Hello, I've been researching my ancestor, Evan CORKILL   (CORKHILL?) for well over 10 yrs.    I already knew that he was born ~1827 on the Isle of Man.     He and his older brother, John CORKILL, were the 2 oldest of 10 children born to John and Esther (CORKILL)  CORKILL.     According to information I received during the last 2 years,  Evan "went to sea" when he was about 10.     That would make it just before 1840.    Would there be an apprentice record for him?  During the last 2 yrs., I also found out he was in the Merchant Marines, and was a Quartermaster.     According to papers, he was still on ships going back & forth to Africa   (from Liverpool) during the 1860's and 1870's.    This is when his 7 children were born, and then the 5 youngest were being "shipped to Canada" as part of the "UK's Child Migrant Scheme."    (1874)     The oldest, Edward, ended up on the Akbar Training Ship, and  "somehow" made his way to British Columbia, Canada, in 1873.   Another son, Lewis, died at Age 10.  * The family lived in Liverpool, and Evan, the father, remarried ~1879,  and then lived a long life.     We have no way of knowing whether he kept in touch with his 6 children in Canada.      I've collected or received more information, but that's all I'll say for this morning.       (6 AM, MA/US) Betty             (near Lowell, MA, USA) (on Lists and Boards for 15 yrs.;   now an Admin for several) *Evan and Elizabeth (QUAYLE) CORKILL had their 2 youngest sons being "shipped off to Canada" at Ages 5 and 3.    Elizabeth passed ~1871)