Hi Christine, I have a 1869/70 Halifax City Directory (with pages missing, of course!) Can you tell me their names if you think they were still there then? Sue cristy wrote: >I am looking for info on a couple whom married in NS, Halifax in the mid >1800's. Is there census info for around then on Halifax or NS in general >can someone tell me. I do have their names and marriage info (including >date) from Halifax, the groom was born in NF and I think but am not sure the >bride was as well. I think they were residing there when married but do not >know for how long or why etc... > >thanks, > >Christine > > >---------------------------------------- >Basic List Commands: > >1. To post to the list >Send a message to: >NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > >2. How to unsubscribe >a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >3. How to subscribe >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > >4. How to change to Digest mode >a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >b. Subscribe to Digest mode >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I am looking for info on a couple whom married in NS, Halifax in the mid 1800's. Is there census info for around then on Halifax or NS in general can someone tell me. I do have their names and marriage info (including date) from Halifax, the groom was born in NF and I think but am not sure the bride was as well. I think they were residing there when married but do not know for how long or why etc... thanks, Christine

Many people are finding the use of the 1911 and 1901 Canada Census Records and Nova Scotia is finished. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ or http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.com To do a search one does not have to sign in with email and a password -- if the page has been claimed, you will click on Search-View - both images and data, At the upper left corner is a SEARCH space - so typle in the name you wish and you might get a number of pages. Look them over and if you choose one, you will notice a highlighted letter -- click on that and you will be taken directly to the page. I have seen the CLANCEY name in Halifax-- but do not know where. Muriel M. Davidson Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee [formerly from Nova Scotia] ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy q" <wendyquerin@hotmail.com> To: <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: [NS-L] (no subject) i am looking to find any information on richard charles clancey 1890-1946 or helen nellie mae moriarty 1891- after 1945. these are my grandparents both born in halifax, i believe in antoginsh bay. any info would be appreciated!!! thanks! wendy _________________________________________________________________ Put Your Face In Your Space with Windows Live Spaces http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-ca ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Being too lazy to put something in the subject line will get you ignored rather than helped. It may seem rude, but it's true. The best way to get help is to put a clear and informative subject line in every post, preferably including the surnames you are researching. Providing as much info as possible in the body of your email is helpful also. Good luck! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy q" <wendyquerin@hotmail.com> To: <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: [NS-L] (no subject) >i am looking to find any information on richard charles clancey 1890-1946 >or > helen nellie mae moriarty 1891- after 1945. these are my grandparents both > born in halifax, i believe in antoginsh bay. any info would be > appreciated!!! thanks! wendy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Put Your Face In Your Space with Windows Live Spaces > http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-ca > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

i am looking to find any information on richard charles clancey 1890-1946 or helen nellie mae moriarty 1891- after 1945. these are my grandparents both born in halifax, i believe in antoginsh bay. any info would be appreciated!!! thanks! wendy _________________________________________________________________ Put Your Face In Your Space with Windows Live Spaces http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-ca

Please keep sending them though. There are no plans to correct them immediately according to the staff at NSARM, but they will get to them when they have time and, I believe, funding to hire people to do it. Time and money will eventually be set aside for this project. Iris Bob Hegerich wrote: >Hi Richard: > >I have probably sent about 100, and have yet to see one fixed so I quit >sending them. > >-----Bob H----- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Noble" <nobler@accesswave.ca> >Cc: "Nova scotia" <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com>; "Cape Breton" ><NS-CAPE-BRETON@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:52 PM >Subject: Re: [NS-L] [NS-CB] Reporting Errors in the NSHVS > > > > >> >> >>>I just send an email to >>>novascotiagenealogy@unisys.com >>> >>>Works for me. >>> >>> >>Does anyone have an example yet, of what they sent being fixed?? >> >>Just wondering if they are fixing any of the ones we sent. >> >> >>---------------------------------------- >>Basic List Commands: >> >>1. To post to the list >>Send a message to: >>NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >> >>2. How to unsubscribe >>a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >>request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>unsubscribe >> >>b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >>request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>unsubscribe >> >>3. How to subscribe >>Send an email containing only the word >>subscribe >>to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >>4. How to change to Digest mode >>a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >>b. Subscribe to Digest mode >>Send an email containing only the word >>subscribe >>to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >---------------------------------------- >Basic List Commands: > >1. To post to the list >Send a message to: >NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > >2. How to unsubscribe >a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >3. How to subscribe >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > >4. How to change to Digest mode >a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >b. Subscribe to Digest mode >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

I have a laptop and a desktop running Vista Home Premium and have had no problems. Sue

> I just send an email to > novascotiagenealogy@unisys.com > > Works for me. Does anyone have an example yet, of what they sent being fixed?? Just wondering if they are fixing any of the ones we sent.

I just send an email to novascotiagenealogy@unisys.com Works for me. Kevin -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~podgursky/ On 8/3/07, bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net> wrote: > Is there a email address that we can report indexing errors and > transcribing errors? > > All I can find on the web site is a NS telephone number whicj is > morelikley for inquires on orders. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~podgursky/

Really, the trick is not to upgrade to the latest Microsoft Operating System until it's been out and "field tested" for a year or more (at least in MY opinion). I was forced to buy a laptop with Vista pre-installed for my daughter going to college this fall. The college required a laptop, and suggested XP professional. Well, can't buy a NEW laptop with anything but Vista on-board. Answer: I formatted the laptop hard drive and installed XP Professional. It works great! I've been a beta tester for Microsoft on three occasions of OS releases and, to be honest, I usually wait until the first couple of service packs have been released, before bothering to upgrade. Ever since "Chicago" (for those of you not familiar, that was the beta version of Windows 95), I've realized it's far safer to wait until the public has moaned and groaned enough to get MS to fix all the bugs inherent in their initial releases. I'm not Pro-Linux or Unix or Mac, I can use them, but tend to stick with MS, I just have the patience to wait for the better product a year or two down the road. --- stepping off the virtual soapbox --- Jared > Hi Betty: > > It has been reported that several functions in FTM will not work under > VISTA; HOWEVER, they are not functions that most people use frequently, > and > there is a patch that will fix the problem. For info on the patch, go to > FTM's FAQ site at this link: > > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/pastftm.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php > > and read Answer #1. :-) > > -----Bob H----- > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Betty Almon Felhaber" <bettena@sympatico.ca> >> To: <uppercanadagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; >> <ontariogenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:21 AM >> Subject: [NS-L] Vista operating system >> >> >>> Is anyone using Vista with Family Tree maker and, if so, what are the >>> pros >>> and cons. >>> >>> Betty Almon Felhaber >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> Basic List Commands: >>> >>> 1. To post to the list >>> Send a message to: >>> NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >>> >>> 2. How to unsubscribe >>> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >>> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>> unsubscribe >>> >>> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >>> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>> unsubscribe >>> >>> 3. How to subscribe >>> Send an email containing only the word >>> subscribe >>> to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com >>> >>> 4. How to change to Digest mode >>> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >>> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >>> Send an email containing only the word >>> subscribe >>> to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: >>> 8/2/2007 >>> 2:22 PM >>> >>> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com

Hi Richard: I have probably sent about 100, and have yet to see one fixed so I quit sending them. -----Bob H----- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Noble" <nobler@accesswave.ca> Cc: "Nova scotia" <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com>; "Cape Breton" <NS-CAPE-BRETON@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] [NS-CB] Reporting Errors in the NSHVS > > >> I just send an email to >> novascotiagenealogy@unisys.com >> >> Works for me. > > Does anyone have an example yet, of what they sent being fixed?? > > Just wondering if they are fixing any of the ones we sent. > > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ds20065@aol.com wrote: > On the bottom of the site are the words"/Contact Us / Support Desk/ > <https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/support/>" This is were you can > notify them of any errors. I have used it several times. > Don The form requires my name, OK; My postal address and code, Not OK as I do not want a written reponsse; and as with most on line forms leaves me with no record of what I sent. I will use the email address. bob gillis

On the bottom of the site are the words"_Contact Us / Support Desk_ (https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/support/) " This is were you can notify them of any errors. I have used it several times. Don

Is there a email address that we can report indexing errors and transcribing errors? All I can find on the web site is a NS telephone number whicj is morelikley for inquires on orders.

Hi Betty: It has been reported that several functions in FTM will not work under VISTA; HOWEVER, they are not functions that most people use frequently, and there is a patch that will fix the problem. For info on the patch, go to FTM's FAQ site at this link: http://pastftm.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/pastftm.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php and read Answer #1. :-) -----Bob H----- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty Almon Felhaber" <bettena@sympatico.ca> > To: <uppercanadagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; > <ontariogenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:21 AM > Subject: [NS-L] Vista operating system > > >> Is anyone using Vista with Family Tree maker and, if so, what are the >> pros >> and cons. >> >> Betty Almon Felhaber >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: 8/2/2007 >> 2:22 PM >> >> > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is anyone using Vista with Family Tree maker and, if so, what are the pros and cons. Betty Almon Felhaber

