Hello, I wanted to offer new information about the "British Home Children." The researcher in Canada who started up the BHC List and the BHC web site has just officially formed a "British Home Children Society." http://members.shaw.ca/persnow/ I have posted information about the "Home Children" before, but not recently ! In general, between ~1860 and ~1930, "Great Britain" sent over 100,000 unwanted children over to Canada ! * They were ages 18 down to Age 3, and many times siblings were separated ! Great Britain sent many more "unwanted children" (not necessarily orphans) down to Australia and New Zealand ! (And, they had first started doing this in the 1600's !) More information can be found on the BHC web site - which should be linked in the above (new) web site ! Or, the terms, "British Home Children" or "Home Children, Canada" are searchable terms ! (In England, the children were referred to as "child migrants." And, in Australia, I believe they are now called "Former Child Migrants.") My great-grandparents were teens when they were sent to Nova Scotia in 1874. But, my great-grandmother's 4 younger siblings were ages 11 to 3 ! And, each went to a different home in N.S. My great-grandparents married there in 1879 and migrated to Boston in 1881. And, because I've been on the BHC List for 5 years, I now that many of the "home children" made their way down to the U.S. Since many of the children were initially sent to "homes" or homes in Quebec and Ontario Provinces, they could have very easily made their way down into New England or New York ! If you have the time, and a box of tissues handy, you should read the archives of the BHC List -- especially the first few years of postings ! (It is under "Canada" in the Index to the Lists.) www.rootsweb.com Enjoy your week ! Betty (near Lowell, MA)