Hello Hugh, Sorry I do not have any ideas or pointers for you with regard to your search in Winnipeg..just wanted to say it is the first time, outside of our family conversations, that I have heard anyone mention Knox Church in Winnipeg. My husband's grandmother was a twin sister to Rev. Franklin Small who Pastored this church for many years in the early 1900's. He was born in Ravenna, Ontario. We have been searching for John Herbert Gillson, my husband's grandfather ( Rev. Small's bro-in-law) who left Ontario with his wife Frances and 3 children and migrated in Winnipeg in early 1900's, they had another child and he simply disappeared sometime around 1907-1910. Would you have any ideas if there were any uprisings or what might have been going on there during the this time frame? John was born in 1870 in Collingwood, Ontario. Have you an address and phone number on the Knox Church? Hope you find your ancestor..it is fun..but sometimes discouraging. Thanks for a reply about the church. Mary Hugh C. Masson wrote: > > Hi List Members; > I've been trying to trace the movements of my Grandmother (Jane > Rathburn Affleck). Family tradition has it that she came to Winnipeg by > ox cart with a bible and a dictionery to teach school. What I know for a > fact is she transfered membership from the Congregational Church at > Middleville, Ontario to the First Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg in > 1874. Than we find here back east in 1876 attending the First Class of > the Ottawa Normal School. Than in the summer of 1878 She transfered > membership from Middleville to the Congregational Church in Winnipeg. > The first firm record we have of her being in Winnipeg is her Marriage > to James Masson Feb 2 1880. I've searched the records in the basement > of the Knox United Church but they were in disorder and I didn't have > time to check for attendannce records which would prove her being there > or not. The only thing I found was the Baptism of my Father in March of > 1881. What I'd like to know what schools were opperating in Winnipeg in > the 1870's. And is there any record of the teachers empoyed than. > Thanking you for any help or direction you can give me. Thanking you in > advance for any pointers. I remain > > yours truly > > Hugh > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects