searching for frances

Hi everyone,

As anyone who knows me will know, I am a very charitable, easy going, friendly type of person, at the best of times anyway and I don't flip my lid very often but this search for my missing ancestor has really got me riled..I have managed to trace her at last, only to find that she was a British Home Child. Poor Frances. Anyone not knowing what a British Home Child was, I'll enlighten you. It is a child or children who people like Barnardo thought were being neglected or mistreated by the Parents and needed to be taken under their wing, to put it politely. In fact what it was, was kidnapping and child slavery. They would take these poor children away from their families without their consent or knowledge. Then they're shipped off like cattle to another country where they're sold for $2.00 as Mother's helpers or farmers and such. In fact, I've been reading up and researching this very closely and most of them were beaten, raped and abused over there. I dread to think what might have happened to Frances. A poor 14 year old girl away from her Mother, wondering what was going to happen to her and why was it happening. Who are these people to think they're above the law anyway? And why didn't the law do something to stop this ? Well, I'm up on my soap box again I know but it gets me so angry to think that children and parents were treated in this way.This is only the start of my research into this, so goodness knows what else will come into light here. I vow and declare NEVER to donate to Barnardos, on principle.I have other ways of donating to charities and it doesn't involve underhanded dealings like this.

Will keep you informed of my findings.. 

Hope you're all well and looking forward to halloween...  x x x

geneaology

Had a great night tonight. I've been trying to trace my ancestors for the past two years and not made any headway....until tonight....WOOHOO !!!

Inside two hours, I managed to trace my Mum's Grandfather, Ernest Arthur AND my Dad's Great Grandparents and their SIX children, one of whom is my Great Grandmother Annie. Annie gave birth to twins, one of whom was my late Grandfather and his Sister. I dont know her name but I know she was adopted and sent to live in Canada when she was a baby, so that's going to be hard to follow up.

I know for a fact that my Grandfather's Father lived in Ireland and were Catholic. That's all I know though, so that's another problem that I'm so looking forward to solving..

I am so chuffed, I actually found all these family members in one night..

I know they're not with us anymore but I still feel as if I gained more family...

I'm really enjoying my ancestral search and will keep you all updated with my findings..

Love and best wishes

Pat    x x x

 

 

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