Genealogy Chat

hi

am fairly new to this

can anyone give me any hints and tips

on how to trace a little boy who was shipped by Quarrier Homes to Canada

the year would be between 1896 and 1905

I just dont know where to start

thanks karen

Have a look at this site for help.

http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/howtosearch.html

Thank you Gwyn

I am going to have bite the bullet and ask my great aunt for any info she has

i know his name was james and he was illigetimate

will be like searching for a needle in a haystack

karen

Try this site. Scroll down and click on "Home Children"
Then click on "Immigration Records Search" and type in the name.

http://search-recherche.collectionscanada.ca/archives/search.jsp?Language=eng

At the same site check soldiers of WW1 in case he enlisted.

Also check the 1901 and 1911 Canadian censuses here:

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/index.html

Try bbc radio 4 - they had a programme on shipments of children to Canada only last week. Apparently it was big stuff.

Regards

Margaret

Hi Karen

Google child migrants... there is a lot of information there.

Try this website http://www.fbga.org.uk/index.php You have to join.

My motto is "Never under estimate a Google search"

Cheers Gerry

Margaret's ref to the Radio 4 programme is likely to be the one broadcast by the "Making History" programme on 6 May.

You can still listen again by going to the website, and there is a summary of the programme item, with links to further resources.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/

The inGeneas Database contains Canadian passenger, Canadian immigration, Canadian census, Canadian vital statistic (birth, marriage and death), Canadian land, Canadian military and miscellaneous records from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

www.ingenias.com/ingeneas/index.html

thankyou so much everyone

am still trying to get as much info as i can out of my aunt

i will ahve a look at all websites everyone has posted and will let you know how i get on

karen