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Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Members of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa are locating and indexing the names of these Home Children found in passenger lists in the custody of the National Archives of Canada.

Home Children Going to Goderich, Huron County

CRAIG , John Age: 18
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1879
Microfilm reel: C-4530
Ship: SS Polynesian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 26 Jun 1879
Port of arrival: Quebec
Arrival Date: 6 Jul 1879
Destination: Goderich, Ont. and Quebec.
Comments: 2 individual young people.

FOSTER , Samuel Age: 18
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1879
Microfilm reel: C-4530
Ship: SS Polynesian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 26 Jun 1879
Port of arrival: Quebec
Arrival Date: 6 Jul 1879
Destination: Goderich, Ont. and Quebec.
Comments: 2 individual young people.

1891 Census - Strays (Liverpool Sheltering Home)

Ship Lists - NAC Home Children

CORNISH Herbert /single/scholar/11/London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

CORNISH? , Herbert

Age: 11

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel

CRABBE Isaac /single/scholar/7/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

CRABBE? , Isaac

Age: ?

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

CRABBE Willie /single/scholar/7/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

CRABBE? , William

Age: ?

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

HARRIS William /single/scholar/12/halifax, nova scotia Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

HARRIS , William

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1890

Microfilm reel: C-4514

Ship: SS Parisian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 27 Mar 1890

Port of arrival: Halifax

Arrival Date: 06 Apr 1890

Party: Not given.

Destination: See Comments

Comments: Some children disembarked at Halifax (Code H90AD) and some in Portland, Maine (Code P90AA).

Note: The child's age was illegible, difficult to decipher or not given.

MILLICENT John /single/scholar/10/Dublin, Ireland Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

MILLICENT , John

Age: 10

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

NOBLE James Ed. /single/scholar/15/leeds, yorks Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

NOBLE , James E

Age: 15

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

NOBLE, Thomas, Servant, 16, Indoor Farm Servant, Born Appleby, Westmorland, England. Living with James LAYCOCK, Farmer 146 acres, Blencarn, Cumberland, England. 1881

 

PAYNE Henry /single/scholar/12/Hammersmith,London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

PAYNE? , Henry

Age: 11

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

PENNY Arthur /single/scholar/12/London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

PENNY , Arthur

Age: 11

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel

SEED Walter /single/scholar/10/Southampton Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

SEED? , George?

Age: 10

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Norwegian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 6 May 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal via Vessel.

TAYLOR Willie /single/scholar/7/Heaton Norris, Stockport Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada 1891

TAYLOR , W

Age: 9

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1893

Microfilm reel: C-4515

Ship: SS Vancouver

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 23 Mar 1893

Port of arrival: Halifax

Arrival Date: 9 Apr 1893

Party: Fegan's boys

Destination: Toronto, Ontario

Comments: Fegan's boys, by CPR for Toronto

WEINER Adolphe /single/scholar/9/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

WEINER , Adolph

Age: 10

Sex: M

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Parisian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader.

WEINER Maggie /single/scholar/11/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

WEINER , M

Age: 11

Sex: F

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Parisian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader.

WEINER Pauline /single/scholar/10/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

WEINER , Pauline

Age: 10

Sex: F

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Parisian

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader

WITHOFF Annie /single/15/housemaid domestic servant/Park Gate, Cheshire Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

 

WITHOFF Pauline /single/17/housemaid domestic servant/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891

WITHOFF? , P

Age: 18

Sex: F

Year of arrival: 1891

Microfilm reel: C-4538

Ship: SS Sarnia

Port of departure: Liverpool

Departure Date: 5 Jun 1891

Port of arrival: Quebec

Arrival Date: 15 Jun 1891

Party: Mrs Birt's Party

Destination: Knowlton

Comments: To Montreal in Vessel.

For more online ships passenger lists see SHIPS TO CANADA

 


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