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Barnardo's

In 1870, Dr. Barnardo opened his first home for children in London

British Home Child Group International

To provide free research, genealogical tips and reunite families of British Home Children world-wide.

British Home Children

A site for listing the names of the individual British Home Children.

British Home Children in Canada

Site published and maintained by the British Home Children Advocacy & Research Association.

British Home Children Mailing List

A mailing list for those interested in researching the 100,000 British Home Children who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations to work as indentured farm labourers (1870-1940). Archives: browse or search.

British Home Children Registry

From 1869 through to 1939 (1948 to British Columbia) it has been estimated over 100,000 children were emigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada to be used as indentured farm workers and domestic servants. Believed by Canadians to be orphans, only two percent truly were. These children were sent to Canada by over 50 organizations including the well-known and still working charities such as Barnardo's and Quarrier's.

CBERSS - Personal History Index (PHIND)

Computerised index detailing the location of records held in Australia for former child migrants to Catholic Homes between 1938 and 1965.

Child Migrants from the United Kingdom

Child Migrants Information

From the UK Department of Health.

Child Migrants to Australia

There will be a list of child migrants names, age's and date when trafficked and to which institution sent.

Child Migrants Trust

Over 130,000 children had been deported from Britain and shipped off to a new life in distant parts of the Empire. This long history of compulsory migration ended in 1967 when post-war child migration drew to a close. The Trust provides a highly professional, specialised service, reuniting Britain

Empty Cradles

A book by Margaret Humphreys.

Findmypast - Canada, Home Children Immigration Records Index, 1869-1930 $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Golden Bridge: Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833-1939

A book by Marjorie Kohli.

Home Children Canada (Pacific)

Organization to help Home Children and their descendants to discover their past.

Home Children in Canada

Resources for searching Home Children in Canada.

Home Children Records - Library and Archives Canada

Between 1869 and the late 1930s, over 100,000 juvenile migrants were sent to Canada from the British Isles during the child emigration movement.

Labouring Children: British Immigrant Apprentices to Canada, 1869-1924

A book by Joy Parr.

Library and Archives Canada / Biblioth

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 Library and Archives Canada.

List of Girls in Miss Rye's Peckham Homes 1881

Search for ancestors in a list of orphaned and impoverished Home Children.