents that I've ordered from archives, the most I've ever paid was ten quid, and for that I was sent 160 pages!!!

Maybe I've just been lucky....

Cheers,

Mick

[M.T.H]

Thank you J.J. and Mick.

 I will start my own thread up now.

Connie

Good on you Connie!

Best of luck,

Mick

[J.J.]

Mick I am just disgusted to hear about the price being charged...It should match the amount of work involved, printing and paper...I could see a quarter of the price, maybe half at the very most.
Seems you are being charged according to the "LSD"  or law of supply and demand...
or as I'd make the acronym...
LOUSY STINKIN" DEAL!!!!!!!!!!

J.J.

[M.T.H]

Mick I am just disgusted to hear about the price being charged...It should match the amount of work involved, printing and paper...I could see a quarter of the price, maybe half at the very most.
Seems you are being charged according to the "LSD"  orlaw of supply and demand...
or as I'd make the acronym...
LOUSY STINKIN" DEAL!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for that J.J. !

I agree that a quarter or perhaps half the fee (At a push) would be reasonable, as it is, it just smacks of money grabbing.

When you look at all of the kindness demonstrated here at Rootschat every day, and the lengths that some folks will go to to help others, it makes this charge seem even more extortionate.

Oh gosh, I could moan for England at the moment! 

I'm not gonna give up on getting these records though....where there's a will there's a way and all that....

Cheers,

Mick