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Home Children Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Members of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa are locating and indexing the names of these Home Children found in passenger lists in the custody of the National Archives of Canada. Home Children Going to Goderich, Huron County The Canadian Parliament designated 2010 as the Year of the British Home Children. Volunteers and descendants are making a special effort to alert people to this part of Canadian history, as well as discover the histories/relations of the children. Charles Thomas BULPITT b. 1907 (parents Andrew Sidney BULPITT - Alice Emily SMITH) emigrated to Canada - age 16, August 4, 1923, on the ship S.S. Megantic, under the auspices of the Marchmont Home, Belleville. He was placed on the farm of J. Benson Cox near Goderich. This proved to be an abusive environment. Charles committed suicide Dec. 22, 1923, & is buried in the Colborne cemetery. Submitter: Helen Atkinson CRAIG , John Age: 18 Year of arrival: 1879 Microfilm reel: C-4530 Ship: SS Polynesian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 26 Jun 1879 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 Jul 1879 Destination: Goderich, Ont. and Quebec. Comments: 2 individual young people. FOSTER , Samuel Age: 18 Year of arrival: 1879 Microfilm reel: C-4530 Ship: SS Polynesian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 26 Jun 1879 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 Jul 1879 Destination: Goderich, Ont. and Quebec. Comments: 2 individual young people. 1891 Census - Strays (Liverpool Sheltering Home) & Ship Lists - LAC Home Children CORNISH Herbert /single/scholar/11/London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 CORNISH? , Herbert Age: 11 Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel CRABBE Isaac /single/scholar/7/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 CRABBE? , Isaac Age: ? Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. CRABBE Willie /single/scholar/7/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 CRABBE? , William Age: ? Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. HARRIS William /single/scholar/12/halifax, nova scotia Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 HARRIS , William Sex: M Year of arrival: 1890 Microfilm reel: C-4514 Ship: SS Parisian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 27 Mar 1890 Port of arrival: Halifax Arrival Date: 06 Apr 1890 Party: Not given. Destination: See Comments Comments: Some children disembarked at Halifax (Code H90AD) and some in Portland, Maine (Code P90AA). Note: The child's age was illegible, difficult to decipher or not given. MILLICENT John /single/scholar/10/Dublin, Ireland Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 MILLICENT , John Age: 10 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. NOBLE James Ed . /single/scholar/15/leeds, yorks Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 NOBLE , James E Age: 15 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. NOBLE, Thomas , Servant, 16, Indoor Farm Servant, Born Appleby, Westmorland, England. Living with James LAYCOCK, Farmer 146 acres, Blencarn, Cumberland, England. 1881 PAYNE Henry /single/scholar/12/Hammersmith,London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 PAYNE? , Henry Age: 11 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. PENNY Arthur /single/scholar/12/London Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 PENNY , Arthur Age: 11 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel SEED Walter /single/scholar/10/Southampton Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 SEED? , George? Age: 10 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Norwegian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Apr 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 6 May 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal via Vessel. TAYLOR Willie /single/scholar/7/Heaton Norris, Stockport Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada 1891 TAYLOR , W Age: 9 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1893 Microfilm reel: C-4515 Ship: SS Vancouver Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 23 Mar 1893 Port of arrival: Halifax Arrival Date: 9 Apr 1893 Party: Fegan's boys Destination: Toronto, Ontario Comments: Fegan's boys, by CPR for Toronto WEINER Adolphe /single/scholar/9/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 WEINER , Adolph Age: 10 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Parisian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader. WEINER Maggie /single/scholar/11/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 WEINER , M Age: 11 Sex: F Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Parisian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader. WEINER Pauline /single/scholar/10/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 WEINER , Pauline Age: 10 Sex: F Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Parisian Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 4 Jun 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. Miss A NORRIS adult, possible leader WITHOFF Annie /single/15/housemaid domestic servant/Park Gate, Cheshire Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 WITHOFF Pauline /single/17/housemaid domestic servant/Birkenhead Myrtle street, Liverpool sheltering home for orphan, fatherless and destitute children for training, educating and emigrating to canada. 1891 WITHOFF? , P Age: 18 Sex: F Year of arrival: 1891 Microfilm reel: C-4538 Ship: SS Sarnia Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 5 Jun 1891 Port of arrival: Quebec Arrival Date: 15 Jun 1891 Party: Mrs Birt's Party Destination: Knowlton Comments: To Montreal in Vessel. For more online ships passenger lists see SHIPS TO CANADA