The Lost Children

The Commonwealth Games Of 2022

2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Children’s Emigration Homes in Highgate, founded by John Middlemore. Between the years 1873 and 1954 they emigrated over 5000 children chiefly to Canada but also to Australia. The Commonwealth Games & The Lost Children Project Over 100,000 children were emigrated …

WebMaster June 22, 2022 June 25, 2022

British Local History Interview

This is a ten minute interview about the Middlemore homes on the balh.org.uk website.
You can view the accompanying pdf notes by clicking HERE.

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Featured Val Hart January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021

The story of Mary Louise Hawkes 1902-1989

Emigrated 1914 aged 12 Why did Mary go into the Middllemore Emigration Homes? At the time Mary was born her parents’ marriage was due to take place but unfortunately it didn’t happen because her father was sent at short notice to the South African war. He was away for 7 …

Val Hart July 13, 2020 January 27, 2021

Stories of the Lost Children

Herbert Morand The Middlemore Annual Reports include photographs of some children from 1896 onwards. One of the earliest children to feature in this way was Herbert Morand. His father, Eugene, was French and his step-mother English. They lived at 134A Belgrave Road and there were six children in the family. …

Val Hart March 22, 2020 January 27, 2021

The Lost Children Book

The Lost Children: a book by Val Hart & Rowena Lyon Is now available! All the stories and information from the popular Lost Children Exhibition in 2019 have been included, and more… Please click the button below to secure your copy now.(sent out by Post to UK, Canada, or USA)

Val Hart March 10, 2020 January 27, 2021

A Presentation by Pat Skidmore

Marjorie – Too Afraid to Cry Saturday 21st September at 2.00 pm The Lyttelton Theatre at the Birmingham & Midland Institute (Margaret Street B3 3BS, near to the Council House) Free Admission, no pre-booking required Approx 1 hour duration, includes a Q&A session. In February 1937, ten-year-old Marjorie Arnison was …

WebMaster July 25, 2019 January 27, 2021

A One Off Talk by Patricia Roberts-Pichette

Saturday 14th September at 2.30 pm The Lyttelton Theatre at the Birmingham & Midland Institute (Margaret Street B3 3BS, near to the Council House) Free Admission! no pre-booking required Approx 1 hour duration, includes a Q&A session. A unique opportunity to hear from the leading expert on The Birmingham Children’s …

WebMaster July 25, 2019 January 27, 2021

A Heritage Lottery Funded Project The Background In 1873, twenty-six waifs and strays, from the poorest backgrounds imaginable, set sail for Toronto, Canada, some 4000 miles from the industrial heart of Birmingham City. Many left parents and siblings behind. These were the first of c.6000 children to be emigrated from …