Abandoned Children of Britain 1850-1950: A Forgotten Child at Fairbridge Farm School

At age five, Roddy found himself thrown into a British child migration scheme. He say, "Today, in my 80s, I have clear and detailed recollections of around a dozen of my Fairbridge schoolmates. The names of many more come back to me, but other details about them elude me. The ones I remember best are the shipmates from my trans-Atlantic journey, including Brian, Roy, the brothers Leon and Louis-who died too young-Mitch, Clifford and Hughie. We stuck close together in the early years. Most of us lived in the same cottages. We stayed friends after leaving Fairbridge. There were other friends and characters I remember well, who came on with other parties on other ships: John, Jock, Eric and Leon and Louis' brothers, Phil and Eugene. The list goes on and will go on long after I'm gone. The names of many staff members have been changed for obvious reasons, and of schoolmates out of respect for their privacy. The full names of staff members I did include are given because I feel they deserve recognition as decent people and good caregivers."

• | Author: Roddy MacKay
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: December 28, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 452 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1652021094
• | ISBN-13: 9781652021094