Do not forget the many that came from old Scotland to new Scotland (NOVA SCOTIA). Al ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:22 PM Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN-CITY] Irish (Wheeley) in Quebec > Hi Sue, > Because of the cheap transportation to Quebec, Quebec was a great > attraction for the Irish on their way to the US or even to stay for a > while in the Eastern Townships of Quebec or the area south west of > Quebec City. But I don't think that Nova Scotia had any real > attraction for the Irish. I would guess that Nova Scotia was more of > an English destination. > Charlie King > gg grandson of William Bowe > born abt. 1825 in Dublin? > > Sue wrote: > The only Wheeleys I was able to find were in the Dublin 1851 census > or city directory, I > can't remember which. They lived in St. Catherine's in Cole Alley > which was a very > densely populated area of the city. The only two entries were both > for James Wheeley. > > Can anyone suggest any other resource I can tap to research my > Wheeleys? I've already > gone through Ancestry and Rootsweb. > My Wheeleys were in Quebec on the 1871 census. One child appears to > have been born in > Nova Scotia in 1860-61. I've about been through the Nova Scotia > census of 1861 with no > luck. The names John, William and Thomas are common in theis family. > > Wheeley does not appear to be an Irish name although my Wheeleys > claimed to be Irish. > Most of the Wheeleys in Canada come from Stourbridge, England. I am > beginning to wonder > if my Wheeleys were really Irish or if they were English and were in > Dublin in 1851 for a > particular reason. Could the Wheeleys have been Protestants who were > sent to Ireland to > take over land from the Catholics? Could they have been there > temporarily awaiting a ship > to Canada ? > > Can anyone help me put this in historical perspective or suggest > other resources ? All > replies will be appreciated. > > Sue > > > Sue Martinson > > _____________________________________________________________ > Stuck in a dead end job?? Click to start living your dreams by earning an online degree. > http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/Ioyw6iifnDV1PluQDwH4d 09b1tcDsa6VCXi9JoKBf2KcBdOTlXVFbA/ > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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