I am new to this list. I am looking for Irish passengers who arrived late 1853 or early 1854--in time to sign land papers for Ontario grant, January 15, 1854. My family starts with the Ontario signature and I can document from there. However, the family claims Antrim or Co. Antrim as home. I just can't find them yet. Nial/Neal/(Cornelius Michael) Magee/McGee, born 1831 in Ireland, and wife Mary Ann O'Neil Magee/McGee, born 1830 in Ireland, and son John Joseph Magee/McGee, born apprx. 1832 in Ireland. If anyone has knowledge of these names, would be happy to hear from you. Also, would appreciate some pointers on where else to look. Thank you.

On 8 Oct 2002 at 21:44, AMXJONES@aol.com wrote: > I am new to this list. I am looking for Irish passengers who > arrived late 1853 or early 1854--in time to sign land papers for > Ontario grant, January 15, 1854. > > My family starts with the Ontario signature and I can document > from there. However, the family claims Antrim or Co. Antrim as > home. I just can't find them yet. Hello, There are few passenger lists for ships to Canada prior to 1865 At The Olive Tree Genealogy, I have a page on the section of Ships Passenger Lists To Canada, which explains what lists are available at the National Archives of Canada (NAC) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocanp01.shtml On TheShipsList website they are including Quebec ship arrivals extracted from contemporary newspapers. See http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/vessels.html You can also try inGeneas, the online searchable database of early immigration to Canada. Some records are free, others must be paid for, but the search and it's results are free. I have a search engine for InGeneas' two databases on my website at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/search_shipscanada.shtml You will want to read my PASSENGER & IMMIGRATION page under Ontario for the full details. I have some lists to Canada pre 1865 on my pages (The Olive Tree Genealogy) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocanp01.shtml You should also see my page at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ Select IMMIGRATION AND PASSENGER LISTS. This explains what's available and where it can be found I've also included links to two Special Collections re Passengers pre 1865 There are also other obscure records that are available, (such as the Hawke Papers covering 1831 to 1892) and I have links to them at "Immigration to Canada before 1865" This may be of interest to you because it covers the 1850s http://olivetreegenealogy.com/articles/immcanpre1865.shtml There are also shipping lists kept by shippping companies in England & Ireland, and I am in the process of transcribing ships from Ireland in the early to mid 1800s for Olive Tree. Some are online but I don't have done any for 1851-1854 yet. You will have to look under the chronological lists on Olive Tree or in my Ships From Ireland section to see what I have so far. http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocanp01.shtml Ships to Canada http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/irish_index.shtml Ships from Ireland Good luck! Lorine Lorine McGinnis Schulze -- * The Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Past Voices:Letters Home http://pastvoices.com/ * USA Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/ * My Family Branches http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~myfamilybranches/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegen@netscape.net