Hello,
according to this reference your John Menzies was sent to Brockville Ontario. He may have stayed in that area.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.htmlHome Children
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MENZIES , John
Age: 9
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1908
Microfilm reel: T-503
Ship: SS Grampian
Port of departure: Glasgow
Departure Date: 4 Apr 1908
Port of arrival: Halifax
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1908
Party: Quarrier's Boys
Destination: Brockville Ontario
There were 88 children on that ship and a random check shows that most if not all were going to Brockville, Ontario. You may have some luck trying to contact local genealogy or historical groups - they may have newspaper archives, etc about this event. The 1911 census for Canada is still tied up in redtape so no luck looking there yet.
here are some possible sources of information -
Government of Canada Files
Search terms : " : 2=1 : 1=CHILDREN AND INSPECTION AND "1910" : " References: 1 - 1 of 1
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1 Reference: RG76 , Immigration , Series I-A-1 , Volume 66 , Reel C-4734
File : 3115 , Access code: 20
Parts: 6
File Title: Inspection of children (Lists).
Outside Dates: 1910-1915
Finding Aid number: 76-5
Government of Canada Files
Search terms : " : 2=1 : 1=CHILDREN AND INSPECTION AND "1908" : " References: 1 - 4 of 4
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1 Reference: RG76 , Immigration , Series I-A-1 , Volume 66 , Reel C-4734
File : 3115 , Access code: 20
Parts: 4
File Title: Inspection of children (Lists).
Outside Dates: 1904-1908
Finding Aid number: 76-5
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2 Reference: RG76 , Immigration , Series I-A-1 , Volume 66 , Reel C-4734
File : 3115 , Access code: 20
Parts: 5
File Title: Inspection of children (Lists) (Reports).
Outside Dates: 1908-1911
Finding Aid number: 76-5
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3 Reference: RG76 , Immigration , Series I-A-1 , Volume 434 , Reel C-10314
File : 652682 , Access code: 20
Parts: 1=1907-1908 2=1908-1909
File Title: Inspection of immigrant children in 1908 (lists).
Outside Dates: 1907-1909
Finding Aid number: 76-5
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4 Reference: RG76 , Immigration , Series I-A-1 , Volume 530 , Reel C-10622
File : 803563 , Access code: 20
File Title: Inspection of immigrant children, 1909 (lists).
Outside Dates: 1908-1909
Finding Aid number: 76-5
These files are all on microfilm and can be viewed in Ottawa - it may be possible to have them sent to your local library via interlibrary loan.
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Good luck
Thelma
