British Home Children Memorial
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
N 44° 38.299 W 063° 33.956
Short Description:
A memorial to the British Home Children who were sent to Canada is located along Marginal Way opposite Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Long Description:
From the late 1869 to 1948, over 100,000 children emigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada. They were sent as indentured farm workers and domestics. Canadians assumed they were orphans, but most came from families that had fallen on hard times. Since there was no social safety net, over 50 charities participated in this program.
The memorial to the British Home Children is 6' high rectangular granite stele inscribed in both English on the front and French on the back. It contains, on top, a coat of arms with the inscription HOME CHILDREN CANADA and the motto SPES IN CANADA (HOPE IN CANADA). Below is the flag of the United Kingdom. The memorial is inscribed:
BRITISH
HOME CHILDREN
IN MEMORY OF
THE MORE THAN
100,000 CHILDREN
SENT TO CANADA
FROM GREAT BRITAIN
BETWEEN 1869
TO THE MID 1940's
TO WORK AS
FARM LABOURERS AND
DOMESTIC SERVANTS
PETITS
IMMIGRES
BRITANNIQUES
EN MÉMOIRE DES PLUS
DE 100 000 ENFANTS
DE LA GRANDE-BRETAGNE
ENVOYÉS AU CANADA A
PARTIR DE 1869 JUSQU'AU
MILIEU DES ANNÉES
1940 POUR TRAVAILLER
COMME OUVRIERS AGRICOLES
OU TRAVAILLEURS
DOMESTIQUES
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