British Home Children

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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

    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 childrenvery disheartening to find but have still gotten other records of him…

    By Gerald Randall Clayton

    Dec 17, 2012

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  • Blog about British Home Children

    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.This first link is a post …

    By Karin Naylor

    Dec 18, 2011

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  • Mary Elizabeth Goldsmith

    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…

    By Anne K. Cramer

    Oct 17, 2011

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