William Quarrier
Glasgow shoemaker William Quarrier, founder of the Orphan Homes of Scotland at Bridge of Weir, opens his own Canadian receiving home, 'Fairknowe', at Brockville, Ontario. Quarriers Homes sends more than 7,000 Scottish children to Canada from 1871-1938
Photo below: William Quarrier and his wife Isabella Quarrier (nee Hunter).
credit: Quarriers Charity
Photo below: William Quarrier and his wife Isabella Quarrier (nee Hunter).
credit: Quarriers Charity
A Narrative of Face - 1873
Relative to work done for Christ
Orphan's and Destitute Children's Emigration Homes, Glasgow
The 'Fairknowe', at Brockville, Ontario
Credit: Tributes to the men of the 21st Battalion CEF
Credit: Tributes to the men of the 21st Battalion CEF
Quarriers Memorial in Athens, Ontario
William Quarrier - Friend of the Friendless - June 19 1886
Sources and Links
The Golden Bridge
Child migration from Scotland to Canada
Quarriers Flicker photo stream
