Hi everyone, Thomas Jones, one of my ancestors left Wales about 1888 to sail to Canada. He was born in Llangurig, Montgomeryshire but I think I have found him working as an "Iron baller" and lodging in Merthyr Tydfil in 1881. I am hoping someone can tell me from which port he would be likely to have sailed and also where he would disembark on arrival in Canada. His final destination was the Kamloops area of British Columbia and I will be grateful for any help and suggestions. Regards, Margaret Harvey

Margaret Your ancestor was a smart man to head to Kamloops, a beautiful area. I believe all the records that remain are in Ottawa. There were several collecting points along the way up the St Lawrence. Regardless, I have heard that many of the ship documents to Canada were lost in a fire but I would be looking in Ottawa if I were you. Best of luck. John -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian & Margaret Harvey Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:56 PM To: powys@rootsweb.com Subject: [POWYS] Sailing to Canada from Wales in 1888 Hi everyone, Thomas Jones, one of my ancestors left Wales about 1888 to sail to Canada. He was born in Llangurig, Montgomeryshire but I think I have found him working as an "Iron baller" and lodging in Merthyr Tydfil in 1881. I am hoping someone can tell me from which port he would be likely to have sailed and also where he would disembark on arrival in Canada. His final destination was the Kamloops area of British Columbia and I will be grateful for any help and suggestions. Regards, Margaret Harvey =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message