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From: Marj Kohli <>
Subject: Re: [BHC ] BHC
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:00:35 -0500
In-Reply-To: <000a01c2e83d$e7bd7f00$6c325418@vc.shawcable.net>


At 06:20 PM 11/03/2003 -0800, Josephine Norris wrote:
>This is my second attempt to send an email. I am searching for my
>father's roots. Dad came to Canada in 1926 on the SS Montcalm. He was 15
>years old. I have been on your "list" as I thought Dad was a BHC. He had
>been in an orphanage in Kent, and then shipped to Canada under the
>auspices of the British Immigraton Colonization Association.. and was sent
>to a farm in Omemee (?), Ont. Information on othis Colonization
>Association says it helped children 16 and over.... I have written to the
>National Archives of Can. seeking more information on my father's
>immigraton papers... we'll see what happens. I have no reason to believe
>that Dad was a "Barnardo's" boy. He only referred to the Oprhange as
>"Cottage Homes". Can anyone help??? JN.

JN,

"Cottage Homes" was a term used by many of the orphanages as they moved
away from the large institutions. A "Cottage" often held about 20 children
with a couple of adults to look after things. This idea was introduced in
Europe and started to come into use in England in the 1870s.

The BICA, as you mention above was not the same as the homes. It was a
government program to assist people after the war (WWI that is). They
assisted anyone 16 (they were suppose to be 16) and up to go to one of the
colonies. There are some records at NAC for this organization.

Regards..


Marjorie Kohli
Waterloo, ON Canada

http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/

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