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Record #13671
Name :
: James HART (1835 - )


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1835 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 Jan 1850
Country
: Bermuda

Ship
: James

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesThe brigantine "James" left London, England on November 21, 1849 with 5 inmates (4 of whom were children) of St Pancras Parish workhouse, emigrating to Bermuda as indentured servants. On this voyage, Stowe was captain. The ship called on Medeira en route, arriving at Bermuda 2 January 1850.

Passengers:

James George 13 Orphan
John Howlett 14 -Father's consent given; he in the workhouse.
George Channon 14 -Orphan, grandmother's consent given; she in the workhouse
James Hart 15 -Family in Boston, United States; sister, aged 22, consented.
Percival Mann - -Aged 39, went by his own desire with the four boys

(reference: Saturday's Children: A journey from darkness into light: Bermuda 1850. by Jocelyn Motyer Raymon, 1994)

It was agreed by the Board of Guardians for Marylebone in 1849 that three groups of children would be emigrated, marking a new phase of the Poor Law parish provision for orphan children of the poor in a concerted effort to ensure the familial nature of emptire by settling the colonies with British children. Furthermore, the Board felt that they were providing the children with a tangible opportunity not available in Great Britain.

Being brought up as a Poor Law child often stigmatized the children. "Only the other day the public read of a woman who was driven from house to house by her neighbours discovering that she was once a 'workhouse girl'." It was also common for a child, once completing their apprenticeship to be returned to the workhouse having found no employment.

The first group of children was sent in February 1850. The group comprised of four boys between thirteen and sixteen years, two of whom were orphans and the other two were living in the workhouse separated from their family. The children went on a voluntary basis and were deemed to be in robust health, having, if appropriate, the permission of their relatives or friends. For the journey the children were provided with an outfit of clothes, a Bible and prayer book, a brush, a comb and 2s 6d. The master and schoolmaster accompanied the boys and verified that the accommodation was very good.

Captain Burrow of the ship "James" agreed in taking on the responsibility of the children, that they would be between 12 and 14 years of age (though James Hart was 15); that for the hefty sum of 6 pounds for each child, he would provide bed, bedding and board for the journey; that the children would be conveyed as cabin passengers; that the girls and boys would have separate accommodations; that the children would be apprenticed as domestic servants until they were 18 years of age; and that Captain Burrow was required to demonstrate he had places for each of them before they embarked, providing records of where they were apprenticed. (British Parliamentary Papers.)

James was placed with Thomas A. Darrell, Esq., Hamilton, Bermuda.

James had written his sister from his placement with a satisfactory tone. His family was in Boston and his sister, it was believed, had moved there to be with them. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14801 HART, Alice1872ENG,     Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
17066 HART, Arthur Ansell1897ENG, HRT, Coldwell May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6976 HART, Augusta1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
15046 HART, Edward1883ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
12546 HART, Elizabeth1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
21031 HART, H1887ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4259 HART, Hetty1884ENG, SSX, East Preston Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
12545 HART, Hlen 1898SCT,    , Maryhill Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
13671 HART, James1835ENG,     Jan 1850 : James BRM Board of Guardians (Various)  
14802 HART, James1873ENG,     Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
12547 HART, Jean ENG,     Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
16697 HART, Maud ENG,     Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15291 HART, Minnie ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
11769 HART, Nellie1899ENG,     Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
4910 HART, Percy1913ENG, DOR Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
8166 HART, Stanley 1912ENG, LDN, London May 1930 : Aurania CAN Church of England  
2876 HART, Stanley George1881ENG, MDX, London Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos hart_em  
27658 HART, William Percival1901ENG, LAN, Ormskirk, Southport Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army