Collection MS 47

HOME CHILDREN COLLECTION

Box 1

Fegan Index of Home Children complied by Catherine Gollinger-Lorente from records by Doug Fry Sep 1977.

Sailing Lists 1886 – 1915 (Head Office Sailing Lists from 1886 to 1915)
– a listing including Date of sailing, Name of Boat, Boys’ Names, Date of Birth & Board of Guardians

Alphabetical List of Boy Emigrants to Canada 1886-1915 Inclusive
– a listing including Date of Sailing, Name & Date of Birth

Alphabetical List of Emigrants to Canada 1920-1931
– a listing including Date of Arrival, Name & Date of Birth

Ship Manifests
– index of microfilm reels of National Archives of Canada Microfilm containing PASSENGER LISTS (MANIFESTS) for Ships arriving in Canada and some US Ports until 1919. List starts in:
1865 – Quebec City
1881 – Halifax
1900 – St. John NB
1906 – North Sydney
1905 – Vancouver
1905 – Victoria and Pacific Ports
1906 – New York
1905 – Eastern US Ports

Emigrant Passenger Lists from Ireland to North America 1803-1855 from Handbook on Irish Heraldic Artists 1984
– an alphabetical list including Passenegr Name. Age, Occupation, Place of Origin. Port of Departure, Destination, Name of Ship, Date of Departure & Comments (Marital Status, # of Children, etc.)

Box 2

WORKING LISTS – Westminster Coleshill
– copy of the Catholic Emigration Committee List for Westminster (London) Parish including Name, Place, Age, Home Parish & Date.

HOME CHILDREN REUNIONS
– correspondence, notes and other background material

Home Children ADDRESSES

Box 3
Notes on Home Children Committee activities in 1995
Kits for administration and data collecting.
More reunion material including Brochures, Maps, Reports
Plaques (2)