Hi, Bev. I haven't been following this thread in detail, but I did notice the USA reference since my gg-grandmother was Margaret STEWART, born ca. 1823 in the USA (her country/place of birth varies from census to census). She married George Porteous (born 1818 in Yorkshire) and they lived in Reach Township. There is an Ontario Locator at the following URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~canon/locator/index.html Georgina Township seems to be on the south side of Lake Simcoe (now in present-day York County). Looks like it is adjacent to Brock. I can extract a list of Irish immigrants for a specific county from the 1871 census if you'd like. I don't have answers for the other questions... Cheers. --Doug > -----Original Message----- > From: Beverley Gutenberg [mailto:guteb@sk.sympatico.ca] > Sent: October 8, 2000 12:33 PM > To: ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: group from Ireland? > > > Hi David and All, > Interesting snippit of immigration history. I have gotten > just so far with this family and seem to be at a standstill. > My experience researching in Ontario is limited. My > husband's great grandfather, William John Hunter, was Irish > and a weaver who lived in Wilfrid (near Cannington, Brock > Township, old Ontario County) in 1871 census. He said he > was born 6 October 1838 in the USA according to that > census.His wife, Jane Elizabeth McKee,(born 1837, daughter > of Samuel McKee) however was born in Ireland. Their first > child, Mary Ann Hunter, was said to have been born in > Georgina Township on 1 September 1864. I have several > questions: > > 1. Where is Georgina Township? Is it near Brock? > > 2. What work would have there been for a weaver at that > time in that particular area? > > 3. Is there any list of Irish immigrants who immigrated to a > given locality? > > 4. Would it have been advantageous to one was born in USA > rather than Ireland? > > Bev in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan >