Hi Dutch, Well, I'm not saying there were churches or not in those locations, but in my 24 years at this...I've never heard of any at all, and that area is my specialty (if I have one, LOL) Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.A.(Dutch) Thompson" <dutch@pei.sympatico.ca> To: <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Lower Barney's R. church > Hi- > Wondering if anyone has info on the church- Presbyterian I believe- > that used to be at Lwr Barney's River- was it near the present > firehall/old school ? > I'm wondering if the nearby Murray's Pt cemetery was it's grave-yard - for > at least some parishioners- > > I belive I'm right in saying there was a church (Methodist ?) next to > Hattie's Cemetery up the river a few miles down the road . > > cheers > Thompson in PEI > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi- Wondering if anyone has info on the church- Presbyterian I believe- that used to be at Lwr Barney's River- was it near the present firehall/old school ? I'm wondering if the nearby Murray's Pt cemetery was it's grave-yard - for at least some parishioners- I belive I'm right in saying there was a church (Methodist ?) next to Hattie's Cemetery up the river a few miles down the road . cheers Thompson in PEI

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thomasamurray1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/116.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My several times great aunt (and 1st cousin several times removed) Mary Anderson was not b. in Pictou Co., but in Northumberland Co., New Brunswick. Her mother (also a several times great aunt) was not b. in Murray River, but lived in Bedeque, PEI. That could mislead you. Mary (Murray) Anderson was the d/o John and Mary (Kennedy) Murray from Upper Mumbiehurst, near Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland to Harpersfield in up-state New York, to Shelburne, NS in 1783 to Bedeque in 1784. Mary's family was: 8. MARY MURRAY b. probably Harpersfield, NY ca. 1773 (age 78 census of 1851), d. 15JUL1857 age 84 years, bur. Moorefield Presbyterian Cem., m. ca. 1798 JAMES ANDERSON (b. Dreany, near Lossiemouth, Scotland 1761, d. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 1814 age 53 years, bur. Moorefield Presbyterian Cem. ) Children: 81. MARGARET ANDERSON b. ca. 1800, m. ALEXANDER STEWART (b. ca. 1789-90, d. Newcastle, Newcastle Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 19JAN1872 age 83 years), s/o Alexander and Margaret Stewart. Alexander and Margaret Stewart were in Newcastle Parish, Northumberland Co., NB in 1851 living next to Robert Simpson and James Simpson [87A]; where James' wife, Janet, is Margaret's sister. Alexander's father may be the Alexander Stewart who died on the Miramichi 9MAY1827 age 46 years. 82. JANE ANDERSON b. Oak Point, NB ca. 1801-2, d. Tabusintac, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 27APR1864, age 62 years, m. HUGH MURRAY [34] (b. ca. 1797-9, d. Tabusintac, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 29MAY1884 age 85 years), s/o John and Mary (Liza?) (Chambers?) Murray 83. WILLIAM ANDERSON b. 6APR1803, d. 10AUG1857, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, unm. Headstones in First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ANDERSON BORN APRIL 6, 1803 DIED AUG. 10, 1857 JAMES ANDERSON BORN MAY 6, 1806 DIED NOV. 25 1866 (FOOT MARKER W.A. - J.A.) 84. JAMES ANDERSON b. 6MAY1806, d. 25NOV1866, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, unm. 85. MARY ANDERSON b. Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 24MAY1808, d. New Jersey, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 28FEB1901 age 92 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. JOHN CASSIDY (b. Nova Scotia ca. 1797, d. 29JAN1872 aet. 74 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o John and Lady Elizabeth (Mackie) Cassidy. (There is some question as to John's parents, and an alternate (and far more likely) offering is James and Martha (Turnbull) Cassidy. IN MEMORY OF JOHN CASSIDY WHO DIED JAN. 29, 1872 IN HIS 74th YEAR A NATIVE OF NOVA SCOTIA (NEXT LINE NOT LEGIBLE) HIS WIFE MARY ANDERSON BORN MAY 24, 1808 Died Feb. 28, 1901 (FOOT MARKER J.C.) "The History of Miscou, Tracadie, Pokemouche, Caraquet, Tabusintac, Néguac and Burnt Church", W. F. Ganong: "Cassidy was son of an Irishman who worked for a Laird in Scotland and eloped to America with his daughter, as it is said." [Ganong's say-so does not make Cassidy's father-in-law a member of titled nobility, nor his wife necessarily a "Lady", in the aristocratic sense. Somewhat more definite proof is needed before that conclusion can be made. 'Laird' could be any large landowner, and Lady was a courtesy title to a daughter of a titled noble when she had no title of her own.] Jack Cassidy, in an e-mail dated 25SEP2002, gives another suggestion. He refers to brothers, John and James Cassidy, Irish Protestants, who settled first in Pictou Co., NS ca, 1789. John m. Margaret Turnbull, and James m. Martha Turnbull, Margaret's sister, daughters of Thomas and Jean (or Jane) (MacKay) Turnbull. Amongst James' children were: James who eventually d. 1880 in Newcastle, NB, John b. ca. 1800, Andrew b. ca. 1802 and William b. ca. 1803. Jack Cassidy suggests that John, s/o James, might be the same John Cassidy who m. Mary Anderson. His reasons for believing this are: i. John Cassidy's headstone in Burnt Church gives his birthplace as Nova Scotia, and an obituary in the, Union Advocate, February, 1872, states he was "a Native of Pictou, Nova Scotia". His obit was also carried by the, Presbyterian Witness, Halifax. ii. The names of the children of John and Mary (Murray) Cassidy, James of Pictou Co. and his son. also James, all included: Martha, James, John, Andrew, William, Mary and Margaret. iii. James Cassidy, his sons; James, John and William, and his nephew, John Cassidy, s/o John, were all mentioned as being in the 1825 Miramichi Fire. "This information is derived from the NB Archives via the Miramichi Fire List recording losses due to the fire, and from the newspaper, Miramichi Mercury, which published a list of letters unclaimed in the Miramichi Post Office in 1826." iv. "I have copies of Land Petitions for James Cassidy (1827), John Cassidy (1826) and William Cassidy (1827) from the NB Archives. At those times, all are recently married - my James (ggrandfather) was first married (he married twice) in 1824; his brother John about 1825, (1st child Martha, if he is John of Burnt Church, was born April 18, 1826), and his brother