Barb, You will find the Ellis Island site on http://www.ellisisland.org. Good Luck, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Foley" <knock3xs@hotmail.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:31 PM Subject: [ScotlandGenWeb] Searching for Bruce surname > My Gr.Gr.grandmother Jesse Bruce came from Scotland when 6 yrs. old to Nova > Scotia with her Uncle I believe his name to be Harry Bruce. This was > according to a direct grandson of hers. She had came to the United States > with her uncle in 1866 or 1865. I know according to her direct grandson he > said that Harry would play the bagpipes and dance from town to town to get > money. Jesse's parents were killed in a raid over religion. I know my gr. > grandmother was born in Litchfield, IL. this would be her daughter Elizabeth > Henderson. My question is where do you think they would have departed from, > from Scotland? And, maybe what ship they would have come over in? Do you > think she would have been at Ellis Island and how can I find records. I've > searched a lot of places and the census doesn't have her in there until she > ended up in Huntingdon County, Huntingdon, PA. She died in 1905 before they > started keeping death records. the county has no record of her. She died > before her husband. I would very much like to find out where from Scotland > she was from. Any help would be greatly apprieciated. Barb > >