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Dr Barnardo's

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Pamela

Pamela Report 26 Oct 2016 12:55

Afternoon All,
1.How can I find out about children taken into Dr Barnardos in the early 1900's ? Portsmouth in particular
2. How can I find information about people living on Jersey and leaving for Jersey in the early 1900's please.
Regards,
Pam Gran

Potty

Potty Report 26 Oct 2016 13:01

This site gives details of Dr Barnardos but it isn't cheap!:

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_history/working_with_former_barnardos_children-2013/family_history_service/family_history_service_our_service.htm

Ancestry has the 1901 & 911 Channel Island censuses.

If you post some details of who you are looking for, I am sure somebody will try to help.

I don't think you will find records of people leaving for Jersey.

JerseyLily who posts on here helps a lot with Jersey records. I will try to find her thread and post it.

Potty

Potty Report 26 Oct 2016 13:04

This is one of the posts that JerseyLily has posted on. Click on her name and you can send her message.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 26 Oct 2016 13:07

(not Cuzner is it?, below Jersey?)

Chris :)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1357396

(others also, google search)


http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Church_records_database

(in case anything more on above)

Pamela

Pamela Report 26 Oct 2016 13:58

Thanks for this information..............my dads auntie, Frances Simpson married a Matthew Garrett and left for Jersey sometime in 1911 to 1918. I found their daughters registration card for when the Germans invaded but nothing more.

My dad had several half brother, I have just found out, were placeds in Dr B's about 1916 to 1921 ish.
Regards,
Pam

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Oct 2016 14:40

have you checked travel info for the half brothers in case they became Home Children