William 1925/1826. Of interest is the spelling of Cassidy in one part of John Cassidy's land petition - CASADY - the same as the spelling in the 1817 Pictou census. John's land petition (F-4203) at that time was for 200 acres on the Great Nepisiguit River. The petition also says John had been in NB for 3 years in 1826. Interestingly, John of Burnt Church entered NB in 1823 per the 1851 census." vi. Lady Elizabeth MacKay (or variations) is said to have run from Scotland to marry one of her father's employees. Jack Cassidy relates: "Thomas Turnbull and Jean (Jane) MacKay arrived on PEI in 1774 from Scotland on the vessel Lovely Nelly. In 1775 they relocated to Pictou. On the 'Lovely Nelly' passenger list is given the reason the Turnbulls left Scotland which was "run away from this place", as a similar tradition. added to this, Jack wrote in a query dated 22JUN2004: John Cassidy (b.1757 Ireland, d.1842, Magdelan Islands, Quebec, Canada) arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1788/89 with a group of Lowland Scots on a vessel from Dumfriesshire, Scotland. That he was Irish is proven by his headstone in Canada - "In Memory of JOHN CASSIDY, Schoolmaster, a native of Ireland, died November 28, 1842, aged 85 years." No knowledge as to why he sailed from Scotland. He was married by Presbytarian Clergy, in Pictou in 1793 per Pictou marriage records. His brother JAMES CASSIDY also came to Pictou, either with John or later. James married in Pictou abt. 1796/97 based on birth of first child in 1798. They married Margaret and Martha Turnbull respectively, who were sisters. John and James both named their first born son - JAMES, suggesting perhaps their father was a James. Elsewhere, Jack refers to a work, A History of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia, written in 1877 by The Rev. George Patterson. Elva Connors (11FEB2003) added information on the children of John and Mary Cassidy. 86. ELIZABETH ANDERSON b. 1APR1810, d. 21MAY1884, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. 17OCT1839 ROBERT DAVIDSON (b. Oak Point, NB 30MAR1796 (headstone says 30MAR1800), d. Burnt Church, NB 08OCT1886, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o John and Margaret (Loggie) Davidson. (See Hugh Murray [34].) 87. JANET ANDERSON b. Oak Point, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1812-3, m. JAMES SIMPSON (b. ca. 1808-9), s/o? John and Helen (Eleanor) (Hyde) Simpson. James may have been connected to William Simpson [76A]. John Garner, (Ancestry.com, Simpson board, 20AUG2001), whose notes for James Simpson include: "Entered NB in 1830. Came with his brother who went onto the US and then back to Canada. Not certain these are his parents. 1851 census implies James was born in 1809. Family # 376 in 1851 census. "Sources: Daniel F. Johnson, Vital Statistics From New Brunswick (Canada) Newspapers." Possibly the reference to a brother may have something to do with an entry on the 25MAY1861 edition of the Chatham, "The Gleaner and Northumberland Schediasma", which has an entry abstracted as: "d. At his residence, Lower District, Newcastle parish (North. Co.), 18th inst., Robert Simpson, Sr., age 75, native of Parish of Speymouth, Morayshire, Scotland. Emigrated to this Country in 1830." This Robert Simpson (ca. 1786-1861) would seem, however, to have been more likely a father than brother. Robert Simpson, in Newcastle Parish in 1851, was b. ca. 1788, arrived 1830 and had a wife, Margaret (Sinclair), b. ca. 1798. While it is unlikely that Margaret could be James' mother a connection appears to exist as James Simpson's household is listed next to Robert Simpson's in 1851. The next household, after Robert's, is that of Alexander (ca. 1790) and Margaret [81] (ca. 1800) Stewart where Margaret is Janet's sister. Clearly Robert and James Simpson were connected in some way. William Simpson [76A] mentioned above was from Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland. Also from Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland was Henry Simpson (b. ca. 1778, d. Newcastle 9MAY1859 age 81 years.) James Simpson, and apparently a brother, Robert Simpson, seem connected to Henry as "Henery" headed the household largely consisting of Robert Simpson and his family. It seems as if Henry Simpson was likely an elder brother to Robert Simpson, and according to a death notice and the 1851 census, arrived before them in 1802-3. While it seems inescapable that Henry (ca. 1778), Robert (ca. 1786), James (ca. 1808-9) and William Simpson (b. Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland 30OCT1802, bpt. Elgin Parish 7NOV1802, d. Burnt Church, NB 22APR1884, bur. Old Burnt Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o Joseph (1775-1846) and Janet (Ogilvie) Simpson are somehow related the relationships seem to be of a slightly extended family. Henry Simpson seems to have been a bachelor, a! nd likely was a brother to Robert and possibly James. William Simpson (b. 1802) is given as his nephew. Henery Simspon and William's father, Joseph J. Simpson, are given as sons of Archibald and Elspeth (Scott) Simpson. James (42) and Janet (38) Simpson are in Newcastle Parish, Northumberland Co., NB in 1851. James is a joiner b. Scotland and arrived in 1830. Janet was b. NB. Children are Robert (16), James (14), Janet (10), Henry (7), Christina (5) and John (2.) 88. JOHN ANDERSON b. ca. 1814, d. 2OCT1874 aet. 60 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. MARGARY LOGGIE (b. ca. 1816, d. 23FEB1879 aet. 62 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB Thomas Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PeterTroyMacDonald Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5526/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, just wondering if anyone on this board is connected to the MacDonalds from Knoydart NS (Knoydart is split in two by the county line)? If so I would be interested to hear from you. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: HFacey Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5525/mb.ashx Message Board Post: All descendents of Matthew and Janet Taylor who settled in Derry, New Hampshire in 1721 are invited to a reunion to be held July 28-31st, 2011 in Derry,NH. Their son, Matthew & daughter, Eleanor Archibald, came to Nova Scotia circa 1770 and settled in the Truro area. In turn, their grandchildren settled in Pictou & Guysborough Counties. A website has been established at: www.taylorfamilyreunion2011.myevent.com for more information. 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.

