Date:20th of June 1931
Description:Middlemore Homes were founded in 1872 by John Throgmorton Middlemore (1844-1924). His mission was to ‘save boys and girls from lives of crime and pauperism’ in the slums of Birmingham and believed they would have better and healthier lives in Canada. Children were placed into the homes by local authorities, the courts, or child rescue agencies such as the NSPCC. Most were not orphans but were removed from their parents because of poverty, truancy, neglect, or cruelty. The first home for boys opened in St. Luke's Road, Birmingham, in September 1872 and in December a home for girls opened at 36 Spring Street. The children stayed there for a few months before sailing for Canada. Some children ran away, were returned to a parent or ‘kidnapped’ by a parent before they left for Canada. By 1924 Canada was reluctant to take more British child migrants and from 1926 children were sent to Australia.
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At any one time in the past some children were on the move, whether as ‘child migrants’ sent to the ...
Middlemore Homes were founded in 1872 by John Throgmorton Middlemore (1844-1924). His mission was to ...
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Middlemore Homes relied on public donations to fund their work. ‘Before and after’ photographs were ...
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Donor ref:BAH: MS 517/395 (110/2243)
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