Dr. Barnardo: Our Young Migrants in Canada
Many of the post cards in this series were made from photographs taken by
William Wilson Hind Smith (a member of Barnardo’s Council) whilst accompanying the Canadian party of June and July 1912.
A photo of the Watts Naval School boys (in England) c1910 with W.W. Hind Smith
Post Cards - Set 1
images of all 6 in set
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Post Cards - Set 2
images of 4 of 6 cards
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| Three Barnardo boys and farmer's sons postcard |
| This is the farm for us postcard |
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Set 3
1 image of 6
Picture taken by W W Hind Smith (a member of Barnardo’s Council) whilst accompanying the Canadian party of June and July 1912.
Picture taken by W W Hind Smith (a member of Barnardo’s Council) whilst accompanying the Canadian party of June and July 1912.
Barnardo’s home child feeding chickens - "I love this Occupation" - This photograph was taken by W W Hind Smith (a member of Barnardo’s Council) whilst accompanying the Canadian party of June and July 1912. Taken in Hamilton, Ontario
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Boarded out children at Cavan Schoolm, Durham County, Ontario 1912.
This photograph was taken by W W Hind Smith (a member of Barnardo’s Council) whilst accompanying the Canadian party of June and July 1912.
More examples of these cards can be found on the facebook group
British Home Children of Chatham Kent, Ontario, CA
British Home Children of Chatham Kent, Ontario, CA
William Wilson Hind-Smith
W. W. Hind-Smith was on the council for Barnardo's from 1899 until his resignation due to ill health in 1951. The council was formed when Barnardo's incorporated in 1899.
This excerpt is from the memoir written by Dr. Barnardo's wife after he died:
A movement to compete with the attractions of
the public-house had been made years before in
Dundee under the direction of Lord Kinnaird. And
later in Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester the British
workmen taverns have been opened. Bamardo went
to Leeds to see them. Mr. W. Hind-Smith, recalling
this visit, says : —
' I think it was about 1867 or '68 that Dr. B. came to Leeds to
see my wife's work, she then having the oversight of about sixteen
" British Workmen " Public Houses without the Drink — each one
having a Mission Hall attached.
' He was charmed with the idea, and declared he would eclipse
our work by going in for something on a much bigger scale but
keeping to the main idea, and he did.'
And this one:
He had a wonderful memory for facts, for faces
and individuals. Mr. W. Hind-Smith, who watched
him closely for many years, bound by the deepest
sympathy for his work, said : —
' I knew something of Bamardo as a thorough man
of business, and was much impressed with his grip of
detail. I once heard the following testimony borne
by one of the finest business men I ever knew in the
city of London, viz. : — If you were to ask for any
paper or particulars about any one of the thousands of
children who have passed through Dr. Bamardo's
hands for all these years, he would be able, in less
than ten minutes, to place the particulars before you/
This excerpt is from the memoir written by Dr. Barnardo's wife after he died:
A movement to compete with the attractions of
the public-house had been made years before in
Dundee under the direction of Lord Kinnaird. And
later in Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester the British
workmen taverns have been opened. Bamardo went
to Leeds to see them. Mr. W. Hind-Smith, recalling
this visit, says : —
' I think it was about 1867 or '68 that Dr. B. came to Leeds to
see my wife's work, she then having the oversight of about sixteen
" British Workmen " Public Houses without the Drink — each one
having a Mission Hall attached.
' He was charmed with the idea, and declared he would eclipse
our work by going in for something on a much bigger scale but
keeping to the main idea, and he did.'
And this one:
He had a wonderful memory for facts, for faces
and individuals. Mr. W. Hind-Smith, who watched
him closely for many years, bound by the deepest
sympathy for his work, said : —
' I knew something of Bamardo as a thorough man
of business, and was much impressed with his grip of
detail. I once heard the following testimony borne
by one of the finest business men I ever knew in the
city of London, viz. : — If you were to ask for any
paper or particulars about any one of the thousands of
children who have passed through Dr. Bamardo's
hands for all these years, he would be able, in less
than ten minutes, to place the particulars before you/
