My Grandmother emigrated to Canada in 1926 from SCOTLAND, leaving behind my dad who was only 3years old..He never heard from her again. Her name was CATHERINE BROWN..Born 1900..in AIRDRIE..SCOTLAND I am trying to trace her and have gained nothing in all the years I have been researching. All I know is that she gave her address on the ship manifest as the TORONTO HOSTEL..Her passage was paid for by the EMPIRE SETTLEMENT..which I dont know very much about.. Can anyone help as to where or how I can try and trace her. Any help whatsoever would be very much appreciated. Regards Doreen _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile

Below is a small explanation of what the Empire Settlement Act was, perhaps you should try the Canadian Archives for information on your grandmother, follow the section that is marked genealogy. www.archives.ca Christine Still experiencing serious economic and social difficulties after World War I, the British government hoped to alleviate some of its troubles by promoting emigration. The Empire Settlement Act committed Britain to coordinate and subsidize settlement programs with the Government of Canada and other immigration organizations. As a result, settlement arrangements such as the 3,000 Families Scheme, soldier settlement schemes and the efforts of the Catholic Scottish Immigrant Aid Society helped to make Britons the largest migrant group in Alberta in the 1920s. Intended primarily to put British migrants on Canadian farms, the settlement tactics, nevertheless, resulted in only a small number of British farmers, as most eventually made their way to the towns and cities. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Newton" <geokylie@msn.com> To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:37 PM Subject: [SCTCDN] Long Lost Grandmother > My Grandmother emigrated to Canada in 1926 from SCOTLAND, leaving behind my > dad who was only 3years old..He never heard from her again. > Her name was CATHERINE BROWN..Born 1900..in AIRDRIE..SCOTLAND > I am trying to trace her and have gained nothing in all the years I have > been researching. > All I know is that she gave her address on the ship manifest as the TORONTO > HOSTEL..Her passage was paid for by the EMPIRE SETTLEMENT..which I dont know > very much about.. > Can anyone help as to where or how I can try and trace her. > Any help whatsoever would be very much appreciated. > Regards > Doreen > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > Genealogists don't die, they just lose their census. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >