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March 14, 2024 Webinar | A Look at the Scottish Sending Homes for British Home Children | Christine Woodcock

The first people to pioneer the idea of child migration were Scottish Evangelical Christians Annie MacPherson and her sister Louisa Birt. Born in Stirlingshire, Annie was educated in London and became aware of the poverty in the city’s East End.

Annie reached out to her Christian Women associates back in Glasgow and in 1870, began sending impoverished children to Canada where she believed that they would find better opportunities in life.

In this talk, we will look at the sending homes from Scotland who were involved in the British Home Child Scheme including where to find any records associated with them.