Would very much like to hear from any descendant of William Boles of St. Catharine's, Lincoln county, Ontario who is mentioned here. I have records of his family there from 1851 to 1871 there but nothing after that. Many in that area headed for the US about that time. His wife was Mary Anne (they were both born in Ireland but probably married in Ontario) and their children were: 1. Maria b. ~ 1852 Ontario 2. James A. b. ~ 1854 Ontario 3. Elizabeth b. ~ 1859 Ontario 4. William b. ~ 1863 Ontario 5. Isabella b. ~ 1866 Ontario 6. Mary Ann b. ~ 1867 Ontario 7. Edith b. ~ 1870 Ontario 8. Sarah b. March 1871 Ontario Do they sound like any of your ancestors? > > From: Linne Gravestock <linne@gravestock.name> > Date: 2005/03/03 Thu AM 02:45:02 CST > To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bowles: British Home Children; England>Canada > > When I wrote to Gail Collins to ask her > if I could post her work on the British Home > Children to the Bowles list, she added the > following information. For more, you'll have to > write to her directly. > Yours, > Linne > > > From: Gail Collins <gcollins@vaxxine.com> > Subject: Re: British Home Children > > Hi Linne > > this is for Bowles > > HENRY, Charlotte 10 F SS Hibernian 1869 Oct 28 - Nov 8 > > First Party Report - 1869 -Liverpool Workhouse Schools - #21. Charlotte > Henry; 12; orphan; 2 years; two brothers in town-unknown; Mr. W.B., St. > Catherine's, Ontario, bound as servant; Tailor. Has children. Lived 20 > years in present neighborhood. > > 1871 Census - HENRY, CHARLOTTE, 15, ENGLAND, with William BOLES, Merchant > Tailor. District=21; Subdist=B; Div=1; Pg=38. St. Catherines Twn , Lincoln > County > > 1875 Inspection Report - St. CatharinesCentre - Inspector Rev G Burson, > Charlotte Henry, 16, Kirkdale Workhouse, 1869, P.C, goes to Church & Sunday > School, with W Bowles, St. Catharines, not adopted, engaged for clothing, > $3 per month, 4 yrs here, housework. A good girl well cared for and in a > good home. > > she no doubt was married by 1881 - 25 yrs of age > > ===================================================================== > Match: Bowles > Source: NIAGARA-ONT-L@rootsweb.com > From: Gail Collins <gcollins@vaxxine.com> > Subject: Niagara Area Guardians for OPHANS > > > Have previously sent this email to the Niag list a couple years back - > maybe we have some new members who's ancestor was a guardian for the Brit > Home Children (orphans)? > > Maria Rye brought many British Home Children to Canada from 1869-1896 where > many of them would have first started out at Our Western Home in Niagara- > on-the-Lake. Both my gg's were BHC's coming with Rye so I have a great > interest in her and am with the help of Chris Sanham in West Sussex > creating a database of names. Our first line of attack are the passenger > lists and todate we have over 4100 names. One resource I have is a 1875 > Inspection Report which lists the names of the Guardian/Employers and I > thought many of you might be surprised to find that one of your ancestors > was responsible for a Home Child. For further information as to the BHC's > name, please contact me. > > DRUMMONDVILLE CENTRE, Mrs Pew, Inspector > Fred Ellis, Drummondville Richard Walsh, Chippawa (2 orphans) > Thos Cole " Mrs Slater " > Mrs Spence " Thos McCredie " > Mr Kick " Dr Aberdeen " > Mrs Brown " Mrs Vinidie?" > Thos Blanton " Z B Lewis, Clifton > Rev J Cameron " Judge Hill " > Hiram Wilson " John Neal " > Henry Trice " Mrs Jessie Ross " > Geo Simpson " Dr Oliver " > J A Orchard " Joseph Brown " > Wm Tench " Mr Leggett " > John Mitchell " Mrs J Clark, Stamford > Geo Robinson, Allanburg Rd " John Crawford " > Henry Pew, Lundys Lane " Percival Prest " > John Pew, Lundys Lane " Mrs Morrison " > James Clement, Virgil Mr Peterson " > Joseph Clement, Virgil Wm Stewart " > Mr Clement, Drummondville Mrs H Woodruff, St Davids (2) > Mrs Duncan, Drummondville Geo Clement " > Mr Cole " > > NIAGARA CENTRE, Rob't Ball & Rev McMurray, Inspectors > R Ball, Niagara Mrs Cooper, River Road, Niagara > Ric'd Allen " Jas Robinson, River Road, " > Mr McCarthy " Robert Ball, Holmhurst, > John Clyde River