Hi. My wifes family landed in MONTREAL in abt 1862. They were on the Waverly, from England on the way to Australia. They ended up going into the U.S. a while later. They are ELY (Abraham) and his wife Sarah and about 5 children. Thanks. Paul of San Diego

Hi Paul, I see the bark Waverley (note spelling) from Liverpool arriving at Quebec 1863-05-18 with 297 passengers. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/Canada1863.htm This information comes mostly from the "Toronto Emigrant Office Arrival and Destination Registers" although for 1861-1864 we draw on a variety of sources for the passenger ship arrivals. The ship may well have had an 1862 voyage to Quebec, but I have no record of that. Using the arrival date, you may wish to follow-up by consulting the contemporary newspapers to see if a "letter of appreciation" was published. Usually the only passenger names published were cabin passengers, and those in the letters of appreciation. I'm a little confused why your people would have arrived via Quebec en route to Australia in the 1860s. This became a popular short-cut (via train to Vancouver) well into the 20th century, but the rail didn't cross the country until 1885. Maybe Canada or the US was their intended initial destination. Sue http://www.theshipslist.com/ -- At 12:57 PM 2002-05-05 -0700, Paul Nichols wrote: >Hi. > > My wifes family landed in MONTREAL in abt 1862. > > They were on the Waverly, from England on the way >to Australia. They ended up going into the U.S. a while >later. > > They are ELY (Abraham) and his wife Sarah and about >5 children. > > Thanks. > > Paul of San Diego

Hi Sue. That is awesome information. That is the first confirmation I have been able to find in 6 years. Maybe the spelling with the extra e was the difference. Some of my wifes ancestors did go on to Australia..maybe that was the original intent..I don't know. Thank you very much. Paul