4-14-1826 British Surplus Children Sent to Canada
Canadian History
April 14, 1826
Apr 14,1826 - Robert Chambers told a committee of the British Parliament dealing with emigration that London was too full of children. He recommended that Britain's surplus children be sent to Canada as farm labour.
Anne of Green Gables Stamp - Library and Archives Canada MIKAN 3807940. "Click to enlarge
Quote
"It's all very well to read about sorrows and imagine yourself living through them heroically, but it's not so nice when you really come to have them, is it?"
British surplus children bound for Canada. "Click" to enlarge and Photo Credit