Researchers and members of British Home Children Canada have contributed to a virtual cemetery on Find A Grave, and as of yesterday, there were more than 12,000 memorials, which is quite an achievement.
From 1869 to 1939, more than 100,000 children were sent to Canada from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Isle of Man under the Child Immigration scheme. Boys and girls ranged in age from toddlers to adolescents and all were unaccompanied by their parents.
In some memorials, if not all, detailed information has been provided about the deceased.
In the virtual cemetery, you’ll find burial sites in Canada, the United States, France, and elsewhere.
