The Golden Bridge. A virtual exhiibtion on child migration from Scotland to Canada

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Between 1869 and 1939 over 100,000 children were migrated from the United Kingdom to Canada by British philanthropic organisations. Although they were described — in the parlance of the Victorian era — as ‘orphans, waifs and strays’, in fact around two-thirds had at least one surviving parent and most were from families experiencing extreme poverty. Once they arrived in Canada, the younger children were adopted, the older children committed as indentured labourers. The Scottish philanthropist William Quarrier (1829-1903) through his Orphan Homes of Scotland was involved in the migration of 7,000 of these ‘Home Children’. This is their story.

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Added16 Feb 2011 13:52
Regionuk
KeywordsUKOER, SWAPBox, children, looked after children, migration, canada, scotland, exhibitions
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