On 3 May 2002 at 13:41, Adele Draginda wrote: > I know that my ancestor, James ABERNETHY (1796-1875) came from > Ireland but I don't know his place of origin. His wife was > Nancy (aka Agnes) McBRIDE (1796-1878). It is not known whether > they came as a married couple or whether they met after the > journey. Their first child was born in the U.S. in 1820, the > remaining six children were all born in the Kingston, Ontario > area between 1821 and 1835. Adele, I do not have your ancestor on a passenger list but in case you don't have the following information I wanted to pass it on to you 1857 Directory of the Province of Ontario James Abernethy, Frontenac, Kingston, proprietor of the Old Country Inn, Wellington St. If you could find your ancestor in an 1842 census (heads of household only) you will find the number of years "living in the Province" That will help you narrow down his arrival in Upper Canada (present day Ontario). However based on your info above, it sounds as if he may have come via USA to Upper Canada. http://ogw.census- sense.com/census.asp?co=Frontenac&year=pre1851 shows you that there is an 1842 census for Kingston (town). Note that this is a 2 line URL and cannot be clicked on. Copy and paste BOTH lines into a browser window (no spaces between) and hit ENTER. Good luck Lorine Lorine McGinnis Schulze -- * The Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Past Voices:Letters Home http://pastvoices.com/ * USA Genealogy http://www.geocities.com/usa_genealogy/ * My Family Branches http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~myfamilybranches/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegen@netscape.net