Genealogy Projects tagged with niagara-on-the-lake on the Geni Family Tree

Child Emigration from Britain to Canada (Maria Rye Homes)

This is a sub-project of the Child Emigration - Britain to Canada.This one is for the Maria Rye Homes children. Some of the children were actually young female domestics.The home in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario was originally a Court House and a Gaol, which was in operation from 1817-1866, when the building was sold to Maria and became her home, known as "Our Western Home" . The street leading ...