I am trying to find out more about my great grandfather John McLaughlin. I know he was born in Scotland and, when his father died, he went to a poorhouse with his mom (Cath), sister (Susan), and brother (Robert) and then on to an orphanage and finally over to Canada in 1887; he was 8. By 1907 he was living in Manitoba and had married Harriet Jemima Booth. I am curious about those 20 years. I believe he was a British Home Child and have found him listed on the government site arriving on the Oregon in 1887. Where do I go from here?

thank you
lianne

Could this be him ?

1891 Census of Canada about John Mclaughlin
Name: John Mclaughlin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Scotland
Religion: Free Church
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Province: Ontario
District Number: 105
District: Oxford South
Subdistrict: Oxford North
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Mclaughlin 11

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Try looking up on the internet: Children shipped to Canada during WW1.

I Googled and found: http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
John McLAUGHLIN was married Jan. 1, 1907 to Jemima BOOTH in Brandon, Manitoba.

http://automatedgenealogy.com
1901 Census for Elton, Brandon, Manitoba has a John McLAUGHLIN, age 26, born Sept. 21, 1874, servant to a family headed by Roderick McKENZIE, year of immigration to Canada 1886 - Born ENGLAND.

You should try emailing for the BHC Registry for the unclaimed John McLAUGHLIN.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~britishhom...
"Unclaimed by Descendants" database:
McLAUGHLIN, John - Born: 1873 - Birthplace: England - Ship: Oregon - Arrival: 1887 - Age: 14
[Notice his Birthplace says ENGLAND.]

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/0...
Surname: McLAUGHLIN
Given Name: John
Sex: M
Ship: Oregon
Year of Arrival: 1887
Departure Date: 1887-00-00
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1887-05-02
Party: Rev. Dr. Stephenson - [a clue for finding the full records, this is the person who brought the children to Canada]
Destination: Hamilton, Ontario
Comments: 46 children
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 17, Vol 544, File 60791, Documents from the Department of Agriculture, General Correspondence Files
Type of Record: Other Government of Canada records

http://jubilation.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Orga...
Dr. Stephenson and the National Children's Home
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1910 Census has born Scotland - a puzzle.

United States Census, 1910
name: John Mclaughlin
age: 29 - [abt 1881]
birthplace: Scotland
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Cando, Towner, North Dakota
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1908 [to U.S.]
father's birthplace: Scotland
mother's birthplace: Scotland
family number: 262
page number: 13
Household Gender Age
spouse Jemima Mclaughlin F 22y - Born Canada
child Irene C Mclaughlin F 2y - Born Canada
child Luella L Mclaughlin F 0y 5m - Born North Dakota

John came with Dr Stephenson's - home was in Hamilton, Ont
Write to this address for his records:
National Children's Home (
Founded 1869 by Dr. Stephenson Bowman)
now:
NCH Central Office
Operations Department
85 Highbury Park
London, N5 1UD, England
Phone: (020)7704-7000
Web Page: http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=...