Thank you. I'll do that. Blake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne McLean" <jcmclean@sprint.ca> To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [SCOTLAND] Allan Family - Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland > Leigh, > Check with your local reference library (with a genealogy section) for 'A > Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation' - it's > 3 > volumes, and the editor is Donald Whyte, published by the Ontario > Genealogical Society. > > > You'll need to check all 3 volumes since volumes 2 and 3 add names and > make > corrections to the earlier volumes but if you find your guy, you'll get > the > year & place of immigration AND Jennett's maiden name, names of some or > all > of the kids, and most likely the parish of origin, which is very helpful > for > checking the Scottish records. > > BTW, there's also a Scots in Canada list. > > Joanne > Toronto, Canada > jcmclean@sprint.ca > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jeanleblanc@sympatico.ca> > To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:57 PM > Subject: [SCOTLAND] Allan Family - Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: ALLAN >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/10205 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> This is a long shot but I am hoping someone can point me in the right > direction. >> John Allan b. abt. 1815, his wife Jennett b. abt. 1815 and at least 2 >> sons > James b. 1841 and Joseph b. 1846 came to Canada in 1851 according to any > records I can find but this is not confirmed. >> John would have been mid 40's when he brought the family to Canada and he > was a shoemaker by trade and continued this trade in Canada. >> Is anyone searching this family or is there a better place to post my > message.................... >> Thanks so much. >> Leigh.... >> >> >> ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== >> To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view >> the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the >> list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view > the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the > list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >