This is my first letter, and I'm nervous! But here goes... Can anyone shed light on mid-19th century emigration from Hampshire (Kingsclere and general area) to Canada? My gr-gr grandfather was a farm labourer in Hampshire, who seemed to move about the area a bit. I am assuming he came to Canada to find employment, but how did he pay for passage? I know that at least 3 of his (known) 5 children also came, and most likely his wife, but I can find no record of her in Canada. (He remarried here in 1848 - from whence came ME!) May thanks. Patricia (Vince) Earl

Hello Patricia & Don, Welcome to Kingsclere, please do not feel nervous, we are a nice bunch of people on this list. What is the name of your gg grandfather, you will possibly find that someone else is also searching your gg grandfathers surname. Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk Listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don and Patricia Earl" <cavecanem@execulink.com> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Emigration | This is my first letter, and I'm nervous! But here goes... | Can anyone shed light on mid-19th century emigration from Hampshire (Kingsclere and general area) to Canada? My gr-gr grandfather was a farm labourer in Hampshire, who seemed to move about the area a bit. I am assuming he came to Canada to find employment, but how did he pay for passage? I know that at least 3 of his (known) 5 children also came, and most likely his wife, but I can find no record of her in Canada. (He remarried here in 1848 - from whence came ME!) | May thanks. | Patricia (Vince) Earl | | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 |