Help with a family name

[KarenM]

On the Canada Resources Board, we have a thread with alot of great information and links to Home Children.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355348.0.html

Karen

[J.J.]

Well done Karen, I also imagined she might have been a home child as I read through page 1... was locked out so waited to see what was here, good thing I waited...
On the same ship as Minnie E. there is also an Anne age. She may well be a red herring, as brothers and sisters weren't always lucky enough to travel together or even to live in the same Province as siblings.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/001015-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=23908
The children's houses isn't a term I've heard as a location, but part of a workhouse setting...

The other children immigrating as Bray...several of them could be family ( or none)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bk8/

added:
I found a Mary Ellen Bray in a workhouse, and nearly jumped out of my seat, but she was 9 in 1881 so too old and Totnes, Devon...but this is a great resource for finding home children in workhouses on census http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

[J.J.]

There were 2 Minnie Bay born Gwennap, Cornwall ...one living with grandfather Richard
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881BR_2350496 
also one living with Grandmother and an aunt
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881BR_2350885
Not sure which one was followed through...

also because I found it, and there is already an adopted child on the list, nor does she match family criteria...in case she is found to be born Ontario...
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881CN_730091

1891 she is crossed out as daughter and I am not sure what is coded in instead
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/001081-119.02-e.php?person_id_nbr=1619173

[J.J.]

I think ordering that marriage would be the best way to go to confirm parent's names, although if a home child or adopted, they don't always know or put down the real information if anything...

[J.J.]

I have to run, can you look into this place?
On 9 July 1869, Stephenson opened the doors of number 8 Church Street in London as a safe place for young people. In contrast to the notorious workhouses of the day, this was to be a place where children would be treated with love, respect and affection. It was called The Children’s Home.

Need to add that to my resource info as I hadn't found this before...
http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=2694
Hopefully they have some records?
http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact.content&cmid=667

[J.J.]

Wait...there were many more branches, that was just the first one, only used until 1871
I see now it became what's now known as  the National Children's Homes ( NCH)
http://www.theirhistory.co.uk/70001/info.php?p=9

Need to find the Reception branch in Hamilton, Ontario! Here is a photo
http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/images/nationalchildrenshomeLayer1.jpg
a timeline makes the locations easier to find ( if complete?)
http://www.theirhistory.co.uk/70001/info.php?p=13&pno=0
1871 - The Lambeth home is given approval by the Wesleyan Methodist Conference and moves (?) Bonner Road.
1872 - A second home is opened in Edgworth, Lancashire - a rural location
1873 - The Home's emigration scheme begins with the departure of the first party of children to Canada. Reception branch in Hamilton, Ontario is opened
1875 - The Home takes on the management of an Industrial School at Milton, Gravesend
1878 - Training of women in child care begins - the 'Sisterhood' is established
1880 - The Home takes over the management of a children's refuge in Ramsey on the Isle of Man
1882 - Princess Alice Orphanage opens in Birmingham. The Donor stipulates that home must be for orphans only. The Children's Home becomes the Children's Home and Orphanage
1887 - Alverstoke in Hampshire opens as a convalescent home for children- this one probably too late if she's headed to Canada then...

[J.J.]

Ah, just found this: National Children's Home Register which was returned to the United Kingdom following the closure of the Hamilton Home in 1934. Location was 1080 Main St. East Barton Township
http://books.google.ca/books?id=Qs3uIWGetJAC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false

Where you can write for inquiries:Now called
Action for Children
85 Highbury Park
London U.K.  N5 1UD

Records are under this classification
L1 Canada; includes registers, 1873-1931, which provide details and progress reports of the children who were emigrated to Canada

Not sure if they will accept inquiries by email but here is the website
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/content/72/Contact-us