I was in Pictou vacationing when they had the meeting. a local group of citizens purchased the Hector to keep it open Ben MacD in AZ ---- William Dunbar <bill_dunbar@msn.com> wrote: > > Hi; A friend emailed me the article in www.thechronicleherald.ca about the ship Hector and a local group that is taking it over to preserve it and reatin it as a tourist attraction. Big job but a shame to loose the ship after so much work and money went into buildfing it. Bill in Montana > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi; A friend emailed me the article in www.thechronicleherald.ca about the ship Hector and a local group that is taking it over to preserve it and reatin it as a tourist attraction. Big job but a shame to loose the ship after so much work and money went into buildfing it. Bill in Montana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sidus101 Surnames: Holland/White Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5471.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jean, Hello from Nova Scotia. I am a descendant from Thomas Holland, 1825. I was completely shocked to see the details of your research as I was at a dead end with Thomas. I have only been doing research for a short time but have details with you will find helpful. You can view my work at the MyHeritage website labelled Holland, Thomas b1825. My personal e-mail is sidus101@gmail.com 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pthomas711 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5501.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: thanks - you provide any info on James Polley ;I do have marriage ceertificate for MArch 1890 and in Jan 1891 mary is back with her parents with a 3 month old son named Chas Mitchel Mac Nutt ( my grand father - who claimed he was adopted ) 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.

