• Archival Collection

Father Hudson's Society, Records

To access these records

Please contact Father Hudson’s Society:

Postal address: Coventry Road, Coleshill, Birmingham B46 3ED United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1675 434 000

Email: origins@fatherhudsons.org.uk

Website: https://www.fatherhudsons.org.uk/children-families-and-schools/origins/support-after-care/

Records Location

Details

Father Hudson’s Society holds records for people who were sent as child migrants to Australia from the following Homes: St Edward’s Boys Home, Coventry Road, Coleshill; St Joan’s and the Nursery, Coventry Road, Coleshill; and St Paul’s, High Street, Coleshill. There may also be records from Nazareth House, Rednal, Birmingham. The files may be relevant to people who were sent to Catholic Homes in WA, including: Bindoon, Castledare, Clontarf, Nazareth House, St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphange, St Vincent’s Foundling Home, and Tardun.

Father Hudson’s Society holds records for people who were sent as child migrants to Australia from the following Homes:

  • St Edward’s Boys Home, Coventry Road, Coleshill
  • St Joan’s and the Nursery, Coventry Road, Coleshill
  • St Paul’s, High Street, Coleshill

Father Hudson’s Society may also hold records for people who were sent as child migrants to Australia from Nazareth House, Rednal, Birmingham.

Records vary in the amount of information they contain for each person, but may include:

  • Application for the child to come into care
  • Baptism certificate
  • Correspondence
  • School reports
  • Names of the Homes where the child was placed

Access Conditions

Records are restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, but former child migrants and their relatives are encouraged to apply.

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