Hi Chris: Have you looked at this site? http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html Just enter the surname and fool around with it a bit. References to Chipman papers usually indicate Loyalist leanings. Some of the immigration hits give the name of the ship, etc. Shetland sheep! Wow, my paternal G. Grandfather was from Shetland. Found a cousin there and we keep in touch. Lauraine > > From: "Chris" <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/12/02 Tue AM 03:04:33 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] JOB & WILLIAMS > > I only have birth dates of John Job's daughter, Mary Ann Job (Sept 22, 1860 > "East Canada" - as stated on her death certificate---d. July 4, 1945) and > John Williams' son, James (1858 " East Canada"-again as stated on his death > certificate---d. Jan 12, 1937). > Mary Ann had two sisters that I know of: Elizabeth and Sarah---birth dates > unknown. > James had two brothers that I know of : Fred and John--birth dates unknown. > James and Mary Ann are said to have been married in Montreal, but nothing > has been found IN Montreal, so I'm guessing that the marriage took place > NEAR Montreal sometime around 1878. But nothing found yet. Their first > daughter, Jessie, was born in 1878.I have not found any documentation on her > either. > John Job (b. about 1830) is said to be from Ireland. His great > grand-daughter thought his wife's name was Ann Higgins. I did find property > holdings for a John Job and near by property holdings for a Higgins family > in a northern Ireland town (I'll have to dig through my file for the > details). But I've not found any ship lists with John and /or Ann nor their > location in Canada. > I did find a Fred Williams (who was said to have died young) buried in > Niagra Falls Cemetery. The death date would have made him in his early > 20's...and the birth and death dates "worked" for "my" Fred Williams. I > have friends who live near there, whom I visit every so often. I hope to > investigate the cemetery then. It's hard to "dig" up clues from Western WA! > I've scanned the Ontario Ancestry websites every way I think I can and found > nothing that fits. I'm beginning to think I need to go further east...... > > Yes, we love Whidbey Island! Been here 17 years. Have a Shetland sheep > farm---'knee-deep' in fiber---spinning, dyeing, knitting and weaving. We're > supposed to have a windstorm tonight, but so far it's in the upper 40's and > just breezy. You sure must know about windstorms on the prairie! > chris > > chris lubinski > on beautiful Whidbey Island, WA > [email protected] > www.whoamulefarm.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] JOB & WILLIAMS > > > > Do you have any approximate dates Chris?? Do you know what country they > > came from or on what ship?? "East Canada" is rather vague and where it > > was depends somewhat on the dates, but does suggest somewhere closer to > > the Quebec border (i.e. Upper Canada). Of the the two surnames, Job might > > be the easiest to research as there are a lot of Williams. Under the > > surname "Job" only 361 shown in Canada's Ancestral Search, but over 8,000 > > for surname Williams! > > > > Notice you live on Whitby Island! Lucky you. > > > > Lauraine (Smith) Syrnick > > in the cold Canadian Prairies - Manitoba > >> > >> From: "Chris" <[email protected]> > >> Date: 2008/12/01 Mon PM 09:28:32 CST > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames > >> > >> Mine are John Job and John Williams of "East Canada" and Ireland and > >> England. > >> > >> chris lubinski > >> on beautiful Whidbey Island, WA > >> [email protected] > >> www.whoamulefarm.com > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! 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