Tim, According to http://www.welcometopoole.co.uk/links.htm the borough of Poole is in West Dorset County, England. This, along with the Poole Borough site, is a must-see for all interested in Poole and all it can offer. 'West Dorset', an area of outstanding natural beauty, is situated in England's West Country. West Dorset offers heritage coastline, hidden valleys and picturesque villages with pretty thatched cottages. A great place to unwind in any season. The Dorset Page Most of Dorset has been officially designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. But there is more to Dorset than the beauty of the countryside. Dorset is also the centre of both the Anglo Saxon kingdom and Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex. Within the local Record Offices of England and Wales, these record offices and archives locally have most of what the PRO has, with the exception that the record offices and archives have bapistisms and church records that the PRO doesn't have. So, since your Joseph Notting (b. 1773, Poole, England) resided in West Dorset, the record office that should have records on him, would be this one: Dorset Record office Bridgport Road Dorchester DT1 1RP Tel 01305-250550 Fax 01305-257184 Since it has been such a long time since 1773, it won't hurt to see if you can get a map of Dorset County dated 1770 and compare the area Dorset is in today, just to see if any of the boundaries have changed...I believe you will find some very interesting things within this Record Office...If you can tell me something more like why he left for Canada, I might be able to find where he might be noted within the PRO or some other archive in England. You might even send an inquiry to this address and ask about your Joseph Notting: Colchester Historical Society Museum 29 Young Street Truro, N.S. B2N 5C5 (phone 895-6284) I will tell you for more extensive information and resources which will blow you away that there are so many and written down at that, would to invest in the small book by Terrence M. Punch, C.G. (C) with George F. Sanborn Jr., F. A. S. G. This paperback book with only 165 pages, that Terry Punch wrote & edited, is called "Genealogist's Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research" and further authored the chapter about Nova Scotia. All you need is the ISBN# (International Standard Book Number) to give to your librarian and you will have performed all her/his work for her/him to obtain the book (found on the title page) via interlibrary loan, or this is also, the way to be sure to get this book via the bookstore. ISBN# 0880820675 The other provinces were written by: New Brunswick: Daniel R. Johnson, CG(C) Newfoundland and Labrador: Elsa H. Flack, CG(C) Prince Edward island: Orlo L. Jones, CG(C) Acadians, Stephen A. White, CG(C) This book lists province, county, civil parishes, and for Nova Scotia it uses rural and urban municipalities. There are listings and dates for each listing of: historical overview major repositories vital records census records land records probate records church registers cemetery reocres immigration records newspapers societies and libraries periodicals bibliography Another terrific book which will give you some insights as to where the same GENERAL information that you may need is within North America that the PRO has within its walls, is this book: "Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office: A Guide for North Americans" by Judith Prowse Reid and Simon Fowler (Fowler has written many books/references on how to use the PRO) The ISBN # is 0806316322 It is a hardback book with 161 pages (which includes the index, bibilography) and is jam-packed with information about where to look in North American for the same reference information that the PRO holds (NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC INFORMATION, BUT GENERAL INFORMATION) AND gives a listing of PRO Research Information Finding Aids (numbered leaflets that can be requested of the PRO when you can't find what you will be looking for within the local county offices where Joseph Notting lived in England in 1773. Hope I've been of some assistance. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Tim Notting [mailto:tnotting@shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:13 AM To: CAN-SHIPSLISTS-PRE1865-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CanShipsPre1865] Possible ship record pre 1800's to Nova Scotia? I know this is a long shot but maybe some kind soul out there might have access to any records of this time period. And maybe, have more information from other books that documented the Notting and Harris family in the 1770-90s. The person I am looking for more information is my ancestor Joseph Notting (b. 1773, Poole, England, d. January 23, 1795, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada) came to Canada sometime in the 1790s. His gravestone is marked that he was born in Poole England. I have not been able to connect him with any Notting families in England of that time. I can only guess that he either traveled from England to the USA and then onto Nova Scotia, or he traveled directly from England. Joseph Notting married Margaret Harris in June 1793, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is the daughter of Dr. John Harris. Dr. John Harris was among the early settlers of Truro, although he did not come until a few years after the Township was granted.  