Hi Barb, You may want to focus on St. Clements and St. Andrews? I had someone ask me about these surnames before but, cannot put a name to the surname, as of yet. Poplar Point comes to mind too. I will forward your email to some fellow researchers and see what we can come up with, if it is all right with you? Larry:) Bellehumeur Webpage: http://www.cyberus.ca/~quinto http://genweb.net/~pbg/lists.htm http://www.mandsgroups.com/metis/ribbon.html "Oh my Metis Nation! Take courage! I see you change: It is great... the more you lend yourself to truth... it will make you great, strong and powerful." Louis RIEL, April 29, 1885 ----- Original Message ----- From: Barb Toppozini <BToppozini@bc.sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 9:16 PM Subject: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Wilson > Hi > I am looking for any information on my 2x great grandfather James John > Wilson. He was born in Winnipeg in 1886, possibly West Kildonan area. I > have not been able to locate any birth records of any sort. I have tried > Vital Statistics, the Diocese of Ruperts Land and the Manitoba Archives. I > was told that his father Jacob Wilson was Scottish and came over from the > Orkney Islands to work for the Hudson Bay Company. I have not had any luck > there at getting anything solid. His mother Henrietta Rise (Rose) was > French and Cree is what I am told. James John Wilson was raised Anglican > and went to a boys Mission School of some sort in Winnipeg. The one school > that I was told that existed back then did not have any information on such > a name. I know a little about him as an adult as my grandmother is still > living and has filled in some of the gaps but as far as his parents go no > one knows anything about them. I would like to find a baptism record so > that I can continue researching, hoping it will give some information on > his parents. My grandmother says that she remembers her father saying that > his birth was in a church bible and so I know that it is out there > somewhere. Does anyone have any ideas on where I could look next. I am > fresh out of ideas as where to look next. I have his death record and his > marriage record but nothing that gives me any great leads as to where he > was actually born. He only wrote Manitoba on his marriage record. His > homestead record also says Manitoba. My grandmother and family members say > it was Winnipeg for sure. I would welcome any suggestions from anyone. I > have been lurking about on the list for a few weeks now and everyone seems > most helpful. > Many thanks in advance > Barb Toppozini > Surrey BC Canada > BToppozini@bc.sympatico.ca > >