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Barnardo's is a global charity headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. It was founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children. As of 2013, it raised and spent around £200 million each year running around 900 local services, aimed at helping these same groups.
Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 1845 – 19 September 1905) was an Irish, Christian [1] philanthropist and founder and director of homes for poor and deprived children. From the foundation of the first Barnardo's home in 1867 to the date of Barnardo's death, nearly 60,000 children had been taken in.
Elizabeth Barnardo was born in Darbhanga, British India, [1] one of the five children of Col. Frederick "Barnie" Barnardo and Violet Barnardo, of Bexhill.Her father, also born in British India, was a physician with the Indian Medical Service, [2] nephew of Irish philanthropist Thomas John Barnardo, and dean of a medical school in Calcutta before 1921. [3]
The family history was researched and written by Olive Harris. Harris had started working in the shop by the age of 14, becoming a secretary at Barnardo's for three generations and returning to sales towards the end of her tenure at Barnardo. [6] John Michael Barnardo from Havelberg, Germany, came to England via Hamburg. He had a big family.
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Thorntoun School was opened by Barnardo's in September 1971 for children with emotional difficulties aged 11 to 16 years. The school closed in 1990 and Thorntoun is now a nursing home . The complex lies between the villages of Springside (North Ayrshire) and Crosshouse, Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire , Scotland .
Zoe Saldaña is a proud boy mom!. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the actress, 46, attended the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with her twin sons, Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio, 10, and youngest ...
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