I am not sure what that indicates maybe born at sea between Canada and Ireland. Ire is short form fro Ireland. I do not see the connection to Halton County Ontario other than like many other counties in Ontario it received many Irish Immigrants in that year and adjacent years. regards Garth At 11:42 PM 9/11/2008, you wrote: >Hi all. If someone born in 1836 says on a census that they were born in >"Canada-Ire", where would that be? My guess would be the Halton County, >Ontario area. Any other ideas? > > > >Thanks - Donna > > 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 > !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > >To search the archives: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >The information page is: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Garth. Just thought I'd throw the question out there. You never know until you ask adage. The Irish did migrate to certain areas, one of which was Halton County. Thanks for your response. Donna -----Original Message----- From: Garth Hamilton [mailto:[email protected]] I am not sure what that indicates maybe born at sea between Canada and Ireland. Ire is short form fro Ireland. I do not see the connection to Halton County Ontario other than like many other counties in Ontario it received many Irish Immigrants in that year and adjacent years. At 11:42 PM 9/11/2008, you wrote: >Hi all. If someone born in 1836 says on a census that they were born in >"Canada-Ire", where would that be? My guess would be the Halton County, >Ontario area. Any other ideas?