This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KristaRiedel Surnames: Mercier, Rollin, Brouillard, Clement dit Lariviere Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/121/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have only been researching my Fiance's family tree for the past 4 months. I have been breathing genealogy since I began. I have traced the family back to the 1490's from Quebec and into France and now I am trying to put some "meat on the bones" I guess you could say. I found my Fiance's grandfather, Emile Mercier in the 1901 census of Canada living with his mother and father in Maniwaki, Quebec. I was unable to find him in the 1911 census until I decided to put boundaries aside and open my mind to the possibility that he may not have always lived in Maniwaki like his children say he had. I discovered an entry in the 1911 Census that has his name and his brother's names as Lodgers. The birthdate for him seems to be a year off but the birthdate for his brother is spot on. What are the chances that there are 2 Merciers living in the same place as lodgers with the same birthdates and names as what I have in my records? With further research I have come to the conclusion that they may have been part of the Porcupine Gold Rush in Northern Ontario where I found them in the census. Now my question is, do you think these are the same people I am looking for and what should be the next step to find out more about why they had taken a trek all the way from Maniwaki, Quebec to Nipissing, Ontario? Also, in Emile Mercier's WWI records he was enlisted in Port Hope, Ontario which is not too too far from Nipissing. Anyways, I would appreciate all the help I can get. Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.