Hi List Making my first enquiry into emigration from Somerset to Canada. George WALKER was born 27 Nov 1803 at West Lydford. He married Jane ASHFORD on 20 May 1830 at West Lydford. They had one son, John , baptised 8 Jan 1832. This family does not appear in any UK census that I can find. Yesterday I discovered a GenForum message saying that this family emigrated to Canada in 1832, initially to Toronto, and then to Medonte Township, Simcoe County. I have found the death records for George and Jane on Ancestry.com, but I cannot find any immigration or census records for them. Can anyone on the list suggest places/sites to look for immigration records, census records for Simcoe Co, and BMD records for Simcoe Co please? I'm sure this would really get me started to find this family and names of other children. The informant for the deaths of George and Jane was a George Walker - my guess is that he was their son, born in Canada. They had 8 children in all, so lots of research to be done. Any advice welcomed. Kind regards Kevin Walker France

Kevin, don't forget the LDS site! They're adding to their records constantly. http://www.familysearch.org They're hoping in 30 years to have their whole collection online. Ruth

Hi Kevin, Could this be your George? Further west, in concession 7, on lot 1, George Walker, a native of England, settled in 1833. He had been a soldier before coming to Canada, and received this land for his services. His death occured on May 24, 1888. (From Hunter's book) Wayne Cook http://www.waynecook.com (A History Television Approved Site) Host for the Simcoe County Genweb site at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml Ontario, Canada Host for the Parry Sound Muskoka Genweb site at http://www.waynecook.com/parrysound.html 1. Historic Plaques of Ontario 1,588 Plaques online http://www.waynecook.com 2. The Canadian Query Boards at http://www.waynecook.com/bulletin.html 3. Tombstone Territory (online gravemarkers in Simcoe County) http://www.waynecook.com/Tombstone_Territory.html 4. CHAT at http://www.waynecook.com/chat.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Walker" <kevin@learningcreations.co.uk> To: "Simcoe List" <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:13 AM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Searching for George Walker and family 1832 onwards > Hi List > > Making my first enquiry into emigration from Somerset to Canada. George > WALKER was born 27 Nov 1803 at West Lydford. He married Jane ASHFORD on 20 > May 1830 at West Lydford. They had one son, John , baptised 8 Jan 1832. > > This family does not appear in any UK census that I can find. Yesterday I > discovered a GenForum message saying that this family emigrated to Canada > in > 1832, > initially to Toronto, and then to Medonte Township, Simcoe County. I have > found the > death records for George and Jane on Ancestry.com, but I cannot find any > immigration or census records for them. > > Can anyone on the list suggest places/sites to look for immigration > records, > census records for Simcoe Co, and BMD records for Simcoe Co please? I'm > sure > this would really get me started to find this family and names of other > children. The informant for the deaths of George and Jane was a George > Walker - my guess is that he was their son, born in Canada. They had 8 > children in all, so lots of research to be done. > > Any advice welcomed. > > Kind regards > Kevin Walker > France > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Wayne Yes, this would be the one. What is Hunter's book? Regards Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "wcook" <wcook@rogers.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Searching for George Walker and family 1832onwards > Hi Kevin, > > Could this be your George? > > Further west, in concession 7, on lot 1, George Walker, a native of > England, > settled in 1833. He had been a soldier before coming to Canada, and > received > this land for his services. His death occured on May 24, 1888. (From > Hunter's book) > > > Wayne Cook http://www.waynecook.com (A History Television Approved Site) > Host for the Simcoe County Genweb site at > http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml Ontario, Canada > Host for the Parry Sound Muskoka Genweb site at > http://www.waynecook.com/parrysound.html > 1. Historic Plaques of Ontario 1,588 Plaques online > http://www.waynecook.com > 2. The Canadian Query Boards at http://www.waynecook.com/bulletin.html > 3. Tombstone Territory (online gravemarkers in Simcoe County) > http://www.waynecook.com/Tombstone_Territory.html > 4. CHAT at http://www.waynecook.com/chat.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Walker" <kevin@learningcreations.co.uk> > To: "Simcoe List" <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:13 AM > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Searching for George Walker and family 1832 > onwards > > >> Hi List >> >> Making my first enquiry into emigration from Somerset to Canada. George >> WALKER was born 27 Nov 1803 at West Lydford. He married Jane ASHFORD on >> 20 >> May 1830 at West Lydford. They had one son, John , baptised 8 Jan 1832. >> >> This family does not appear in any UK census that I can find. Yesterday I >> discovered a GenForum message saying that this family emigrated to Canada >> in >> 1832, >> initially to Toronto, and then to Medonte Township, Simcoe County. I have >> found the >> death records for George and Jane on Ancestry.com, but I cannot find any >> immigration or census records for them. >> >> Can anyone on the list suggest places/sites to look for immigration >> records, >> census records for Simcoe Co, and BMD records for Simcoe Co please? I'm >> sure >> this would really get me started to find this family and names of other >> children. The informant for the deaths of George and Jane was a George >> Walker - my guess is that he was their son, born in Canada. They had 8 >> children in all, so lots of research to be done. >> >> Any advice welcomed. >> >> Kind regards >> Kevin Walker >> France >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kevin The family of George Walker & Jane Ashford are included in the book, Medonte, A Township Remembered, compiled by Mary Garbutt and Published by the Township of Oro-Medonte, 2003. There are over 100 descendants listed and numerous pictures including one of George & Jane. John F. Wright Barrie, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Walker Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:14 AM To: Simcoe List Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Searching for George Walker and family 1832 onwards Hi List Making my first enquiry into emigration from Somerset to Canada. George WALKER was born 27 Nov 1803 at West Lydford. He married Jane ASHFORD on 20 May 1830 at West Lydford. They had one son, John , baptised 8 Jan 1832. This family does not appear in any UK census that I can find. Yesterday I discovered a GenForum message saying that this family emigrated to Canada in 1832, initially to Toronto, and then to Medonte Township, Simcoe County. I have found the death records for George and Jane on Ancestry.com, but I cannot find any immigration or census records for them. Can anyone on the list suggest places/sites to look for immigration records, census records for Simcoe Co, and BMD records for Simcoe Co please? I'm sure this would really get me started to find this family and names of other children. The informant for the deaths of George and Jane was a George Walker - my guess is that he was their son, born in Canada. They had 8 children in all, so lots of research to be done. Any advice welcomed. Kind regards Kevin Walker France ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message