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MISS RYE'S HOME 1877/78 




This information was supplied by Marie Joan Huntley

These homes were for Protestants only.  

The Home's Register stated "Children from Miss Rye's Home at Niagara.  
Allowed to remain till called for by the persons adopting them".
BURKE, George 9 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 8 August 1877. BURKE, Mary 10 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 24 July 1877. SMITH, Julia 12 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 23 August 1877. R(T)USSELL, Emily 8 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 23 July 1877. R(T)USSELL, Ada 5 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 3 October 1877. ALTHORPE, Emma, 7 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 3 October 1877. ANDREWS, Marg(y), 5 yrs. In Home 20 July 1877 until 27 August 1877 JOHNSON, Nellie ? yrs. In Home 23 Feb. 1878 until 27 Feb. 1878. There was no information recorded in terms of who came to get each of these children, when they came to Canada etc. Page 13 regarding known cases of ill treatment mentions 3 more girls 1. NANCY NYE from Holborn - NAC site - came on Prussian, July 14, 1870, with Rye Party, film C4525. Nancy was away from the Home (meaning Our Western Home) only 3 months and was returned by the people because of emaciated condition. She was nursed back to health at the Home in 6 weeks time and then place with T Robson in Newcastle (Durham County). Rye had her photo. 2. SARAH SAXBY from Peckham - not on NAC site - ran away and complained to Rye of her treatment, the people with whom she was placed also complained of her to Rye, and thirdly, the neighbors complained of the master and mistress. Rye placed the matter in the hands of the local magistrate of Lobo (Middlesex County) who first investigated and then dismissed the case. Rye was not satisfied with the decision and herself removed the child, who is now living with Mr Edwards, Postmaster of Lobo. 3. CONSTANCE BRANCH from Lambeth - not on NAC site - was beaten by her mistress - neighbor saw the ill treatment and at once went to her clergyman, Rev Henry Holland, of St. Catharines who communicated with Rye and also the Police Magistrate, Mr Burns before whom the case was tried. Rye was present when the mistress was sentenced; she was fined $40 and Rye took the child back to the Home. Also interesting in this article is the mention of a bundle of children's letters (over 200) I now produce, addressed to myself, and which by no means form the whole of the children's letters, as we have many in Canada, and there must be over 200 more letters in England in the hands of the different workhouse officials. For all us Rye record searchers this might be another avenue to search out - workhouse records and also union workhouse records at the PRO. Page 15 mentions her "Black Book" - the book of the replacement of my children, and the causes that have brought them back to the Home. You will see by this book that up to Dec, 1873, I have had 181 children returned to me, or have been removed by me for various causes, some for very trivial reasons, others for gross wickedness and immoralities. Many of the children have been placed by me 3, 4, and 5, and one 10 times over. Page 10 mentions GEORGE ROBERT COLEBROOK who came from this very union (I believe to be Liverpool) last June (1873) Page 16 mentions CHANSY & HOWES only 2 of your children returned to me at the Home and neither of them for what could be considered bad conduct Page 13 also mentions that only 42 out of the 1160 children have been placed in the States. This response was dated March 25, 1874.

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