No problem at all......at least you got it, that's the main thing. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Carmichael" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: [SCTCDN] Re: 411 site > Thanks, Christine! It worked, I have it. > > LOL, ain't technology great? *grin* Thanks for sending "somehow" > > -Diana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: christine > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Scottish Clearance Ships > > > Hi Diana, > > I thought that was you looking for 411 on another list yesterday, but for > some reason I couldn't get the message to go, and the message has come > through again, I'll reply to this one SCTCDN........go to the British > Telecom site........I can't for some reason send out URL's that open just > now.....so go to Google.....type in British Telecom......when Google finds > the pages it is the very first one......click on it, once the page has > loaded, go to far right where there is a list......click "family and > friends".....then a page for looking up people should appear.....hope this > is a help. > > Christine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Carmichael" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:41 PM > Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Scottish Clearance Ships > > > > When you say Hamilton, are you referring to Hamilton, Ontario? Is there a > place to find out all the ports where the ships came in during those years > and the names of the ships and dates they landed...and possibly passenger > lists for those particular ships? > > > > On another note, but somewhat the same...what county is Hamilton in? And > is the county name the same as it used to be, or was it called by a > different one back in the 1800's? > > > > Thanks so much! > > > > Diana > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steven Lyday > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 3:26 PM > > Subject: [SCTCDN] Scottish Clearence Ships > > > > > > Hi Christine, > > > > Many thanks for your efforts!! > > > > I am aware of the 1851 report and the lack of passenger lists prior to > 1865. > > > > I found the 1851 report fascinating. From it I got several things: > > > > These clearance ships were required to stop at Grosse Ile. Not all > > ships were required to stop there. The question I have did the Grosse > > Ile officials document everyone who came through or only the ones who > > were sick or died there? So far all that I have been able to find is > > docs on who were sick and dies and writings regarding the worst year, > 1847. > > > > Does anyone know if there is docs or microfilm anywhere that would list > > all immigrants seen at Grosse Ile? > > > > The immigrants were destitute, lacking even cloths. Col Gordon's > > representative came on board and determine that they had cloths enough. > > The government was forced to pay for food and transportation west to > > Hamilton so the immigrants could reach friends, family and or job > > opportunities that were located in Upper Canada. > > > > This is consistent with my gggrandfather Ranald Wilson. He is listed in > > the 1851 census of Benbecula with an interesting note at the bottom of > > the census sheet stating that a number of residents were planning to > > emigrate to Canada in August. This says to me that at least some of the > > immigrants volunteered and were not trudged, bound and thrown on a ship. > > I feel this might be the case with Ranald as he had older brothers who > > had previously emigrated to Prince Edwards Island (with descendents > > living there today). > > > > I first find him in Canada located at Brantford, Brant Co getting > > married to his second wife. Brant Co, is the first county west of > > Hamilton. In 1871 he is listed as a "farm laborer". In 1881 he is > > listed as a "farmer" . 1881 would have given him 20 years to arrive > > penniless to owning his own farm. > > > > One of my thoughts is the Government, in hope of defraying costs, would > > have published the passenger lists in the Quebec, Toronto and Hamilton > > papers with the idea of letting family members know their relatives > > where there so that they could collect them. > > > > Does anyone know of and have access to microfilm of papers of these > > locations and vintages that might be able to check? > > > > Again, all the help from everyone is greatly appreciated! > > > > Steven Lyday > > > > >Hi Steven, > > > > > >Check this out, it may be of some use not sure. > > >Christine > > > > > > > > >http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/reports/report1851.html > > > > > > > > >I have been looking around to see if I can find what you wanted, I don't > > >know if anyone can...... unless ships passengers lists were in the hands > of > > >private individuals....that does happen from time to time and people do > post > > >them. I found this blurb that is proof of that, but one never knows they > > >could be somewhere, other passenger lists have turned up.......so good > luck. > > > > > >Christine > > >* > > >Since no passenger lists were archived pre-1865 for Quebec, lists of > vessels have been extracted from the Immigration Reports of the British > Government > > >but, please note, this does not include all of the vessels which entered > > >these ports. Reports have been found for the ports of Quebec and St. > John, > > >New Brunswick (sometimes a few other ports in NB are included). Although > > >Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and British Columbia are > > >sometimes mentioned, rarely are any vessels named. > > >* > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word > unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh > email to do it. 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