British Home Children Discussions - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T08:38:25Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/group/britishhomechildren/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=nochildren sent by YMCAtag:www.genealogywise.com,2012-12-18:3463583:Topic:4755282012-12-18T01:10:34.250ZGerald Randall Claytonhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/GeraldRandallClayton
<p>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</p>
<p>very disheartening to find but have still gotten other records of him in England as my grandmother had a few old letters.</p>
<p>would appreciate any suggestions or leads for children sent by YMCA .</p>
<p>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</p>
<p>very disheartening to find but have still gotten other records of him in England as my grandmother had a few old letters.</p>
<p>would appreciate any suggestions or leads for children sent by YMCA .</p> Blog about British Home Childrentag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-12-18:3463583:Topic:4125212011-12-18T23:53:51.498ZKarin Naylorhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KarinNaylor
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<p>I wrote a series of 3 blog posts on our relative John Christianson who was a home child. There are several links on these posts that may be helpful in your research.</p>
<p>This first link is a post about the Workhouse...…</p>
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<p>I wrote a series of 3 blog posts on our relative John Christianson who was a home child. There are several links on these posts that may be helpful in your research.</p>
<p>This first link is a post about the Workhouse...</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://longagofamily.wordpress.com/naylor/the-workhouse-john-christianson-part-2/">http://longagofamily.wordpress.com/naylor/the-workhouse-john-christ...</a></p>
<p>And this one is about Home Children...</p>
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<p>Most of the records I found about my ancestors who were in the workhouse were on ancestry.com. The workhouse actually kept very good records of the people going in and going out.</p>
<p>I hope this is helpful to anyone researching this very interesting time in history.</p> Mary Elizabeth Goldsmithtag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-10-17:3463583:Topic:4023382011-10-17T15:28:10.234ZAnne K. Cramerhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/AnneKCramer
<p>I have been searching for more information about my Great-Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Goldsmith, who came from the Barkingside Girls Village Homes to Quebec in October of 1893. I have just recently found more information as to the ship on which she sailed. I know very little of what happened to her between that time and her marriage to my Great-Grandfather in November of 1898, other than she gave birth to a son, apparently from being taken advantage of by one of her "employers," in…</p>
<p>I have been searching for more information about my Great-Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Goldsmith, who came from the Barkingside Girls Village Homes to Quebec in October of 1893. I have just recently found more information as to the ship on which she sailed. I know very little of what happened to her between that time and her marriage to my Great-Grandfather in November of 1898, other than she gave birth to a son, apparently from being taken advantage of by one of her "employers," in 1897.</p>
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<p>My second cousin and I also suspect that her husband, Thomas Joseph Gradwell, or as we now suspect, Thomas Joseph Wells, was also a British Home Child, although probably not from one of the Barnardo homes. We have some evidence that leads us to believe that he and his younger sister, Margaret, may have come with a group led by Annie MacPherson, at some time before Mary Goldsmith arrived.</p>
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<p>I'd like to find out about how to obtain more information, as well as share any leads I may find along the way!</p>
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<p>Anne</p>
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