Would John Cordes please write me so I can gt his address again. bob gills

Hi Betty: Yes, I am using Family Tree Maker with Vista for nearly a month now and, so far, have had no problems. I'm using Family Tree Maker 2005. Good luck. Kathy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Almon Felhaber" <bettena@sympatico.ca> To: <uppercanadagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; <ontariogenealogy@yahoogroups.com>; <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:21 AM Subject: [NS-L] Vista operating system > Is anyone using Vista with Family Tree maker and, if so, what are the pros > and cons. > > Betty Almon Felhaber > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: 8/2/2007 > 2:22 PM > >

HI ! SO SORRY for the l-o-n-g. delay, I do not have much energy right now. But I put the name of Henry Gesner Pineo Mitchell into the GOOGLE search of Microsoft, and hit a goldmine of articles on the Pineos Mitchells, and others also charts and family trees. All the questions yu were asking. Google is amazing !!! I think you will find plenty to further your search even in these articles which have been taken from archives of history, etc. Hope it helps as I can answer questions, but cannot get into intense research anymore. Good Luck to you. Barb in BC blogan@shaw.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> To: "barbara logan" <blogan@shaw.ca> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:23 AM Subject: Re: Henry Gesner PINEO > Hello Barbara > > Many thanks for the snippets and tips. > > Sincerely > > > Dave Mitchell > Cape Town > South Africa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "barbara logan" <blogan@shaw.ca> > To: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: Henry Gesner PINEO > > > > Hi ! > > Very Likely~ > > > > Henry Gesner married Sarah Pineo May 1786 > > I do not have the children listed as I was following the Pineo line. > > > > There is a Henry Gesner Pineo , Jr. also. > > it would be quite likely to be the son of Henry Gessner > > and there may be more, as Gessner and Pineo were names that have been > > carried on down. > > If you go to Google and just put his name in the web search, it brings up > > a > > whole lot on him and his father. Farther back in time, there was an > > Abraham > > Gessner, who I believe invented petroleum. > > I have more, if you just let me know what you want. > > Barb in BC > > blogan@shaw.ca > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> > > To: <blogan@shaw.ca>; <smosher@gmail.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:34 AM > > Subject: Henry Gesner PINEO > > > > > >> Hello Barbara and Sarah > >> > >> > >> Have seen your recent correspondence re the PINEO family > >> > >> > >> > >> Any connection to MITCHELL in the Cumberland County area? > >> > >> > >> > >> I have a Henry Gesner Pineo Mitchell, born at Wallace, NS, in 1855 or > >> 1856 -- I presume he was simply named after Henry Gesner Pineo who I > >> understand was a local businessman, ship-owner and friend. > >> > >> > >> > >> Kind regards > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Dave Mitchell > >> > >> Cape Town > >> > >> South Africa > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >

