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From: "Betty" <>
Subject: Re: [MAHAMPDE] Ireland Famine Orphans to the USA
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:48:31 -0500
References: <20070126.141541.3380.2.Costello13@juno.com>


Hi again,

I forgot to mention that one set of my great-grandparents were "British Home
Children." They were "shipped to Canada" in 1874 and 1875. The "child
migrant" scheme (British term) existed from about 1860 to about 1930, so
these orphans were sent out of the U.K. slightly after the "famine orphans."

I just checked a web site and the Irish Potato Famine listed from 1845 to
1849 with after-effects lasting for 2 more years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Potato_Famine_(1845%E2%80%931849)

Just thinking about it, I wonder how many of the "British Home Children"
were formerly "Irish Famine orphans."

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~britishhomechildren/

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html


Betty (near Lowell, MA)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward D Costello" <>
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Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:33 PM
Subject: [MAHAMPDE] Ireland Famine Orphans to the USA


>
> ToWhomItMayInterest:
>
> With all of the famine orphan discussion, was there an
> Irish Famine orphan children's movement to the USA??
> Is there any data on this subject?
>
> ie: My Joyce's who migrated to Monson MA USA:
> Bridget at 9 years old, her sister Kate at 11 years
> old & brother Martin at 6 years old arrived in the USA (NYC)
> in 1859 (I realize that the FAMINE had largely subsided by then).
> They may have been orphaned. Possible Joyce family members
> have not been located in Ireland (Co Mayo) or the USA. ..... Ed
>
> ALL THE BEST, ED & EVELYN COSTELLO
> e-mail: <>
> Web: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ed1009
> COSTELLO: Co Mayo, Ireland; JOYCE: Co Mayo, Ireland
> HAGGERTY: Co Donegal, Ireland; LAVERTY: Co Armagh, Ireland
>
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