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From: Marj Kohli <>
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] Fw: West Ham Poor Union
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:18:39 -0500
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At 02:32 PM 08/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>At 07:05 PM 08/03/2002 +0000, MaryH wrote:
>> > Hello Listers....Could anyone tell me if "West Ham Poor Union" is the same
>> > as " West Ham Union School ". My grandfather, Henry Gibbs, b. June 30,
>>1896
>> > according to Barnardo After Care attended West Ham Union School 1901-
>>1908.
>>
>>Hi Barbara,
>><snip>
>>Do any of the records of him in
>>Canada give the name of his father or mother?
>>
>>Good luck
>>Mary Hallett - West Sussex
>>Visit my Website at www.fourbears.worldonline.co.uk
>>Researching -MILLS, HUMBLE, HICKS, HALLETT
>>BARKAS - one name study

Barbara,

Just found something on West Ham Poor Law Schools. It is in the annual
report of the inspector of British Children (in Canada). He states: "A most
profitable forenoon was spent visiting the scattered Homes under the
control of the West ham Board of Guardians--a union whence a large number
of juveniles have in past years been sent to Canada. As the result of the
remarkable change in public sentiment as to the duty of the state to the
children, has come the determination to afford children under the poor law
with surroundings as nearly as possible like the normal home life of
children in their natural homes."

Mr. Smart goes on to state that Mr. Smith was clerk to the West Ham
Guardians. "Not only has the health of the children improved and epidemic
disease been stamped out, but the success of the children in elementary day
schools, Sunday school and social circle has far exceeded all
expectations." In 1912, Smart says there were 2,048 children under the
control of the West ham Guardians. There were also 6,660 on outdoor
relief. In 1909 the Board decided to send no child under 14 to Canada.

This can be found in the Sessional Papers of the Government of Canada for
the year 1915.

Regards..

Marjorie Kohli
Waterloo, ON Canada

http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/

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