Toni Raugust wrote: > Audrey > What part of Manitoba did they come from? > and what are the names you are looking for? > Toni > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects Hi Toni I just this minute finished sending another query to the Manitoba Archives. I am sure they are not answering because they thought it had an attachment. I have changed my browser so it sends forwarded mail in line so it does not look so suspicious. I have found the indexes for two separate Land Grants in the National Archives index. One is for Pt.SW Section 4, Twp. 9, Range 25 W1 name of James H. Fry and the other is SW and NW Parts of Section 6, Twp. 9, Range 25 W1 name of Edward Snelson. The wife of Edward Snelson, Elizabeth Anne Fry, was James Henry Fry's cousin. In 1901 Edward Snelson and wife Elizabeth along with children Mary E. born 1890, Herbert H. born 1891, Louisa A. born 1893, and Arthur R. born 1899 were listed in the Census for Electoral District of Brandon, Subdistrict Sifton. This couple were married in Oaklake in 1888. I have discovered, via the Internet!, that Edward Snelson was born in Cheshire in 1859 and Elizabeth was already in my tree and was born in London, England in 1854. I would dearly love to find any descendants of this family. There is only one Snelson in the Manitoba phone book and I wrote to them but never received a reply. There are some others in other parts of Canada but have not pursued this any further. As regards James Henry Fry, who was obviously a neighbour at the time of registering the patents, he sold his land and moved to Saskatchewan and was the postmaster at Frys, a halt on the CPR near Redvers in the Carlyle area. He had part NE, Section 14, Twp 7, Range 31, W1. This is how I know how efficient Saskatchewan is concerning this and the Archivist is extremely helpful even with questions not strictly in her territory. James Fry was the postmaster from 1901 until 1915 and it is then I lose track of him and his family of six children. A long answer to a short question. Thanks for your interest. Any ideas gratefully received Audrey in Ingersoll, Ontario.