Pat I wonder if your husband's folk could have gone to Canada as part of a big drive to get miners out there? I know some of my own family might have gone there from the Midlands as miners Marged My understanding is the Canadian Government had a big banner campaign for people to come and settle in the West ( of Canada ). The railway also needed folks to settle across Canada for there Rail to go from Coast to Coast. So they too were pushing for people to come. Land was $ 10.00 an acre. Perhaps my Grandfather heard the " good news " while working at the railway station. Just guest work George, my brick walls. My husbands family also came to Canada 1910/1912 from Nottingham, England, also Leicestershire. We don't know the reason why ?. Season's Greeting

I don't know if this is an untimely interception because I don't really have anything definite to contribute here, but when I was about going out to work, late 50s/60s a lot of young people were emigrating to Canada and New Zealand. I wanted to go to Canada myself. At the time the British government was shipping in people from the West Indies to do the jobs that the Brits didn't want to do like sweeping the streets, cleaning out the public lavatories, and working on the underground. Does this sound familiar to those of you who are young in Britain today because it ought to. Whilst we are opening our gates to the European I feel sure there will be a brain drain out of the UK to other parts of the world again, if there is not already; I know it is taking place in our Teaching Hospitals, I have experienced it. That's not to say I don't welcome entrepreneurial spirit. I happen to think there ought to be more incentive to stay in the mother country. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged36@btopenworld.com> > Pat I wonder if your husband's folk could have gone to Canada as part of a big drive to get miners out there? I know some of my own family might have gone there from the Midlands as miners > > Marged > My understanding is the Canadian Government had a big banner campaign for > people to come and settle in the West ( of Canada ). The railway also needed > folks to settle across Canada for there Rail to go from Coast to Coast. So > they too were pushing for people to come. Land was $ 10.00 an acre. Perhaps > my Grandfather heard the " good news " while working at the railway station. > Just guest work George, my brick walls. > My husbands family also came to Canada 1910/1912 from Nottingham, England, > also Leicestershire. We don't know the reason why ?. > Season's Greeting

Hello, I married in 1955 in Bebington Ches,worked in Birkenehead. I recall clearly that in 1955 -1958 several of our friends (similar age - mid 20s) left for Canada,New Zealand or Australia. The general feeling being that the future was brighter "off shore". I worked in a busy Dental Practice and can also recall that many patients had their Dental needs attend too on the NHS before emigrating. I have to add that although in 1955 we did not consider leaving England - we did leave in 1974 for NZ. I now live in Qld Australia. Merry Christmas. Maureen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com