Many thk Bob and many others who have answered both on and off list providing info and suggestions as to where to go next in my search for possible sources to determine the passenger for the Clearance Ships from S. Uist. Regards, Steven Lyday >You might want to check with the National Archives to see if they have any >information on the payments. They might have a list of individuals that came >off these ships since they had to record any expenditure of funds. An e-mail >to Mary Munk at the National Archives might help. [email protected] >However, they are about 2 months behind in replying so don't be surprised if >you don't get an immediate e-mail. They do reply though and they are quite >thorough. I have had some good success. See what is at their site as well: >http://www.archives.ca > >For a newspaper, try to find microfilms of the Pilot as it was around at the >time. The Gazette was also around but I don't know whether it would have >anything. It would be the easiest paper to find microfilms of as it is still >operational and remains as the only Montreal English language daily >newspaper. Where are you located relative to large Canadian libraries? > >I hope that is of some help. >Bob in Toronto > >Steven, > >Just got to thinking about this -- these people were destitute -- that >means they would have required assistance from the emigration agent at >Quebec and inland where ever they moved. So... you may be in luck. The >Hawke papers at the Archives of Ontario cover the Hamilton area (every >thing from Kingston-Hamilton-Toronto). There are correspondence papers and >financial papers in that collection and the letters are wonderful. There is >no index but you can borrow the reel on inter-library loan through your >local library. Check them out here > >http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/hawkes.htm > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steven Lyday" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:36 PM >Subject: [SCTCDN] Scottish Clearence Ships > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Many thks for the off list suggestions. So far no joy. Another note >> regarding these ships that I should have made in the original post. >> These 5 ships were contracted by Colonel Gordon to clear Benbecula and >> S. Uist of it tenants. The passengers arrived in rags and were >