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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sedgwick Migration Scrapbook 21: British Immigration in Canada |
| Date | 1912-1913 |
| Document Type | Leaflet; Newspaper; Correspondence |
| Reference | RCMS 31/2/195-224, Box 6, Volume 2, Folder 8 |
| Library / Archive | Cambridge University Library |
| Collection Name | Thomas E. Sedgwick's Migration Scrapbooks, 1910-1914 |
| Description | Items principally refer to the emigration of young British boys and girls to Canada as a means of escaping the unemployment crisis in Britain. Alongside advertisements of the Canadian Pacific Railway targeting prospective emigrants seeking farm labour, there are copies of related applications. There are also documents detailing eligibility criteria and regulations respecting emigrant passage on board ships travelling to Canada. Other newspaper articles report on the progress and history of British boys having emigrated to work on Colonial farms. Some items also refer to the unjust treatment of Indian immigrants in Canada. |
| Biographical Note / History | In 1911 Thomas Edward Sedgwick organised for a group of 50 boys to be sent from England to New Zealand on board the S.S. Authentic before the outbreak of the First World War. They were sent as part of an experiment to ascertain whether young British boys might help alleviate a shortage of farm labourers in New Zealand and offer a solution to the declining levels of employment opportunities in the crowded British cities. They were trained in all aspects of farming life, and the wages they earnt were paid to the Labour Department while the boys were awarded weekly pocket money. |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Politics, Legislation and Governance; Ships and Shipping Lines |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; India |
| Country (to) | United States of America; Canada |
| Places | Vancouver, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Ports | London, Plymouth, England; New York, United States |
| Nationality | English; European; Scottish; Indian; Asian |
| Ships | Warspite |
| People | Tavernier, Sir John; Sedgwick, Thomas Edward; Guinness, Rupert; Dennis, J S |
| Keywords | Canadian Pacific Railway, railway, emigration scheme, shipping, agriculture, farming, labour, employment, government, farm school, colony conditions, apprenticeship, unemployment, economics, push factor, population, ticket, accommodation, luggage, application, birth certificate, Cunard Line, child emigration, Salvation Army, poor law, colony, map, prairie, census, naturalisation, currency, customs, regulations |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Cambridge University Library |
