It is estimated over 100,000 children from the United Kingdom were emigrated to Canada between 1869 and the late 1930s as part of the Child Migration Scheme. Most were under the age of 12. They left poverty-stricken circumstances for what was supposed to be a better life in Canada and found they had become indentured servants.
Many Home Children never spoke of their childhood experiences, and as a result their story is lost. For this reason, the archives at the Museum of Dufferin strive to tell these stories so that families may better understand the childhoods of their ancestors. These lists offer names, birthdates, immigration information, the names of placement families, the farm location and the dates they stayed there. For some, a link to a profile page in the Digital Archives Database telling more of their life story is included.
This placement list is a “work in progress.“ Researchers have located 884 children that had placements in Dufferin County. With the release of new publicly available records, more children placed in Dufferin County are located; thus the list continues to grow. Children’s names will continue to be added over time as each entry is verified and corrected using archival documents and publicly available resources.