ADDRESS' ETC. for SEARCH / HELP
CANADA, BRITAIN & AUSTRALIA
Organizations Who Will Help Search (Canada | Britain | Australia) CANADA
The National Registration Files of 1940, should not be overlooked in your research. They were compulsory for everyone living in Canada at that time. If you are interested, you may contact... Paul Johnson, Census Pension Searches Unit, Canada Operations Division, Statistics Canada, B1E-34 Jean Talon Building, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0T6 Qestions included names; address; age; living conditions; country of birth for self & parents; nationality or allegiance; racial; language; education; health; occupation; unemploymet; whether brought up on a farm; defence services, etc. Proof of death, & of residency & a cheque or money order for $48.15 is necessary, refunded if nothing is found..
JA David Lorente Home Children Canada 107 Erindale Ave. Renfrew, ON Canada K7V 4G3 Phone: 613-432-2486 Mr. Lorente started his work in this area by tracing his father, who was brought to Canada by one of the Catholic Church organizations. He has collected a great deal of information and has a database containing the names of immigrants he comes across in his work.
The Dirctor of Vital Statistics Department of Health and Social Services P.O.Box 2000 Charlottetown, P.E.I C1A 7N8. Marriage and baptismal records previous to 1886 have been transfered to to the Public Archives and Records Office.
Ellen Foundation Inc. P.O. Box 2601 Charlottetown, PEI C1A 8C3 902-963-2381 The Ellen Foundation was established in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It is dedicated to helping home children and their descendants locate and preserve their heritage.
Home Children Builders of Canada PO Box 242 Richmond, Quebec J0B 2H0 819-826-3478 Sarge & Pauline Bampton have been doing work in the area of Sherbrooke and Knowlton Quebec.
GREAT BRITAIN The following organizations in England specialize in tracing. This information was provided by Barnardo Homes and other sources. Barnado's After Care Service Childrens Services Dept Tanners Lane Barkingside Ilford Essex IG6 1QG OR: Dr. Barnardo's [email protected] Phone no 020 8550 8822 Fax 020 8551 6870 OR: Contact Karen Fletcher [email protected] Tel.020 8550 8822 Fax.020 8498 7017 Think you may need to drop initial 0 if outside UK
Salvation Army The Director, Family Tracing Services 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN Telephone: 020-7367-4747
International Red Cross Welfare Section 9 Grosvenor Crescent London, SW1 England
International Social Services (UK) Cranmer House 39 Brixton Road London, SW9 6DD England 0171-735-8941
Department of Health and Social Security Liaison Officer Records Branch Room 101B Department of Health and Social Security Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1YU England
Boys and Girls Welfare The BGWS Center, Schools Hill, Cheadle Cheshire SK8 1JE Phone: 0161-283-4848 Fax: 0161-283-4747 E-mail: [email protected]
Child Migrants Trust 28A Musters Road West Bridgford Nottingham, England NG2 7PL Phone: 0115 9822811 Donations are accepted but there is no charge for the service. This organization has a new book out called Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys. Although mostly about the children in Australia, there is a chapter on Canada. It deals with the stories of the children. Organisations caring for children will ONLY have information on their own children:
Children's Society (1881 formerly Waifs and Strays) Post Adoption and Care Counselling Research Project Queens Road Peckham London SE15 2EZ England Tel 020 7732 9089 Fax 020 7277 5760 Email: [email protected]/
The Catholic Children's Society (Westminister) (Crusade of Rescue) 73 St. Charles Square London, W10 6EJ 0181-969-5305
Catholic Child Welfare Council 120 West heath Road London, NW3 7TY 0181-455-9871
Church Army Headquarters Independents Road Blackheath London, SE3 0181-318-1226
Church of England Children's Society (1881 - formerly Waifs and Strays) Edward Rudolf House, Margery Street London, WC1X 0EJ England Tel 0171 837 4229 Fax 0171 837 0211
Invalid Children's Aid Society (1881) 126 Buckingham Palace Road London, SW1W 9SB 0171-730-9891
Fegans Child and Family Care 160 St. James Road Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN1 2HE England e-mail:[email protected] website: www.fegans.org.uk
John Grooms (1866) 10 Gloucester Drive Finsbury Park London, N4 2LP 0181-959-3292
Middlemore Homes 55 Stevens Avenue, Bartley Green Birmingham B32 3SD Contact: Teresa Soden Phone: 0162-88-3900
Mullers Orphan Houses. [email protected]
(For Catholic children try here first): Nugent's Care has just moved, new address as follows: The Nugent Care Society 99 Edge Lane Liverpool L7 2PE Tel: 0151 261 2000 Fax: 0151 261 2001 www.nugentcare.co.uk
Jewish Welfare Board of Guardians 315 Ballards Lane London, N12 8LP
Smyly Homes The Secretary 15 Rock Hill Black Rock Dublin, Eire e-mail [email protected]
Mill Grove (Children's Home and Mission, 1899) 10 Crescent Road South Woodford London, E18 0181-504-2702
National Children's Home (Founded 1869 by Dr. Stephenson Bowman) 85 Highbury Park, London, N5 1UD 0171-226-2033
PACT 15 Belgrave Road Rathmines Dublin 6, Eire (PACT holds the records for the Church of Ireland Social Services, the Bethany Homes, the Nursery Rescue Society and the Protestant Adoption Society. They also have access to most of the records involving the Protestant Community in Ireland.)