He and his family were one of the six families that sailed from Philadelphia in the month of May, 1767, sent by a company to settle in Pictou. I got this information from the book titled, "Historical and Genealogical Record of Colchester County, Nova Scotia" What I need to know is how Joseph Notting got to Nova Scotia and if there is any ship record or something else that is historically documented that might lead me in the right direction. Thank you for your time. 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Thank you for your wealth of information Rhonda, you been of great help! Regards, Tim Notting On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 12:16 AM, Rhonda Houston wrote: > > Tim, > According to http://www.welcometopoole.co.uk/links.htm the borough of > Poole is in West Dorset County, England. > > This, along with the Poole Borough site, is a must-see for all > interested in > Poole and all it can offer. > 'West Dorset', an area of outstanding natural beauty, is situated in > England's West Country. West Dorset offers heritage coastline, hidden > valleys and picturesque villages with pretty thatched cottages. A great > place to unwind in any season. > The Dorset Page Most of Dorset has been officially designated an area of > outstanding natural beauty. But there is more to Dorset than the beauty > of > the countryside. Dorset is also the centre of both the Anglo Saxon > kingdom > and Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex. > > Within the local Record Offices of England and Wales, these record > offices > and archives locally have most of what the PRO has, with the exception > that > the record offices and archives have bapistisms and church records that > the > PRO doesn't have. So, since your Joseph Notting (b. 1773, Poole, > England) > resided in West Dorset, the record office that should have records on > him, > would be this one: > > Dorset Record office > Bridgport Road > Dorchester DT1 1RP > Tel 01305-250550 > Fax 01305-257184 > > Since it has been such a long time since 1773, it won't hurt to see if > you > can get a map of Dorset County dated 1770 and compare the area Dorset > is in > today, just to see if any of the boundaries have changed...I believe you > will find some very interesting things within this Record Office...If > you > can tell me something more like why he left for Canada, I might be able > to > find where he might be noted within the PRO or some other archive in > England. > > You might even send an inquiry to this address and ask about your Joseph > Notting: > > Colchester Historical Society Museum > 29 Young Street > Truro, N.S. > B2N 5C5 > (phone 895-6284) > > I will tell you for more extensive information and resources which will > blow > you away that there are so many and written down at that, would to > invest in > the small book by Terrence M. Punch, C.G. (C) with George F. Sanborn > Jr., F. > A. S. G. > > This paperback book with only 165 pages, that Terry Punch wrote & > edited, is > called "Genealogist's Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research" and further > authored the chapter about Nova Scotia. > > All you need is the ISBN# (International Standard Book Number) to give > to > your librarian and you will have performed all her/his work for her/him > to > obtain the book (found on the title page) via interlibrary loan, or > this is > also, the way to be sure to get this book via the bookstore. > > ISBN# 0880820675 > > The other provinces were written by: > New Brunswick: Daniel R. Johnson, CG(C) > Newfoundland and Labrador: Elsa H. Flack, CG(C) > Prince Edward island: Orlo L. Jones, CG(C) > Acadians, Stephen A. White, CG(C) > > This book lists province, county, civil parishes, and for Nova Scotia it > uses rural and urban municipalities. There are listings and dates for > each > listing of: > > historical overview > major repositories > vital records > census records > land records > probate records > church registers > cemetery reocres > immigration records > newspapers > societies and libraries > periodicals > bibliography > > Another terrific book which will give you some insights as to where the > same > GENERAL information that you may need is within North America that the > PRO > has within its walls, is this book: > > "Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office: A Guide for > North > Americans" by Judith Prowse Reid and Simon Fowler (Fowler has written > many > books/references on how to use the PRO) > > The ISBN # is 0806316322 It is a hardback book with 161 pages (which > includes the index, bibilography) and is jam-packed with information > about > where to look in North American for the same reference information that > the > PRO holds (NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC INFORMATION, BUT GENERAL > INFORMATION) > AND gives a listing of PRO Research Information Finding Aids (numbered > leaflets that can be requested of the PRO when you can't find what you > will > be looking for within the local county offices where Joseph Notting > lived in > England in 1773. > > Hope I've been of some assistance. Rhonda Houston