Canada and the U.S. work with a Genweb hark. A Genweb for each province and state, then one each for county, and perhaps one per township. I realize that like chasing parked cars, finding the parking lot is first order of business. _http://usgenweb.org/_ (http://usgenweb.org/) US genweb. _http://www.canadagenweb.org/_ (http://www.canadagenweb.org/) canadian gen web. In Canada, first stop is the National archive of Canada. _http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html_ (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html) search ancestors by surname. Don't count on year of arrival on 1911 census without collaborating documents. My Gg father came 1833-35 and that census states 1852... 26 Charles Lawson buried in Ontario. _http://ocfa.islandnet.com/_ (http://ocfa.islandnet.com/) Ontario cemetery finder has 3 million graves online, searchable by surname, location. there are 13 Mary Ann, and while it often lists maiden, I don't see any. printing them out, like I did after searching every province after 15 years, for my grandfather. I found one Powrie next to a Mcphail, and found my gg parents burial!! _http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/search.htm_ (http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/search.htm) Each province has at least one Historical atlas, it lists early pioneers in the front, and maps in the back. McGill University has a search engine by area and surname. They were sold by subscriptions, so they listed only who paid to get into a book. _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/) look on the Genweb site for Wellington County, under pioneers to see what a bio is like. that book has large photos and signatures of "worthies". My rellies couldn't afford to be put in the book, but after finding the nearest town, I located a book on the village which listed my family. _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/pioneers/1pioneers.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/pioneers/1pioneers.htm) You all know my belief that we should share with others, honouring the attitude of our ancestor's would do anything for their neighbors. I downloaded the bios for Wellington county, and was rewarded by the website and board,allowing me to post my family at the bottom, so I got to add them to the book after 100 years after it was published. Most atlas are from 1879-1901 era. I'd suggest doing a parent search always on the LDS website familysearch.org. Hit parents and enter for all children of a couple, father's full name, and mother's first name is required, if you don't know maiden, full name is better.... Will bring up census, pedigree files, ancestry files, which can be a great help. I use it to find all christening/birth dates for kids in Scotland, but I always go to the GROS, to check every record. The GROS has added the 1905 land evaluations for Scotland to the first ones added, 1915. _http://www.addall.com/_ (http://www.addall.com/) check books available, I check rare,out of print books by keyword like Fergus, Ontario or Alyth, angus or surname. I've found the odd book with a Powrie listed within the content. I also check Ebay and Ebay UK. I know it sounds strange but I found an antique golf club made by a golf profesional around 1901, for a Coltart married to a Powrie, and a 1905 book on advances in film, had an article and photo for a John Powrie who once worked with Edison. As is my practice, I make a copy for myself, and the original goes to the family. I was honored to give the 1905 book to his great grand daughter at a reunion for that branch in Montana. Passing along my results and my kinds is the best part of research. Getting the WWI "dead man's penny and medals" remains my greatest honor. I've returned a WWI memorial I found on Ebay, which belonged to the English village. Happily the seller charged me only postage, but I believe in Karma, and I'll go see it, in England if I get back. But just seeing it in a photo in it's new home....in the library, makes me feel good. Life is great if you help others and take time to make new friends! Mary in Oregon Searching add-all bookshop inventory by Fergus, Ontario or Wellington, Ontario In a message dated 3/3/2013 3:13:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, fullerton@comcast.net writes: If they came to the US, they would show up in subsequent census records - unlike the UK, we have released those records through 1940 (I think many of these can be found online at non-commercial sites.) Canadian census records are, I believe, available for 1911, with some prairie provinces available for off-year censuses as well. On 3/3/2013 5:41 PM, Sandy Lovell wrote: > Hello, > > Since I am kind of new to researching Scotland ancestry, are there any tips for finding family in Scotland after 1901 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland? I am looking for three brothers - > > Charles Lawson and wife Mary Ann Taylor and children - James, William, Elizabeth, Agnes, Alexander, Bella, Mary, Charles, David and Douglas > > William Lawson and wife Mary Keir and children - Margaret, Alfred, William and Agnes > > James Lawson and wife Jane Unknown and their child Jane. > > All are living in Dundee Scotland in the 1901 census and mail postcards and pictures here to the United States from there. I would love to know if they stayed in Dundee or emigrated to the USA or Canada. > > Thanks for any tips on this! Sincerely appreciated! 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