Together Trust Archive

One of our more popular blogs entries on this website appears to be the story of William (14th February 2012). This was a boy of thirteen who was emigrated across to Canada and wrote back to the Refuge requesting for news of Nellie, a girl he fell in love with whilst in Styal Cottage Homes . As our audience seem to have a soft spot for all things romantic I thought I’d delve back into the archive and see what other stories of love could be found. From 1872 until the beginning of World War I various children were emigrated across to Canada from Manchester. From the Marchmont Receiving Home they were then placed out with various farmers (and in some cases, clergymen) in the district. Indenture, 1890s

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” Spoken by Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Act I, Scene I, Line 134, William Shakespeare. Emigration party As it is Valentine’s Day I thought it apt to tell you a love story from within our archive. This isn't easy as many of the children who passed through our homes were young. Boys and girls were housed in separate buildings and interaction between sexes was few and far between.