Ruth Lamont is reader in family and child law at the University of Manchester.Eloise Moss is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.Charlotte Wildman is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.

“Friendless or Forsaken? reveals new insights into child emigration initiatives, such as the potential for financial fraud and the ability of child migrants to advocate for new placements and jobs. The authors do an excellent job of maneuvering between a bird’s-eye view of the motivations behind, and transnational operation of, child emigration schemes, and the detailed, everyday experiences of children’s lives.” Ellen Boucher, author of Empire’s Children: Child Emigration, Welfare, and the Decline of the British World, 1869–1967

Ruth Lamont is reader in family and child law at the University of Manchester.Eloise Moss is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.Charlotte Wildman is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.

“Friendless or Forsaken? reveals new insights into child emigration initiatives, such as the potential for financial fraud and the ability of child migrants to advocate for new placements and jobs. The authors do an excellent job of maneuvering between a bird’s-eye view of the motivations behind, and transnational operation of, child emigration schemes, and the detailed, everyday experiences of children’s lives.” Ellen Boucher, author of Empire’s Children: Child Emigration, Welfare, and the Decline of the British World, 1869–1967

Ruth Lamont is reader in family and child law at the University of Manchester.Eloise Moss is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.Charlotte Wildman is senior lecturer in modern British history at the University of Manchester.

“Friendless or Forsaken? reveals new insights into child emigration initiatives, such as the potential for financial fraud and the ability of child migrants to advocate for new placements and jobs. The authors do an excellent job of maneuvering between a bird’s-eye view of the motivations behind, and transnational operation of, child emigration schemes, and the detailed, everyday experiences of children’s lives.” Ellen Boucher, author of Empire’s Children: Child Emigration, Welfare, and the Decline of the British World, 1869–1967