Hello, I hope someone can help me with my CAMERON ancestors. My g-g-g-grandfather, John "Red" Cameron, was born in Scotland in 1799, and entered Canada (Pictou, NS) in 1806. He subsequently married Margaret??, who was born NS ca 1807, and had 2 sons born in NS - Donald in 1826 and David in 1830. This family then moved from Pictou to the Miramichi area of NB about 1831, and I can follow them from this point on, but early history is a mystery. They were farmers and lumbermen. Who were John "Red" Camerons parents, and where did they come from in Scotland?? Who was John's wife? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. John H Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delphine Large" <dlarge@shaw.ca> To: <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 12:21 AM Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] CAMERON > Greetings: > My search is for male descendants of onr Donald Cameron, a Lt/Captain in > 78th Regiment > on the Plains of Abraham. He had a Land Grant in Pictou , near Stellarton, > according to > Military information. He was on the Hector Ship's list, 1773 with wife, > Mary, Children, John, > Hugh and Mary. > There seems to be a mix-up of Donald Camerons and I am trying to untangle > same.He was > listed as dying 1816 while on 1/2 pay.I would be pleased to share other > in the process. > Thank you. > > Delphine Cameron Large > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Greetings: My search is for male descendants of onr Donald Cameron, a Lt/Captain in 78th Regiment on the Plains of Abraham. He had a Land Grant in Pictou , near Stellarton, according to Military information. He was on the Hector Ship's list, 1773 with wife, Mary, Children, John, Hugh and Mary. There seems to be a mix-up of Donald Camerons and I am trying to untangle same.He was listed as dying 1816 while on 1/2 pay.I would be pleased to share other in the process. Thank you. Delphine Cameron Large

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jonathan_cameron Surnames: CAMERON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5524/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm searching for anyone who knows of Donald Roy Cameron who wrote to a Nova Scotia Genealogical newsletter while living at the Pictou County Home, Stellarton, RR#1 possibly in the 70s or early 80s: "Q-588 Cameron Donald Cameron, said to have been born in or about 1750 at Kilmorach, Scotland, came to Pictou county in 1801 and was granted 300 acres there in 1816. It was also said he was a Captain in the 1st Battalion of the Pictou County Militia." If anyone is familiar with Donald Roy Cameron or the details he described, I'd like to exchange information to see if it includes/excludes a Donald Cameron who also arrived at Pictou in 1801 that settled Upper Mount Thom. Suspect they are not the same person but would like to confirm. Thanks in advance 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.

Hi: Wonder if any Huggan family researchers have heard of a Jane Huggan b ca 1834 in NS, daughter of a John Huggan from Scotland. She first married Walter Murray and went to Massachusetts and Walter died in 1865 and she remarried Otis S. Guild in 1870 in West Roxbury, MA. She died in 1897 in Dedham, MA. On one record she indicated a middle name of Jane Billburney.... but so far that hasn't been a helpful clue. I'm thinking she's from an early Huggan family at Barney's River but haven't found a John Huggan in any census's etc. Thanks for any help. Bill in Montana

Hi All, The complete transcription of the census for Cape Breton County for 1871 is now available on my website, here: http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/censusnovascotia.php Click on "Cape Breton" to see the menu choices of which census is available. The 1871 census covers all fourteen polling districts of Cape Breton County, which were, in 1871, Ball's Creek, Beaver Cove, Big Pond, Christmas Island, Cow Bay, East Bay, Gabarus, Howley's Ferry, Lingan Mines, Louisbourg, Main-a-Dieu, Myra Bay, Sydney, and Sydney Mines. If you are already a registered member of my site, you will be able to view the information immediately. New users will have to complete the free registration process. As always, please let me know if you spot any errors. I am sure there are a few... Feel free to check out the other areas of the map that I have completed earlier. Also please forward this message to any other mailing lists that may find this information useful. Dwayne

Try the registry of deeds in Pictou. The have the records of the deeds there. They are very helpful Reg ----- Original Message ----- From: "M" <fisemicr@yahoo.com> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] 1800 to 1950 Pictou county land records Thank you for your responses to my recent post. I received information on land grants, but what I am looking for is property records from after 1800 to 1950. Where are records held that tell who were the owners of a particular property during that time period, and maybe details of transfers? Is there a county wide office, or would it be held locally? Thanks, Ray MacDonald ----- Hello. I am researching my MacDonald ancestors who lived in Bailey's Brook on the same lot from about 1800 to 1950. I saw somewhere there are land records that might give me the names of the owners going back a while. Does anyone know how far back these records go, what information is in them, and where they are held? Thanks, Ray MacDonald ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