Hi Listers A newbie here (to this list that is), I am seeking descendants of a prominent Halifax merchant James Black OXLEY 1820-1875 and Helen / Ellen MCDONALD 1833-1917 who married at Antigonish on 23 Sep 1850. Hopefully there will be some on this list. The marriage date and location comes from the birth registration of their son Ernest, the informant being James the father. The 1875 registration for their son Arthur Molesworth OXLEY says they were married 1852 but James was deceased by then (1875) and the informant on that occasion was their son Frederick Henry OXLEY. I have suspected for some time that Helen / Ellen MCDONALD was the daughter of Hugh MCDONALD & Helen / Ellen MACASKILL, of "Elmbank", Lower South River, Antigonish, but lacked proof. It didn't help that a database at Worldconnect said she was born at Halifax. However, other sources say that she was born Antigonish.. I think I now have enough evidence, via her son Harold's obituary (see below), that she was the daughter of Hugh MCDONALD & Helen / Ellen MACASKILL which was posted to the Nova Scotia mailing list. Towards the end of the obit it is stated that he was survived by a cousin, Judge PATTERSON of New Glasgow. He should prove to be Judge George Geddie PATTERSON who died at New Glasgow in 1951 and was the son of Rev George PATTERSON & Margaret MCDONALD. Margaret was a daughter to Hugh MCDONALD & Helen / Ellen MACASKILL. The implication of course is that Helen / Ellen MCDONALD & Margaret MCDONALD were sisters. <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/nova-scotia/2002-09/1033124531> NOVA-SCOTIA-L Archives Subject: [NS-L] OXLEY, Harold - d. Apr 10, 1935 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 08:14:38 -0300 Halifax, N.S., April 11, 1935 Halifax Daily Star Well Known Halifax Business Man Passes Harold Oxley Succumbs To Brief Illness Death claimed a prominent citizen of Halifax last evening when Harold Oxley passed away at his residence 259 Jubilee Road. Mr Oxley played an active part in many phases of the city life, and his death , climaxing a severe illness will be keenly felt throughtout the city and province. Apart from his association with the business life of Halifax, he was, in his younger years, an athete of considerable renown and even throughout his declining years maintained his interest in sport. He was in his 70th year. Born in Halifax, Mr Oxley was the son of James B. Oxley of River Philip, and Ellen MacDonald of Antigonish. He was president and senior partner in the firm of Grant, Oxley and Company, a member of the board of the Nova Scotia Building Society and was on the board of directors of General Trust and Executor Corporation. Mr Oxley throughout his life displayed an active interest in church work and was a member of the Session of Fort Massey United church. He was long identified with the work of the Poor Association and was a member of the board of the Halifax Industrial School. In sport he was a member of the Halifax Curling Club and a life member of the Wanderers Club. Besides his widow, the former Miss Janet MacGregor, daughter of the late Lieutenant-Governor MacGregor of New Glasgow, he is survived by one sister, Miss Affie Oxley, Bland street; a cousin, Judge Patterson, of New Glasgow; a niece, Mrs Constance Street, in England, and three nephews, Beresford Oxley, Seymour street; J. Morrow Oxley, of Toronto, and Captain Furness Oxley in England. Margaret MCDONALD & Helen / Ellen MCDONALD had plenty of siblings including Christina Ann MCDONALD who married William Alexander HENRY (his second wife) who was mayor of Halifax and a lot more more besides. Those who may have been looking for Helen / Ellen MCDONALD's ancestry possibly got as far as searching in Lairg OPR, Sutherland, Scotland if her father's details directed them to look there for his baptism there circa 1791, but then they may have drawn a blank This is because Hugh was baptised under the surname MCCOIRL. His parents were Angus MCDONALD & Ann ROSS but Angus was also known as MCCOIRL. The earlier children of Angus & Ann were baptised as MCDONALD when he was at a croft called Auldabreck (various spellings) and the later children were baptised as MCCOIRL when he was at a croft called Brecklead (various spellings), as was Hugh, the youngest of the issue we have found in Lairg OPR. The big clue is that an older sister Margaret, the eldest one we have found in Lairg OPR, had both names given to her as surnames, neither was a middle name. Here's where I come in: Hugh's brother, Finlay MCDONALD, also known as Philip, is my ggg-grandfather. He married Elisabeth ANDERSON and took most of his family to East Nissouri, Ontario circa 1830. Their eldest son Robert MCDONALD had gone to Nova Scotia earlier where he at first joined his uncle Hugh at Lower South River, Antigonish, Hugh being a merchant there. Later, Robert went to Cape George where he was a farmer and became Postmaster for many years, finally retiring to Antigonish the town. Finlay's son Angus MCDONALD was the only one of the issue of Angus MCDONALD & Ann ROSS not to go the Ontario or Nova Scotia. The story goes that his sweetheart Margaret MCCOLL did not want to go and they married at Lairg in 1830 and had a big family, residing at a croft called Tighcreag where they were enumerated in the 1841 and 1851 census. However, they emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1853 where Angus became a farmer at Swan Bay. Their daughter Annie MCDONALD married Peter SINCLAIR at Swan Bay in 1876 and they went to New Zealand shortly after which is why I am a Kiwi. Their son Peter who married Harriet FURNESS in 1914 at Greymouth, New Zealand was my grandfather. Hugh MCDONALD & Finlay MCDONALD had quite a few other siblings. Thier brother William also took his family to East Nissouri , a near neighbour to Finlay, not long after Finlay. A sister Elspeth MCDONALD married a different Finlay MCDONALD and they lived at Milnclaren / Bualnatobrach at Lairg. Another sister Christina married Neil MCDONALD and lived at Lairg. Unmarried siblings were Margaret & Catherine (Kett, Kat) who lived at Lairg. We don't know what happened to another sibling Jean, or the identity of another sibling who was baptised 1777 but unnamed. Getting back to OXLEY - Apparently there were 10 issue to James Black OXLEY & Helen / Ellen MCDONALD but quite a few did not live long or died relatively early. What I can glean from the online Nova Scotia historical registers plus snippets from the internet about issue is that Frederick Henry OXLEY married Elizabeth Wilmot BLACK, James McDonald OXLEY married Mary MORROW and was prominent in law as well as being an author, Harold OXLEY married Janet Gordon MCGREGOR and was prominent in sport and business, and Affie Morrison MCDONALD was single and lived with her mother. Their mother Helen / Ellen died 1917 and was survived by Frederick, Harold and Affie. Peter Dillon Christchurch, New Zealand.