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Inside Toronto article March, 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 by Sandra Joyce

Leslieville author Sandra Joyce speaks about British Home Children Leslieville resident is the co-founder, vice-president of British Home Child Group International Beach Mirror By Joanna Lavoie Leslieville resident and author Sandra Joyce will be speaking about British Home Children in Canada on Tuesday, March 21. Presented by the Beach and East Toronto Historical Society, the free talk tit...
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Grey Highlands Historical Society

BHC Charlotte Madden by great-great-granddaughter Sharilynne St. Louis

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 by Sandra Joyce

My name is Sharilynne St.Louis, I am the great great granddaughter of Charlotte Madden, a BHC child and this is my story or should I say Charlotte's story. My family search began in 2008 in search of my 2 half brothers that I did not know. I did find them! However, my interest did not stop when I found my brothers. I also discovered on a marriage certificate that one of my great great grandmo...
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BHC James Phillips by granddaughter Loretta Worden

Posted on February 10, 2016February 19, 2016 by Sandra Joyce

James Phillips was my British Home Child grandfather who came to Canada in May of 1913 on the SS Mongolian with his sister Florence May 1901 - 1995 and his brother Henry James, 1898- unknown . James was born in # 11 Dolday, Worcester, Worchestershire, England on 21 March, 1904, to Harriett Hughes and James Phillips . Dolday was a very poor area in that city at that time. James's f...
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