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  1. Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 1845 – 19 September 1905) was an Irish-born, Christian 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.

  2. Thomas John Barnardo was a pioneer in social work who founded more than 90 homes for destitute children. Under his direction, the children were given care and instruction of high quality despite the then unusual policy of unlimited admittance.

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    Beginnings – the Ragged School. Thomas Barnardo at his desk. Thomas John Barnardo was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1845. As a young man he moved to London to train as a doctor. When he arrived, he was shocked to find children living in terrible conditions, with no access to education.

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  5. May 14, 2020 · Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905) is a classic Victorian figureevangelical, entrepreneurial and philanthropic. His crusade to ‘rescue children from the streets’ was one of the best known social interventions in the last half of the nineteenth century.

  6. Thomas John Barnardo was born in Dublin in 1845, the son of a poor but hard working Irish cobbler. He saw first-hand how difficult life was for children living in poverty, and this experience ignited a deep sense of compassion within him.

  7. May 9, 2018 · Barnardo, Thomas John (1845–1905) British philanthropist who founded the Dr Barnardo homes for destitute children, b. Ireland . In 1867, he founded the East End Mission for orphan children, the first of his famous homes.

  8. (1845–1905) Irish-born doctor and philanthropist. He went to London in 1866 and while still a student of medicine, he founded the East End Mission for destitute children (1867), the first of many such homes. Now known as Dr Barnardo's Homes, they cater chiefly for those with physical and mental disabilities.

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