Hello, I found out this week that an older brother of my great-grandmother, nee' Mary Elizabeth CORKILL, also came to Canada. Mary was born in Liverpool, England, in 1860, and came to Nova Scotia in 1875 as a "British Home Child." Their 4 younger siblings had been shipped to Nova Scotia in 1874; they were ages 11 down to 3 years old. The 2 older brothers were Edward CORKILL, b1856 Liverpool, England, and Lewis CORKILL, b~1858 Liverpool, England. It seems that Edward, as an adult went to British Columbia! And, I was wondering if anyone knew whether his brother also came to Canada ! This was a family very much involved with "the sea." Their father was Evan CORKILL, b1827 on the Isle of Man. He was a life-long, Master Mariner. His wife was nee' Elizabeth QUAYLE, b1830 in Whitehaven, Cumbria/Cumberland. They married in Liverpool, England, in 1852 and then lived there. I do not yet know whether they had any children between 1852 and 1856. Mrs. CORKILL died in 1873, and the children seem to have gone to live with their uncle, John CORKILL, and his family in Liverpool, England. But, soon after, because their father was always "at sea," the 5 younger children were taken to the "Liverpool Sheltering Homes." We are guessing the 2 older sons were already working on the docks, or on ships by the time they were teens, and so they remained in Liverpool. I have come to find out that CORKILL is spelled in many ways; e.g., CORKHILL, COCKILL, CORNHILL, and the original name from the Isle of Man was McCORQUODALE (Sp?), and there are many variations on that. And, I found out many of the CORKILL's from the U.K. came to North America, but I don't think too many researchers are looking for them! Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)