"Home Children" help please

[cristobel]

Hello,
I've recently discoverd I've got distant rellies in the US and now I need to fill in some gaps.  This is what I have found so far:
Marchant family:
In the 1871 UK census they are in Clapham, Surrey
John age 23 shoemaker
Eliza age 26
John George son age 4
Sophia mary age 2
Frances Emm age 11 months

John Marchant (father) died in 1879 London age 33.
More children born in between 1871 and 1879 when he died.

In the 1881 UK census:
Laleham Cottage, Surrey (I think some type of orphanage / home)
Sophia Marchant age 12 orphan
Frances Marchant age 11 orphan
Eliza Marchant age 7 orphan
Sally Marchant age 5 orphan
Then also in the 1881 census Mum and the boys at Victoria Street, Lambeth, Surrey
Eliza Marchant, widow age 36
John age 14
William age 4
James (no surname - Boarder)

My direct line follows Sally Marchant.  She came out to Aust with older sister Sophia.  Both married and died after about 4 or 5 years.  What sad lives they had 
I have Sally's marriage cert. 

Sorry if I've got away from the subject but thought it best to inlcude what I know so that someone doesnt look it up unnecessarily.
Now  I have discovered that Frances Marchant went to Canada in 1883 and married Robert Hunter in Nov 1886.  Family say that she saved her money and sent for her brother William.  I think I've found him arriving Quebec June 1886 on Sardinian. 

Is it possible to find what happened to Frances when she arrived in Canada (Quebec) before she married.  I do have her in the 1900 census in Hammond, New York .
Also what happened to her brother William.  He had curveature of the spine, but was employed as a telegrapher but dont know where. 
Can someone please give me some hints or help as to where I can look.  I'm completly new to US / Canada research.
Cheers, Chris in Australia.

[KarenM]

In the 1930 US Census there is a William Marchant who is listed as "uncle" to Lester Hunter and Margaret Hunter living in Hammond, New York.  He lists his year of immigration as 1898 and is 53 years old.

Karen

[jorose]

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/home-children/001015-100.01-e.php does list both Frances and William as Home Children.  William came out with Mrs Merry's party, heading to Stratford (there was a children's home there). Most likely Frances also went to one of the homes in Ontario - where was she living when she married in 1886?

You can check with Barnados, who now hold many records not just relating to their children, but to Home Children sent by some other groups as well. They may have something on William and Frances.

[KarenM]

I'll post the marriage details, in case it may be helpful.......


Robert Hunter
Age: 27
Residence when Married:  Hamilton Twp.
Born USA
Parents:  James & Ann Hunter
Methodist

Frances Marchant
Age:  17
Residence when married: Twp. of Hamilton
Born:  England
Parents:  John & Eliza Marchant
Congregational

Witnessess:  Adam Watson, Hamilton Twp. and Lena Mou..iff ?, Hamilton Twp.

Hamilton Township, County of Northumberland

Karen

[KarenM]

Robert Hunter and his family are living in Hamilton Twp., County of Northumberland in the 1881 Canada Census.

Karen

[KarenM]

Birth Registration for:

James George Hunter
Date of Birth:  November 5, 1887
Father:  Robert Hunter
Mother:  Frances Marchant
Occupation of Father:  Labourer
Township of Hamilton, County of Northumberland
Reg. No.: 024105

[KarenM]

Birth Registration for:

Albert Leslie Hunter
Date of Birth:  August 4, 1890
Father:  Robert Hunter
Mother:  Franches Marchant
Occupation of Father:  Farmer
Informant:  Robert Hunter, Lot 6, Concession 7, Twp. of Hamilton
County of Northumberland
Reg. No.:  022592

[jorose]

Well, that makes sense - the National Children's Home was in Hamilton. You might check there for Frances' early years in Canada.

See:
http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organizations/stephenson.html

[KarenM]

I don't think that was the home though, cause it's Hamilton Township, which is in the County of Northumberland, which is East Ontario.  Brighton, Campbellford etc. are in that area right next to Belleville, so perhaps she was sent to the Marchmount Home 

Karen