Re: Home Children to Canada

[eeyores4me]

isnt it wonderful ?? my feet have not touched the ground I am so excited.
Now for finding out what happened to them in Canada any ideas ?

[Romilly]

isnt it wonderful ?? my feet have not touched the ground I am so excited.
Now for finding out what happened to them in Canada any ideas ?

This is where I got stuck...

The Canadian Censuses are a good starting point, - also the BMDs there.

I would suggest that you do a Post on the Canada Board on here, asking for some help.

Good Luck!
Romilly.

[Romilly]

Also, I've ordered this book on British Home Children from our local Library, - & thought you might be interested: -

Title    :    New lives for old / Roger Kershaw and Janet Sacks
Publisher and date    :    Kew : National Archives , 2008
Description    :    224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm (hbk)
Notes    :    Telling the story of this controversial practice, from the accounts ofthose involved and the authentic records of the time, this book tracesthe people behind the migrations, from Dr Barnardo to Annie Macpherson,Louisa Birt to Maria Rye, exploring their beliefs and aspirations forthe children in their care.
Price    :    18.99
ISBN/Control No.    :    Control number: BDZ0007585424
ISBN    :    ISBN 9781905615179
ISBN 1905615175
Cataloguing source    :    Catalogued by:BDS
Class no. or Category    :    362.73'0971
Author    :    Kershaw , Roger
Subject    :    Home children (Canadian immigrants) - History
Children with social disabilities
Subject    :    Canada - Emigration and immigration
Other Author    :    Sacks , Janet

Cheers, Romilly.

[cranstone]

Hi

I have sent you a personal message also, but how lucky are you!  Well done!


Regards

[Christopher]

Click here to read "The Lost Children" - After Many Years, Painful, Emotional Reunions on the CBSNews.com website in February 2002. "... Not only had they been exploited and abused. They had been deceived. They weren't orphans."

[eeyores4me]

thanks for your replies , I would love to know why their mother gave them up ?? the only thing I can think of is as she had another child a few years after her husband died maybe the father would not support these two
I cannot believe she walked on out them , although my grandfather her oldest child told the family he was an orphan ?

[cranstone]

Thanks Christopher

That was interesting reading, I wonder if mine were sent away without their parent's knowledge.

Regards

[eeyores4me]

how terribly sad its made me wonder if mine knew their mother was alive

[eeyores4me]

I also emailed the Barnados website and got an email back showing me Daisy on the 1901 census with a family in Canada and they will try and find if either of the girls married , that would be great have emailed back to say yes please !!!!