I don't know about that. My sister in law's mother was born in 1899 and came to Canada through Dr. Bernardo's Homes in about 1910. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: joyce stevens <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > Yes, I agree with you, he was much too old to have been a Home Child. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:42 PM > To: ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > > Good Day > > Home Children > > > What did a Home Child consist of and what was the age of the children > comming to Canada to settle in Toronto between 1911 to 1916 > > The problem is my Grandfather Llewellyn Lyndsie Stretton Stratton claims > that he was born in Malta 29 February 1880 of British Parents. > > Wouldn't this make him a little old to be a Home Child ? > > The problem is that no where is he to be found entering into Canada or on > the 1911 Census under his above name > My father's second name was Frederick meaning son of and granddad was named > Frederick when he was baptized according to my father's Services records > When he was married in Toronto in 1916 he was an widower to who I have no > idea when he married my grandmother > > Bill Stratton > > Dartmouth NS > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Born 1880, came to Canada 1911 = 31 -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Watt Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:34 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children I don't know about that. My sister in law's mother was born in 1899 and came to Canada through Dr. Bernardo's Homes in about 1910. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: joyce stevens <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > Yes, I agree with you, he was much too old to have been a Home Child. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:42 PM > To: ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > > Good Day > > Home Children > > > What did a Home Child consist of and what was the age of the children > comming to Canada to settle in Toronto between 1911 to 1916 > > The problem is my Grandfather Llewellyn Lyndsie Stretton Stratton claims > that he was born in Malta 29 February 1880 of British Parents. > > Wouldn't this make him a little old to be a Home Child ? > > The problem is that no where is he to be found entering into Canada or on > the 1911 Census under his above name > My father's second name was Frederick meaning son of and granddad was named > Frederick when he was baptized according to my father's Services records > When he was married in Toronto in 1916 he was an widower to who I have no > idea when he married my grandmother > > Bill Stratton > > Dartmouth NS > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *********** Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, it's late. I took it that you meant 1911 was too late for home children coming to Canada. Next time I'll read the message more carefully. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: joyce stevens <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > Born 1880, came to Canada 1911 = 31 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Jane Watt > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:34 PM > To: ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > > I don't know about that. My sister in law's mother was born in 1899 and came > to Canada through Dr. Bernardo's Homes in about 1910. > Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: joyce stevens <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> > To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:13 PM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > > > > Yes, I agree with you, he was much too old to have been a Home Child. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > > Behalf Of bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:42 PM > > To: ontario@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ONTARIO] Re Home Children > > > > Good Day > > > > Home Children > > > > > > What did a Home Child consist of and what was the age of the children > > comming to Canada to settle in Toronto between 1911 to 1916 > > > > The problem is my Grandfather Llewellyn Lyndsie Stretton Stratton claims > > that he was born in Malta 29 February 1880 of British Parents. > > > > Wouldn't this make him a little old to be a Home Child ? > > > > The problem is that no where is he to be found entering into Canada or on > > the 1911 Census under his above name > > My father's second name was Frederick meaning son of and granddad was > named > > Frederick when he was baptized according to my father's Services records > > When he was married in Toronto in 1916 he was an widower to who I have no > > idea when he married my grandmother > > > > Bill Stratton > > > > Dartmouth NS > > > > *********** > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > *********** > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> > > > What did a Home Child consist of and what was the age of the children > > comming to Canada to settle in Toronto between 1911 to 1916 > > > > The problem is my Grandfather Llewellyn Lyndsie Stretton Stratton claims > > that he was born in Malta 29 February 1880 of British Parents. > > Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement NAC (National Archives of Canada) has indexed the names of these Home Children found in passenger lists at NAC, and there is a searchable database at http://www.archives.ca/02/020110_e.html A search engine for the online 1925-1935 NAC index can be found at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/search_shipscanada.shtml If you find a name of interest, you can contact Barnardo's for the records. They can be reached at aftercare@barnardos.org.uk And of course you can order the microfilm to view the passenger list for yourself.. Also see Home Children at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/homekids.shtml Have you visited Marj Kholi's "Young Immigrants to Canada" website? http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/homeadd.html http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organiz ations/societies.html http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organiz ations/barnardo.html See also the link to "Barnardo After Care" on Marj's website. -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com