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For those researching family members who were known as British Home Children who were shipped to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Feel free to discuss your experiences about trying to trace these children.
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children sent by YMCA
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Comment by Cheryl Levy PLCGS on September 28, 2020 at 11:20am
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Remembering over 100,000 British Children sent to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
British Home Child Day is on September 28th in Canada.
https://www.ola.org/.../parliament-39/session-2/bill-12
Home Children, 1869-1932 (LAC)
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/.../Pages/home-children.aspx
Home Children Project (BIFHSGO)
https://bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=496
British Home Children Advocacy & Research Association
https://www.britishhomechildren.com
British Home Children in Canada (BHCARA)
https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com
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Comment by Gerald Randall Clayton on December 17, 2012 at 7:05pm
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i realized i posted incorrectly the 3 Clayton brothers; George, Walter and Edwin were sent over by Middlmore homes not Barnardo
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It appears that Walter and Edwin traveled together to Canada aboard the Lake Winnipeg arriving 18 Jun 1885.
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My Grandfather John Alfred Clayton was first placed at the United Church YMCA hostel in Norval Ontario. i got this from the ships record but when I contacted YMCA Archives they said that they never kept any records of the children
very disheartening to find but have still gotten other records of him in England as my grandmother had a few old letters
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George Walter and Edwin Clayton sent over with Barnardo boys. george to caradoc ontario in June 1884; Walter to Keswick New Brunswick in June of 1885 and Edwin to Nashwaak new brunswick but don't have the year
also my Granfather was sent by the YMCA in march of 1930
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I have at least 4 home children in my family tree and possibly a couple more but yet confirmed
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