The Holland Familly - Child Immigrants to Canada on the S.S. Sarnia
Child Immigrants to Canada
on the SS Texas, September 1874
Departed Liverpool 17 Sep 1874, Arrived Quebc 29 Sep 1874
Believed to be going to The Children's Home, Hamilton, Ontario
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Robert Holland's Story

The Children's Home
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  1. Chronological History
  2. Newspaper Articles

    3. 1873 May 29, Spectator
    1873 Jun 3, Hamilton Evening Times
    1874 Oct 7, Hamilton Times
  3. Children to Hamilton

    4. 1873 May, SS Polynesian
    1874 Sep, SS Texas
    1884 May, SS Sarnia
    About the SS Sarnia
Internet Links		 Sources:
  1. Hamilton Times, October 7, 1874, stated that 50 children were present at the lecture by Rev. Mr. Stephenson.
  2. National Archives of Canada on-line search for Home Children (search terms used: first--Stephenson 1874; results SS Texas, Sep 1874.  second: Texas 1874 Stephenson).
Notes from NAC Database:
  1. Party of children with Rev. Mr. T.B. Stephenson.
  2. Individual young people.  Some may belong to Mr. T.B. Stephenson's party.
  3. Adult included in NAC database with party.
  4. Age entered in database as 117--could be 11 or 17.
  5. Standard note from database applies to all members of the party: "Due to the poor legibility of the original records, some information in this database may be incorrect and/or incomplete."
Data Entry Order
Last
First
Age
Sex
Calculated
Birth
Year
Notes
1
 Bimks Fanny
9
 F
1864
1
3
 Cannon Ann
14
 F
1859
1
4
 Cannon Anna
15
 F
1858
1
5
 Clark Alice
14
 F
1859
1
45
 Clark Emily
17
 F
1856
2
6
 Clement Nancy
10
 F
1863
1
7
 Cornhill Mary
13
 F
1860
1
8
 Darnell Emily
14
 F
1859
1
9
 Darnell Lucy
11
 F
1862
1
10
 Dowling Puttes
7
 F
1866
1
11
 Durekew Elizabeth
14
 F
1859
1
14
 Gilchrist Esther
11
 F
1862
1
15
 Hall Janet
6
 F
1867
1
16
 Hall Jessie
8
 F
1865
1
17
 Hall Mrs
49
 F
1824
1,3 
18
 Harris Emma
11
 F
1862
1
19
 Jennine Jessie
9
 F
1864
1
55
 Johnson Esther - F
0
2,4
56
 Keys Sophia
15
 F
1858
2
21
 Madden Mary
6
 F
1867
1
22
 Murgatroyd Mrs
23
 F
1850
1,3
24
 Owen Caroline
14
 F
1859
1
25
 Owen Martha
11
 F
1862
1
26
 Parker Harriet
10
 F
1863
1
27
 Pearson Mary
6
 F
1867
1
28
 Potter Annie
8
 F
1865
1
29
 Self Mrs C
45
 F
1828
1,3
30
 Skave Sophia
9
 F
1864
1
31
 Smith Alice S
14
 F
1859
1
32
 Spencer Caroline
16
 F
1857
1
33
 Spencer Ruth
11
 F
1862
1
37
 Tomlinson Nelly
6
 F
1867
1
38
 Tradeless Emma
13
 F
1860
1
39
 Tyler Annie
9
 F
1864
1
41
 Walsh Mary
5
 F
1868
1
43
 Ward Frances A
11
 F
1862
1
2
 Bird Arthur
5
 M
1868
1
46
 Clark W
17
 M
1856
2
47
 Clarke Charles
18
 M
1855
2
48
 Cook Thomas
17
 M
1856
2
49
 Digby William
17
 M
1856
2
50
 Eldred Ezra
19
 M
1854
2
51
 Eldred John W
17
 M
1856
2
52
 Finch Frederick
16
 M
1857
2
12
 Foster Albert E
8
 M
1865
1
13
 Foster W D
5
 M
1868
1
53
 Frost John
18
 M
1855
2
54
 Hardine Henry F
16
 M
1857
2
20
 Kine Robert G
8
 M
1865
1
23
 Norris William
9
 M
1864
1
57
 Perres John
18
 M
1855
2
58
 Potter George
18
 M
1855
2
59
 Pye Cornelius
19
 M
1854
2
60
 Shelly Benjamin
16
 M
1857
2
34
 Steel Alfred
6
 M
1867
1
35
 Steel Fred
6
 M
1867
1
36
 Tomlinson Albert
3
 M
1870
1
40
 Tyler Frederick J
13
 M
1860
1
42
 Ward Austin F
7
 M
1866
1
61
 White George
18
 M
1855
2
62
 Wilkin Alfred
16
 M
1857
2
44
 Wilkins Henry
9
 M
1864
1
63
 Willoughby Henry
17
 M
1856
2


I believe the majority of the children listed above would have been in the care of the Children's Home in Hamilton, Ontario, based on the sources shown above (see Notes 1 and 2).  To obtain more information about your Children's Home ancestor you may request information by writing to:

NCH Action for Children (National Children's Homes)
Ashwood Project, 85 Highbury Park, London, England, N5 IUD.
Phone:   084 5762 6579.  Fax:   020 7226 2537.
Email:  [email protected]
Website:  http://www.nchafc.org.uk/