Talk:Thomas John Barnardo
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THOMAS BARNARDO HELPED LITTLE KIDS IN VICTORIAN TIMES
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"The fact that in Canada less than 2% of the children sent out proved failures confirmed Barnardo’s conviction that"
Could we please have some statistics to back this up, or some source material. An example of a Barnardo boy/girl who 'made good' or became a pillar of the comunity would be a nice adidtion too.
Cheers —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Perfectblue97 (talk • contribs) .
One story I came across while compiling a web site about Barkingside, of Victorian times:Barkingside --Goldoni 10:20, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the religious upbringing within Dr Barnardo’s the children were all brought up as Protestants. No other faith was available, parents who signed their children over were made aware of this fact section 2 of the document.
In the late 60s early 70s Children were encouraged to attend outside church services as there were many more faiths to deal with. The problem of Catholic and Jewish children was agreed after a court hearing where Dr Thomas Barnardo was charged with abduction in 1888 Goldoni 09:36, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
