British Home Children to Canada - Three Sisters from Kensington and Chelsea Union

By Gloria F. Tubman

This book includes information discovered through 30 years of researching three sisters who emigrated to Canada to Mrs. Birt's distribution home in Knowlton Quebec under the British Home Children scheme. Beyond being a deeply interesting true story of three specific children, this book provides the reader with an example of how to go about researching a British Home Child, where the records are, and what information you might expect to find.

The author's research into the story of her grandmother’s life evolved into a case study of the lives of three sisters who emigrated to Canada as British Home Children and placed in Canadian households with service contracts. Their lives are documented beyond the usual 16 years of age using records from a Union Board of Guardians in England, a Canadian receiving home, the holdings at Library & Archives Canada plus other sources cited and listed in the extensive bibliography. The grandmother’s story, intertwined with that of her sisters, is a reminder of the enduring legacies of family, heritage, and the complexities of migration.

Essential and factual reading for all of those who have an interest in the British Home Child immigration program of the 19th and 20th century.

Contents include:

• Dedication
• acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Beginnings
• Sending Organization - Liverpool Sheltering Home
• Crossing The Atlantic
• Canada
• Receiving Organization - Knowlton Distribution Home
• Florence Bond Story
• Caroline Bond Story
• Annie Bond Story
• Annie Bond Hodgins Story
• Memories of Grandma Annie Bond Hodgins
• Researching Ancestors of the Bond Sisters
• Conclusion
• Research Appendix
  • Boroughs and Cities in England
  • The Poor in London England and census population numbers
  • Extra notes on home child research
  • SS Corsican description
  • Potential time spent on train travel
  • Indenture
• Bibliography
  • Publications
  • Microfilm
  • On Line Resources

Details:

• 108 Pages
  
• 8.5 X 11"
  
• Coil bound
  
• Photographs and document images
• Source citations - footnotes
• Bibliography
• Published by Global Heritage Press, Carleton Place, 2024
  
• ISBN 978-1-926797-242-1 (Coil bound)

About the author:  

• Gloria F. Tubman is a genealogist and family history researcher. She has spent more than 30 years researching British Home Children, their lives in England and Canada, and various organizations involved in this emigration/immigration initiative. This is her second book published on British Home Children. Her earlier book is  A Genealogists' Guide to Researching British Home Children