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Photo of British immigrant children from Dr. Barnardo's Homes at landing stage, St. John, New Brunswick

British immigrant children from Dr. Barnardo's Homes at landing stage, St. John, New Brunswick.
Source

Home Children (1869-1930)

Introduction

Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Library and Archives Canada holds multiple records in different series regarding the Home Children.