Presbyterian Orphan Society 45 Howard Street Belfast Northern Ireland, BT1 6NE 01232-23737
Salvation Army International Headquarters 101 Queen Victoria Street London, EC4 0171-236-5222
Shaftesbury Homes and 'Arethusa' (founded 1843 and ragged schools) The Chapel Royal Victoria Patriot Building Trinity Road London, England, SW18 3SX Phone: 0208 875 1555 Fax: 0208 875 1954
Spurgeons's Homes (1867 including Stockwell Orphanage, London) Birchington Kent 01843-41381
Thomas Coram Foundation 40 Brunswick Square London, WC1N 1AZ 0171-278-2424
(Note: some Fairbridge children were brought to Canada) The Fairbridge Drake Society 202 Lambeth Road London, SE1 7JW 0171-928-1704
British Boys' Movement (formerly Big Brothers) Canberra House 10-16 Maltravers Street London, WC2 0171-438-8000
Catholic Child Welfare Council (all enquiries by Catholic agencies or religious orders to this address) Mr. Mike Lyons C/O Catholic Children's Society (Southwark) 49 Russell Hill Road, Purley Surrey, CR8 2XB
Shaftsbury Homes &Arethusa The Chapel Royal Victoria patriot Building Fitzhugh Grove, London SW18 3SX
Spurgeons Homes 74 Wellingborough Road. Rushden Northhamptonshire NN10 9TY
Poor Sisters of Nazareth P.O. Box 3247 Bluff Point, Geraldton Western Australia 6530 Phone: 9923-1205 fax: 9923-2585
Canon Harold Rawson "Dreadnought" Scheme Custodian Claremont Lane Windsor NSW 2756
Mr. Tom Felton Secretary The "Fairbridge" Foundation Trust Building 155 King Street Sydney NSW 2000
The Catholic Emigrating Society Here is the list of associated societies and their officers from the CES notepaper [no date given] CES [Incorporating the oldest existing Catholic Emigrating Society in Great Britain] CANADIAN OFFICERS Hon Agent CECIL ARDEN Canadian Home: 28/30 Park Avenue, St Henri, Montreal Superintendent of Home and Visitor for girls: Miss AGNES BRENNAN Visitor: Mr L LUPTON ENGLISH OFFICERS President: Rev E BANS Crusade of Rescue 337, Harrow Road, London, W Hon Secretary: ARTHUR CHILTON THOMAS Father Berry's Homes, 105 Shaw Street, Liverpool Other Associated Societies: Liverpool Catholic Children's Protection Society Hon Secretary: R YATES, 21 North John Street Liverpool Westminster Diocesan Education Fund Secretary: T W Hunter, Archbishop's House, Westminster, London Shrewsbury Catholic Protection Society Hon Secretary: OSWALD YOUNG, Egerton Park, Rock Ferry, Cheshire Birmingham Diocesan Rescue Society Hon Secretary: Rev GEORGE V HUDSON, Coleshill, Birmingham Salford Catholic Children's Protection Society Secretary: JAMES CORRIGAN, Bishop's House, Salford, Manchester Leeds Catholic Rescue Society Hon Secretary: The Very Rev Mgr COWGILL, Bishop's House, Leeds Hexham and Newcastle Diocese, Very Rev Canon GREENE, St Joseph's, Gateshead
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