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Children's Friend Society, the Glossary

The Children's Friend Society for "the Prevention of Juvenile Vagrancy" through the reformation and emigration of children, was founded in London in 1830, by Captain Edward Pelham Brenton, together with or supported by wealthy philanthropists, and with cooperation from the government of the United Kingdom.^[1]

13 relations: Annie MacPherson, Australia, Canada, Cape Colony, Edward Pelham Brenton, Home Children, Mauritius, New Brunswick, New Zealand, South Africa, Swan River Colony, Toronto, United Kingdom.
Adoption history
British emigrants to British Overseas Territories

Annie MacPherson

Annie Parlane MacPherson (1833 – 27 November 1904) was a Scottish evangelical Quaker and philanthropist who founded Home Children, which sent poor and orphaned children to Canada and other colonies.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Cape Colony

The Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Edward Pelham Brenton

Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars whose military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of Martinique in 1809.

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Home Children

Home Children was the child migration scheme founded by Annie MacPherson in 1869, under which more than 100,000 children were sent from the United Kingdom to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. Children's Friend Society and Home Children are Adoption history.

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Mauritius

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Swan River Colony

The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Friend_Society