On Their Own: Britain's Child Migrants

From the 1860s until the late 1960s more than 100,000 children were sent from Britain to Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries through child migration schemes. Some were orphans and many came from families who were unable to care for them. At the time charitable and religious organisations sent them overseas, with the belief that their lives would improve as a result. They were supported by governments for which these schemes supplied much needed population and labour. Liverpool and Glasgow were the main departure ports for children sailing to Canada. Liverpool's Allan Line carried almost half of Canada's child migrants on its ships. Siblings and friends were split up on arrival and left isolated, facing long hard days of labour in extremes of climate. This isolation often let to a lonely, brutal childhood. This exhibition tells their emotional stories, and through detailed case studies, visitors will meet a number of child migrants and find out more about their different experiences.

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Family friendly


Website
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/child-migrants/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//nw000103?id=EVENT501574