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why would children be sent away in circa1900
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JaneyJane | Report | 4 Aug 2018 21:52 |
how would I find out why a child would have been sent to the other end of the country? and a couple his siblings be living with an aunt and the other a grandparent....the rest of the kids stayed with mum. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 4 Aug 2018 22:00 |
Could you give a few details, eg names and locations then members can get searching and hopefully help? |
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Bunnyboo | Report | 4 Aug 2018 22:08 |
Maybe the parents were unable to support a lot of children, perhaps some of them were illegitimate? Was it a single mum? It was quite common way back to farm children out to relatives but finding out why will be difficult unless you can trace someone who has this info. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 4 Aug 2018 22:54 |
Some children were taken away from the authorities because they were running wild and beyond the control of the mother. |
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JaneyJane | Report | 4 Aug 2018 23:27 |
thanks you guys |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 4 Aug 2018 23:33 |
Jane |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 4 Aug 2018 23:38 |
Just to get it clear ............ |
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JaneyJane | Report | 4 Aug 2018 23:44 |
yes this is my john willie |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 4 Aug 2018 23:49 |
I do have to say though that many of the boys who were under this scheme did indeed join either the army or the navy at the young ages of 12-15 ........... but that was mainly in the 1890s and 1900s, ie, before WW1 started. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 5 Aug 2018 05:49 |
Barnardos often boarded children out .they didn't always keep them in one of their homes |
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JaneyJane | Report | 5 Aug 2018 08:59 |
thank you Sylvia and Shirley |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 5 Aug 2018 11:05 |
Not online Janey but Barnardos are very open with children's records from that time and will take a look to see if he was one of theirs |
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JaneyJane | Report | 5 Aug 2018 11:56 |
Thank you Shirley |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 5 Aug 2018 18:01 |
These children were fostered, and so contact with thei r family was not cut in many cases. So, yes, they could go back as an adult ........ when they would be supporting themselves in any case! |
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