ANNOUNCEMENT The CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION www.cbgen.org is pleased to advise that CBGHA member Thom McCabe has completed the digitizing of the CAPE BRETON COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS for the 1880's. A great deal of time and effort were required to produce such a project and we offer our thanks to Thom for a job well done. Most records contain information on the bride and groom; where they lived, where they were born, how they were employed; there may also be information on the parents of the bride and groom. Marriage records can be a great source of information. The records contain several types of documents such as: slips, bonds, licenses, banns or affidavits. A number of the original records were incorrectly filed by year and incorrectly named; we have corrected these problems where possible. Some of the original records have incomplete dates and we filed them in what we considered to be the most appropriate area. We did not change any of the actual records. We have separated the records in files by years and then sorted them alphabetically. These records are copies of the original records and some are in poor condition and difficult to read. We found a few records from counties already completed and have placed them in a Strays file. We do not wish to convey the idea that there were no other marriages performed in Cape Breton County at this time; these are the records that were recorded with the Nova Scotia Government. Every reasonable effort was made to make these records as accurate as possible but there is a possibility of human error in all projects. Our file names on the records are: Last name of groom, last names of bride, date of document. . As with our previous DVDs, this new material can be searched by husband's surname or wife's maiden name or date with the Windows search function or you may choose to simply scroll through the records. You can choose to search by year by year or the whole DVD. We also recommend scrolling slowing through the records, you may find many interesting facts you were not expecting. We are confident that people using these records will find them informative and helpful in their genealogy research of Cape Breton County The Cape Breton County Marriage 1880's DVD contains 2725 entries; by comparison Inverness County Marriages DVD, 1862 to 1908 contains 2269 entries - Richmond County Marriages, DVD, 1849 to 1918 contains 2674 entries - Victoria County Marriages DVD, 1864 to 1918 contains 2120 entries As you can see there were many more marriages in this one decade of the 1880's than occurred in the other counties for a much longer period of time. Cape Breton County 1890's Marriage Records are available for $25.00 and Cape Breton 1850's and 1860's is available for $15.00. This DVD is priced at $25.00 including postage & handling. The DVD can be ordered by using the CBGHA store http://www.cbgen.org/?q=catalog/17 and ordering with your credit card, orders will be mailed within 24 hours BE SURE TO INDICATE WHICH DVD YOU ARE ORDERING Norm Macdonald President CBGHA

Thank you for your responses to my recent post.  I received information on land grants, but what I am looking for is property records from after 1800 to 1950.  Where are records held that tell who were the owners of  a particular property during that time period, and maybe details of transfers? Is there a county wide office, or would it be held locally? Thanks, Ray MacDonald ----- Hello.  I am researching my MacDonald ancestors who lived in Bailey's Brook on the same lot from about 1800 to 1950.  I saw somewhere there are land records that might give me the names of the owners going back a while.  Does anyone know how far back these records go, what information is in them, and where they are held? Thanks, Ray MacDonald

Hello Ray, Try this site, the maps are very informative. http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/land/grantmap.htm Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "M" <fisemicr@yahoo.com> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:01 PM Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Pictou county land records Hello. I am researching my MacDonald ancestors who lived in Bailey's Brook on the same lot from about 1800 to 1950. I saw somewhere there are land records that might give me the names of the owners going back a while. Does anyone know how far back these records go, what information is in them, and where they are held? Thanks, Ray MacDonald ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1153 / Virus Database: 424/3276 - Release Date: 11/24/10

Hi All, The complete transcription of the census for Cape Breton County for 1861 is now available on my website, here: http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/censusnovascotia.php Click on "Cape Breton" to see the menu choices of which census is available. The 1861 census covers all fourteen polling districts of Cape Breton County, which were, in 1861, Sydney, Ball's Bridge, Mira Ferry, Sydney Mines, Main-a-Dieu, Louisbourg, Gabarus, East Bay, Beaver Cove, Howley's Ferry, Lingan Mines, Cow Bay, Big Pond, and Christmas Island. If you are already a registered member of my site, you will be able to view the information immediately. New users will have to complete the free registration process. As always, please let me know if you spot any errors. I am sure there are a few... Feel free to check out the other areas of the map that I have completed earlier. Also please forward this message to any other mailing lists that may find this information useful. Dwayne

Hello.  I am researching my MacDonald ancestors who lived in Bailey's Brook on the same lot from about 1800 to 1950.  I saw somewhere there are land records that might give me the names of the owners going back a while.  Does anyone know how far back these records go, what information is in them, and where they are held? Thanks, Ray MacDonald