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Spring is almost here, did you submit your  story of your British Home Child to share with other members. The newsletter is for sharing, find lost family members or make a connection you never knew you had. You may have pictures in a shoe box stored in the closet, get them out. The story does not have to be long, and then submit it for the newsletters. Remember, genealogists like to read about the life of families.

If you do not want to write a story the Members Only section can post your information, just scan the data, send it in and it can be posted. Check out the interesting items displayed.

Remember, it is only as good as you make it.


   

"If you are a speaker on British Home Children related topics please let us know
if you would like to be included on our list of speakers on this web site.
Please provide your contact e-mail address and presentation topic(s).
Contact us at BHC@ogs.on.ca .

Goals

  1. To bring together genealogy researchers who have like interests in British Home Children (BHC) to share their research experiences.
  2. To encourage possible descendants of BHC to investigate their ancestry.
  3. To raise awareness of the history and contribution of the BHC in Canada.
  4. To identify resources for research on individual BHC.
  5. To identify resources for research into the social conditions in the UK and Canada which influenced the lives of the BHC.

 

BRITISH HOME CHILD

A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP of THE ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Welcome to the OGS British Home Child - Special Interest Group

From 1869 to 1939 various workhouses, sheltering homes, orphanages and child care organizations in Great Britain immigrated over 100,000 orphaned, abandoned, pauper children ages 1 to 18 to Canada. Known as the British Home Children (BHC), life for these children coming alone to Canada to work as domestics and farm labourers forging ahead in a new land was not always easy.

Of the over 50 sending agencies, some of the more well known names are Rye, Macpherson, Fegan, Quarriers, Barnardo, Middlemore, Catholic Emigration Society, Salvation Army, Church of England Waif & Strays.

It is estimated that 12%, over 4 million, of the Canadian population is a descendant of a Home Child. Home Children Descendants now live worldwide.

 
Current Membership stands at "97" *Note: we need the 97 stories
Minutes from the first annual meeting can be found in the Members Only

Do you have a report on a Home Child and would like to share? Let us know. 
Email BHC-SIG BHC@ogs.on.ca
Web Master: Norma Hughson