Descendants make up 12%, over 4 million of the Canadian population. If you think your ancestor was one of these children, there are ways to learn more:
You can search the British Home Children ships passenger lists from 1865 to 1935 on Library & Archives Canada website.
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| Part of the file Barnardo's sent us |
My husband has a British Home Child in his ancestry and sending to Barnardo's for his records provided a wealth of informative genealogical detail plus photographs of the child when he was admitted to Barnardo's Homes in 1897.
Marj Kholi's Young Immigrants to Canada website is another must for those seeking a British Home Child ancestor. Descendants can also check the British Home Children Registry for a name of interest.
3 comments:
I attempted to send an email to the address you listed but the email was returned. Would you be able to update or check the email address?
This is a great article and I am researching three brothers that came over in 1907 as part of Barnardo's Home children.
Steve
Steve, thank you for letting me know that email no longer is valid. I have updated the original blog post.
To order records from Barnardo's you now must go to their website and complete an online form.
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That's a lot of children Lorine! I suspect one of my indirect relations was very nearly a Canadian immigrant. The reformatory he was in sent children to Canada, and in his case to Australia.
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