Road Mr Woodington " > Thos Hiscott Niagara Mr Robinson, River Road, " > John Bernarde " Mrs Chittenden " > Mrs Bernarde " Miss Currie, River Road, " > Alex Servos " (2) J J Brown, River Road, " > > FONTHILL CENTRE - Mr Geo Hansler, Inspector > John Garner, Wellandport Henry Overholt, Fonthill (2) > Jacob Schwoob Wainfleet Levi Guinter " > Mrs Craigy? Judge McDonald " (2) > Ira De La Metler, Fonthill Mrs Albert Oxley " > Simon Boucke " Mrs Beckett Jr, Fenwick > W E Moor " W T Knowles " > George Hansler " (2) F Coon, " > Mrs Weaver " Peter Beckett, " > James Reilly " Michael Baxter, " > > NORTH PELHAM, Mrs Comfort, Inspector > W Schofield, North Pelham (2) Mary Graham, Fort Erie > Samuel Metler " Jas McCler " > Warren Cross " Edwy Baxter, " > Mrs Woodruffe Mather, " (Metler?) John Graham " > Robt Comfort " A L Holcombe " > Daniel Metler " John Maybee, Fenwick > Robt Killman " Mr Best, near " > Peter Metler " > John McGlashan " > Mr Comfort " > Mrs Comfort " > N C Holcombe " > Thos McGlashan " > Philip Metler " > Henry Thomas " > J W Horton " > Albert Tice " > > GRIMSBY CENTRE, Rufus Nelles & Canon Reade > Henry Hughes Mr Vear Grimsby > Mrs Kemp Grimsby W Marsh " > Rev J S Murray " Mrs Adolphus Nelles " > Cyrus Nelles " Mr J Grout " > Mrs Henry Nelles " J MacPeriter? " > Cyrus Nelles (3) " J Johnston " > Mrs Terryberry " Mrs Gourley St Catharines > Mr DeCou Grimsby > > ST CATHARINES CENTRE - Rev Burson, Inspector > J Church St Catharines Capt Neelan Port Dalhousie > Mr Parkes " Mr Wismer Jordan > Joceline Richardson " Mr Reed Pt Dal > Mrs David Smith " Mr Buckbee " > Mr McKerroll " R Cole " > Jacob Servos Grantham Richard Woods " > Porter Adams, 4 Mile west of St C J J Smith, near Dell Farm > Wm Servos, Pine Grove, Grantham Jas Clarke Pt Dal > Mrs Servos Thorold Mrs J T Kaunye? " > John Coults " James Mirriken Allanburg > James Munro " Thos Coults " (2) > Jonathan Hagar " Caleb Swayzie " > Wm Ramsay " Rueben Gonder Blackcreek > Thomas Lampman " Mrs Eeberly, Stevensville? near " > E Smith " Mr Ditenbeck " > Geo McArthur " Levi Gonder " > Geo McArthur " Michael Baker Stevensville > Walter Dowrie " Wm Foster > Robt Dougan " Rev J Fennell > James Lawson " Mrs Ward > A Fotheringham " Joseph Rearley Pt Robinson > Warner Nelles St. Catharines (2) John Garner " > Mrs Hopkins " T R Secord " > W Bowles " H H Gearing, Homer > Mrs Powell " Chas Smith " > Dr Comfort " Mr Parker " > James Elliott, Duke St " Jos Lampman " > W H Crown " Mr Marlate B Vill (Beamsville?) > Eli Higgins " Mrs Hudson Hamilton > Mr Colburt " D Albert Mordon " > Dr Ambrose Hill " Mr Grigg " > David Pringle " Jonathan Hagan Welland > Mr Roderick " Mrs Gregory Pt Dalhousie > W R Hawes " Mrs Caise (Craise?)" > Mr McCourt, Sailmaker " Mrs Long " > Mr Nelson " Mrs Sarah Schnider, Beamsville > Thos Gibson " John Boughner " > Rev Dr Holland " John Henry Clinton & " > A Purvis " Mrs H Konkle Beamsville > Capt Norval Gregory, Pt Dalhousie (2) James Paton " > T Tufford " Mrs Fairbrother, Box 243 " > Mrs Woodworth, Welland House Mrs Merrell " > Mr Beeton St Catharines Ezekiel Morlatt " > Ric'd Symonds, George St " Mrs H Jones Jordan > Mrs Gordon, Dexter St " Mr High " > John Notman " Mrs Jacob Honsberger " > Wm Hallett " Mrs Clarke Snure " > James Dougan " C Honseberger " > Chas Herwicke " Daniel Honsberger " > Mrs Collison " F Moyer " > Mrs Halbert " Thos Rump? " > Mrs Giles " John Honseberger" > Wm Gilbraith " John W Prince Wellnd > James Vine " Mrs P G Hall " > Alex Stewart " Peter McCallum " > James Drell " Mr Silverthorn " > Miss Girne? " J H Price " > Mr Dittrick " A Brown, St John West, " > George Stalker " Mrs Pew Welland > John Somerset, Wellington St Mr Black Chippewa > Mr Tyrell St Catharines > Mr Giles " > Jas Robertson " > Mrs Struthers " > Mrs B Muir, Box 533 " > Joseph Carroll " > > Compilers of the MARIA RYE Home Children Database > > 1869-1879 Gail Collins, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada > 508‡ Niagara Street, St Catharines > 905 935-4960 > Gail Collins <gcollins@vaxxine.com> > > 1880 - 1896 Chris Sanham, Henfield, West Sussex, England > "Chris Sanham" <chris@sanham.com> > > > > > Tom LaPorte