DBSIG: British Home Children.

[Berlin-Bob]

On behalf of "alanmack" I have just added 118 BHC children from the ship "Samaratian", landing in Canada in 1872.

Just in case anybody else would like to do it this way, here is how !

Alan sent me a text file with 118 lines: each line consists of
Surname, Forename, DOB

He sent me a second file containing the following "global" data:

Static Data Sarmatian Aug 1872

   DOB Year status = "approx"

   Country of Arrival = "CAN"

   Date of arrival = 17-08-1872
   Status = "exact"

   Ship = "Sarmatian"

   Agency (Canada)   = Macpherson Homes

   No family Link/created by alanmack

I imported the name file to an excel table, and then added the static data to each line.
After exporting this as a CSV file I added a few "nuts and bolts", renamed it as an SQL file and wrote the data directly into the database.

This sounds more complicated writing about it; in fact it is fairly easy and fast.

So if any of you are transcribing ships lists and want to save yourselves some work, do it Alan's way and send me the files

regards,
Bob

[cherylcam]

Hi everyone. I would very much like to add my BHC but can't figure out how to do that. When I click on Add new record I get a message about PM's but my pm's are activated.

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Cheryl,

You may have to logout of RootsChat, delete all your cookies and then try again.
If you don't want to delete all your cookies, then just delete any with "RootsChat" in the name.

If that doesn't work, let me know.

regards,
Bob

[David C. Mackechnie]

I am not sure what has been more frustrating....years trying to find any information on my BHC grandfather, or trying to enter his information in this database.
Extremely frustrating.  I keep getting the must be able to use the PM system message. Have cleared all Rootschat cookies, etc., etc......
HELP! Please!
Thanks

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi David,

I've entered your user name manually in the database.
Please try again (and let me know ihow you get on)

regards,
Bob

[David C. Mackechnie]

Hi Bob,  Thanks for your response.  Tried again this morning after clearing all RootsChat cookies.  As you can see from the attached, nothing has changed!
Thanks anyway...
David

[Romilly]

Well I didn't have any problems when I added my 2 Great Uncles.

Romilly.

[Robynkc]

Hi there,
I'm trying to trace grandparents who came to Fairbridge Farm in 1910/1920. His surname is Allen and don't know the grandmothers names.  They apparently married at Fairbridge Farm where they met. Possible marriage around 1928/1931. I was adopted and cannot find my mother Jean Allen, B.1932 as she may have passed. So am trying to find my grandparents names then maybe find some siblings of my biological mother. 
Thank you Robyn Condran (on behalf of adoptee)

[mollipops1]

Hi Robyn

Possible is Walter Bevis ALLEN (1901-1981), who arrived aboard Belgic in 1913 and was at Fairbridge.

He married Edith Blanche BRANSBY in 1929, they divorced in 1935. But I can't see her in the index to Fairbridge. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94903238

He remarried in 1940 to Hilda WHITWORTH and died in South Australia.