British Home Child Information Sheet
BHC Registry ID #: 68752Name & Birth
Surname: HIGGINBOTTOMGiven Names: Joseph
Born: 1880Gender:Male
Born at:England
 
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Emigration
Sending or Escorting Organization: Catholic (Seddon)
Canadian Distribution Home Name/Address: Montreal
Age at Emigration: 12 Ship Sailed: Circassian
Departure Date: 16 June 1892 Port of Departure: Liverpool
Arrival Date: 29 June 1892 Port of Arrival: Quebec
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UK Workhouse/Union Name/Address: Portsea Island Union, Hampshire, England
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Sources and Notes
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Joseph HIGGINBOTTOM, age 12

Record Title: Emigration of poor Catholic children from the Westminster Diocese to Canada, 1874-1928: Joseph HIGGINBOTTOM - Age: 11 - Year of Arrival: 1892 - Ship: CIRCASSIAN - Date of Departure: 1892-06-16 - Sent by: Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee - Taken into Care by: Portsea Island Union - Place of First Settlement: St. Columbin, Two Mountains County, Quebec - Notes: The list contains no other details about this child --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 147747

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