Hello List I was at the Berkshire Archives Office in Reading the other day looking at documents relating to Childrens' Homes in Reading, in particular The Minutes of the Infant Poor Committee [including the Supervision of the Scattered Homes]. I came across a number of references to Emigration Reports sent from Canada on children who had been "emigrated" to Canada (a few went to Australia) and children who had been adopted under The Poor Law Acts 1885-1895. I am not certain but I think the 'adoption' refers to children adopted by the Board of Guardians i.e the group of local people who administered a Workhouse. Many of these adopted children appear then to have been "emigrated". I made a note of the names of these children and hope they might help some to trace 'lost' ancestors. The Minutes also include the names of some of the children in the Scattered Homes and include Reports on named children but unfortunately I didn't have the time to record those details. I only had time to look at the 1910/1911 Minutes but hope to return to the Archives some time soon to look at earlier, and later, years and will try to gather more names for the List. CHILDREN CONSIDERED "ELIGIBLE FOR EMIGRATION" Kate, 13, and Agnes, 12, DILLAWAY (In November 1911 the Minutes refer to a request by William DILLAWAY for the addresses of his 3 sisters who had already been emigrated). William BAILEY 13 to Canada 10 March 1910 William HAYES 9 John LEWER 14 James WISE, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 William LAWRENCE, 12 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 Arthur CLARK, 13 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 Emily STREAMS, 16 - I think she went to Australia Kate BECKET, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 Annie CLARK, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 Susan FARMER, 15 - I think she went to Australia Emily HAMBLIN to Canada 25 Feb 1911 Evelyn SMITH Frederick CHILTON to Western Australia William Ashley MILES to Australia 28 October 1910 Harold AUST " May 1911 Daisy LUCK asks to be sent to Australia to join her sister and brother in law and Frank AUST asks to be sent to Australia to join his brother Harold CHILDREN MENTIONED IN THE 'CANADIAN EMIGRATION REPORTS' [to the Board of Guardians] Albert Edward RUTT Lily NEWMAN (The minutes included the text of a letter sent from Canada about her lack of attendance at school there) Reginald HAINES Frank Edward APPLEBY Lily APPLEBY Beatrice A ALEXANDER Ernest A ALEXANDER Leonard WHITING Ethel May WHITING Eva M WHITING William H CHAMPION Arthur RITTERSBACK Howard PYNE Victor George PYNE Walter HANSON Joseph Henry RUTT Albert Edward RUTT Charles E HAMBLIN Annie HAMBLIN Raymond VERNEY Jane BAKER Frederick J FRANCKLIN Albert EDGINGLOW George NEWMAN Edward William Frank HOPGOOD ADOPTED BY THE GUARDIANS IN 1910 Eva BARNES 12 Florence BARNES 9 Olive BARNES 7 Beatrice BARNES, 5. Ernest HERMON, 11 Ronald HERMON, 6 Marjorie HERMON, 5 Irene HERMON, 3 Thomas GROVER, 9 Louisa WEAVER, 9 Dorothy WEAVER, 13 Herbert George CLEMENTS, 14 Violet REARDON, 5 Dorothy BEASLEY, 11 Robina Elsie BEASLEY, 10 Enoch Henry Peace BEASLEY, 8 Rhoda Daisy M BEASLEY, 6 ADOPTED BY THE GUARDIANS IN 1911 Frederick GIBBONS sent to orphanage 19 May 1911 with view to emigration Albert BARTON, 13, "emigrated" by the Guardians via Dr Barnardo's to Canada April/May 1911 Harold BARTON, 11, "emigrated" by the Guardians via Dr Barnardo's to Canada April/May 1911 William LAWRENCE Elizabeth FLETTER, 13 William FLETTER, 10 Alexander GARRAWAY, 10 Olive GARRAWAY, 9 Gwendoline GARRAWAY, 8 Walter GARRAWAY, 6 Lilian Louisa MATTINGLEY, 6 Frederick MATTINGLEY, 4 Rhoda

Dear Rhoda How kind of you to share this information with us. I volunteer at Marilyn Adams Genealogical Centre at Ameliasburg here in Ontario Canada. We had many of the Barnardo Children sent to our area in Prince Edward and Hastings County and are constantly getting requests for information on these children as well as children that were sent to the Marchmont Home here in Belleville Ontario. Perhaps some of these names are listed on our database www.quinte-kin.com I will make sure the information you have provided is documented with our records. Thank you again. Diane in Ontario Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "CandROverson" <overson12@btinternet.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:03 PM Subject: [BRK] Children in Scattered Homes,Reading 1910 -1912: Names of some of those "selected foremigration", and adoption under the Poor Law Acts > Hello List > > I was at the Berkshire Archives Office in Reading the other day looking at > documents relating to Childrens' Homes in Reading, in particular The > Minutes of the Infant Poor Committee [including the Supervision of the > Scattered Homes]. I came across a number of references to Emigration > Reports sent from Canada on children who had been "emigrated" to Canada (a > few went to Australia) and children who had been adopted under The Poor > Law Acts 1885-1895. I am not certain but I think the 'adoption' refers to > children adopted by the Board of Guardians i.e the group of local