The Lost Children – The Lost Children Project

The Commonwealth Games Of 2022

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

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.

Click below for the full interview

Featured Val Hart January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021

The Lost Children Book

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 One Off Talk by Patricia Roberts-Pichette

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

THE LOST CHILDREN

THE LOST CHILDREN

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 …

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

Letters from the Lost Children

Letters from the Lost Children

The archives in Birmingham Library contain quite a number of letters sent back to England by children emigrated to Canada. Some are positive. One girl wrote, “I have got fat and red cheeked now and I go to school every day. I am learning the times tables and doing sums …

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

Middlemore: 1949 onwards – family rehabilitation

Middlemore: 1949 onwards – family rehabilitation

Child emigration by the Middlemore Homes continued until 1949. By this date government legislation (the Children Act of 1948) and changes in attitudes to child welfare meant emigration was seen as appropriate in only a small number of cases. During the period 1949 – 1954 the Middlemore Homes’ only activity …

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

The Middlemore babies’ home (Crowley House)

The Middlemore babies’ home (Crowley House)

The Middlemore babies’ home (Crowley House) The Middlemore Homes also ran a babies’ home at Selly Oak called Crowley House. This was established in 1938 for children under school age, who were too young to be emigrated. The babies’ home closed in 1954.

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

MiddleMore: Emigration: 1873 to 1949

MiddleMore: Emigration: 1873 to 1949

The first group of children, a party of 29, departed for Canada on 1st May 1873, accompanied by John Middlemore. On arrival in Canada, the children were settled with families. Older children were settled as farm or domestic assistants, receiving board and, in some cases, wages. Younger children were often …

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

MiddleMore: Foundation and aims

MiddleMore: Foundation and aims

The Middlemore Homes were founded in 1872 by John Throgmorton Middlemore as the ‘Children’s Emigration Homes’. The first home, for boys, opened on Beatrice Crescent, St. Luke’s Road in September 1872. In December 1872, a similar home for girls opened at 36 Spring Street, Birmingham. In 19th Century Birmingham, John …

WebMaster July 24, 2019 January 27, 2021

THE LOST CHILDREN EXHIBITION

THE LOST CHILDREN EXHIBITION

Update : The Exhibition continues From Ten a.m. to Four p.m. Daily Until the 21st of October 2019 AT ST. MARTIN IN THE BULL RING, EDGBASTON STREET, BIRMINGHAM B5 5BB Click Here for updated promo leaflets / flyers The Lost Children Exhibition was Launched on Friday 13th September We were …

WebMaster July 18, 2019 January 27, 2021