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Assisted Arrivals 1887

From Sessional Papers of Government of Canada 51 Victoria 1888 (4)

Table showing the number of Immigrants arrived at Quebec, assisted to emigrate by various Societies, during the year 1887.

By whom sent	Adults		Children		Infants		Total souls	Destinations
By whom sent	M	F	M	F	M	F	Total souls	Destinations
Dr. T.J. Barnado,[sic] London	260	15	104	27	4	-	410	Principally Peterboro' and Toronto
Boys' Home, Southwark, London	79	-	46	-	-	-	123	Toronto
Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee, London	41	-	31	-	1	-	73	Ottawa
Church Emigration Society, London	94	15	8	9	7	7	140	General
East London Family Emigration Fund, London	8	6	5	6	8	5	38	General
Miss MacPherson, London	70	33	59	42	4	4	212	Stratford
Miss Rye, London	1	51	2	66	-	6	126	Niagara
Rev. Dr. Stephenson, London	17	12	25	16	4	1	75	London
Shaftesbury Homes, London	40	-	-	-	-	-	40	Hamilton
Waifs and Strays Association, London	-	-	20	20	-	-	40	Sherbrooke
Mrs. Birt, Liverpool	28	14	53	34	2	2	133	Knowlton
Catholic Children' Protective Society, Liverpool	24	10	108	68	9	6	225	Kingston
J.T. Middlemore, Birmingham	21	6	70	38	2	3	140	London
Bristol Emigration Society, Bristol	27	2	-	-	-	-	29	Principally St. John, N.B.
Mark Whitwill, Bristol	4	2	6	-	-	-	12	Principally St. John, N.B.
Miss Alexander, Sutton, Surry	-	18	-	-	-	-	18	Toronto
Barnes Home, Stockport	11	-	-	-	-	-	11	Qu'Appelle
Brenchley Emigration Fund, Brenchley	9	1	-	-	-	2	12	Toronto
Croyden union, Croyden	4	2	6	4	-	-	16	General
Miss Wemyss, Painswick	2	-	4	3	2	1	12	Marchmount Home, Belleville
Miss Bilbrough-Wallace, Manchester, Bristol, &c.	10	8	27	28	1	1	75	Marchmount Home, Belleville
Wm. Quarrier, per Mr. Wallace, Glasgow	22	9	110	73	10	8	232	Marchmount Home, Belleville
House of Refuge, Glasgow	21	-	-	-	-	-	21	Principally Toronto
Tralee Union, Tralee	24	32	9	7	-	1	73	Principally Toronto
Killarney Emigration Committee, Killarney	4	2	1	2	1	-	10	Sherbrooke
	821	238	694	443	55	47	2,298

Statement D.-Showing the number of children received at this Agency, whom in charge of, and destination, for the Year ending 31^st December, 1887.

Date	Name of Person in charge.	Number of Children.	Destination.	By whom sent.
1887
April 2	Mr. Owen	196	Peterboro' and Toronto	Dr. Barnardo
April 13	Mr. Brace	127	Toronto	Mr. Fegan
April 13	Mr. Mery	71	Stratford	Miss McPherson
April 13	Miss Hopkins	59	Niagara Home	Miss Rye
April 14	Mr. Wallace	117	Belleville	Miss Bilbrough
April 18	Mr. Hayes	25	Belleville	Miss Bilbrough
May 3	Mr. Downey	50	Hamilton	Dr. Stephens [note: this is an error and should be Stephenson]
May 7	Mr. Ward	40	Hamilton	Dr. Stephens
May 19	Mr. Sibberd	18	Toronto	Mr. Alexander [note:this may be an error and might be Miss Alexander]
May 26	Mrs. Lacey	124	Kingston	Mrs. Lacey
May 26	Mr. Wallace	116	Belleville	Miss Bilbrough
May 26	Mr. Ray	18	Toronto
June 1	Mr. Mery	95	Stratford	Miss McPherson
June 3	Mr. Wallace	40	Belleville	Miss Bilbrough
June 6	Mr. Wallace	16	Belleville	Miss Bilbrough
June 21	Mrs. Hawkins	106	London, Ont	Miss Evans[this was to the Middlemore home]
July 24	Revd. Seddon	70	Ottawa and Toronto
July 26	Mr. Greenhalgh	36	London, Ont	Mr. Middlemore
Aug 4	Mrs. Foster	12	Belleville
Aug 15	Miss Soffa	49	Niagara Home	Miss Rye
Aug 18	Mr. Price	22	London, Ont	Mr. Middlemore
Aug 28	Mr. Mery	46	Stratford	Miss McPherson
Sept 6	Miss Lacey	99	Kingston	Mrs. Lacey
Sept 11	Mr. Owen	45	Peterboro'	Dr. Barnardo
Oct 16	Miss Soffa	17	Niagara Home	Miss Rye
		1,614

Jno. J. Daley,
Dominion Government Immigration Agent.
Montreal Agency,
31^st December, 1887

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