people > who administered a Workhouse. Many of these adopted children appear then > to have been "emigrated". I made a note of the names of these children > and hope they might help some to trace 'lost' ancestors. The Minutes also > include the names of some of the children in the Scattered Homes and > include Reports on named children but unfortunately I didn't have the time > to record those details. > > I only had time to look at the 1910/1911 Minutes but hope to return to the > Archives some time soon to look at earlier, and later, years and will try > to gather more names for the List. > > CHILDREN CONSIDERED "ELIGIBLE FOR EMIGRATION" > > Kate, 13, and Agnes, 12, DILLAWAY (In November 1911 the Minutes refer to > a request by William DILLAWAY for the addresses of his 3 sisters who had > already been emigrated). > William BAILEY 13 to Canada 10 March 1910 > William HAYES 9 > John LEWER 14 > James WISE, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > William LAWRENCE, 12 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > Arthur CLARK, 13 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > Emily STREAMS, 16 - I think she went to Australia > Kate BECKET, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > Annie CLARK, 14 to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > Susan FARMER, 15 - I think she went to Australia > Emily HAMBLIN to Canada 25 Feb 1911 > Evelyn SMITH > > Frederick CHILTON to Western Australia > William Ashley MILES to Australia 28 October 1910 > Harold AUST " > May 1911 Daisy LUCK asks to be sent to Australia to join her sister and > brother in law > and Frank AUST asks to be sent to Australia to join his brother Harold > > CHILDREN MENTIONED IN THE 'CANADIAN EMIGRATION REPORTS' [to the Board of > Guardians] > > Albert Edward RUTT > Lily NEWMAN (The minutes included the text of a letter sent from Canada > about her lack of attendance at school there) > Reginald HAINES > Frank Edward APPLEBY > Lily APPLEBY > Beatrice A ALEXANDER > Ernest A ALEXANDER > Leonard WHITING > Ethel May WHITING > Eva M WHITING > William H CHAMPION > Arthur RITTERSBACK > Howard PYNE > Victor George PYNE > Walter HANSON > Joseph Henry RUTT > Albert Edward RUTT > Charles E HAMBLIN > Annie HAMBLIN > Raymond VERNEY > Jane BAKER > Frederick J FRANCKLIN > Albert EDGINGLOW > George NEWMAN > Edward William Frank HOPGOOD > > ADOPTED BY THE GUARDIANS IN 1910 > > Eva BARNES 12 > Florence BARNES 9 > Olive BARNES 7 > Beatrice BARNES, 5. > Ernest HERMON, 11 > Ronald HERMON, 6 > Marjorie HERMON, 5 > Irene HERMON, 3 > Thomas GROVER, 9 > Louisa WEAVER, 9 > Dorothy WEAVER, 13 > Herbert George CLEMENTS, 14 > Violet REARDON, 5 > Dorothy BEASLEY, 11 > Robina Elsie BEASLEY, 10 > Enoch Henry Peace BEASLEY, 8 > Rhoda Daisy M BEASLEY, 6 > > ADOPTED BY THE GUARDIANS IN 1911 > > Frederick GIBBONS sent to orphanage 19 May 1911 with view to emigration > Albert BARTON, 13, "emigrated" by the Guardians via Dr Barnardo's to > Canada April/May 1911 > Harold BARTON, 11, "emigrated" by the Guardians via Dr Barnardo's to > Canada April/May 1911 > William LAWRENCE > Elizabeth FLETTER, 13 > William FLETTER, 10 > Alexander GARRAWAY, 10 > Olive GARRAWAY, 9 > Gwendoline GARRAWAY, 8 > Walter GARRAWAY, 6 > Lilian Louisa MATTINGLEY, 6 > Frederick MATTINGLEY, 4 > > > > Rhoda > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Rhoda, This is very timely for Australia, as on next Monday the Federal Government will issue a Formal Apology for the abusive treatment of children in state care, including the "Child Migrants" from Britain. The scheme to send them here was at its peak later, and many of the children are still alive. "Under the Empire Settlement Act of 1922 and 1937, the British Government assisted private organisations to help people who wanted to settle in 'His Majesty's Overseas Dominions.' Although not specifically aimed at assisting child migrants, this legislation allowed non-government organisations to send child migrants to various parts of the British Empire. The scheme intensified after the war when child migrants were sent under the Children's Act 1948. Although non-government organisations had direct charge of most of the children at the recruitment stage, during their passage, or after their arrival in the receiving countries, they received encouragement and financial backing from British governments and governments in receiving countries. About 150 000 children with an average age of eight years and nine months emigrated from the United Kingdom, the majority to Canada, until the scheme ended in 1967.[4] A key motivation for child migration was to maintain the racial unity of the Empire and populate the Dominions of Canada, Rhodesia, New Zealand and Australia, with 'good white stock'. The exact number of child migrants to Australia is not known, but estimates suggest that from 1947 to 1967, between 7000 and 10 000 children were sent to Australia." It is appalling to think this was still happening a little over 40 years ago! The government's official summary is at: http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/Pubs/BN/sp/ChildMigrants.htm#_Toc245702531 Jan South Australia