Hi everyone, There is a new database online that will be of interest to those seeking ancestors who arrived in Upper Canada in 1825. The new project is the extraction of names from Surgeons Medical Journals which were kept during the voyages of 8 ships sailing from England to Quebec carrying impoverished Irish settlers . There are medical journals for 8 ships and they contain a great deal of information. Olive Tree Genealogy's project contains extracted details of the voyage, the names and ages of each passenger treated by the surgeon, the date they were put on the sick list, where the ship was at the time and the date they recovered or died. Births of children are also recorded as are deaths, sometimes with details as to exact time and location. Go to http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/canada/PeterRobinson.shtml or use the shorter URL http://bit.ly/a3ERA4 The medical journals are not passenger lists, they are the Sick Bay journals kept in great detail for the sick and dying (and pregnant women in labour). You will want to consult these extracts if you think your Irish ancestors were on board the following ships: * Surgeon's Journal of the Transport Ship John Barry between 22 April to 25 July 1825 * Surgeon's Journal of the Transport Ship Amity between 5 April to 9 July 1825 * Surgeon's Journal of the Transport Ship Elizabeth between 4 May 1825 & 21st July 1825 * Medical and surgical journal of the Star transport ship for 6 April to 13 July 1825 by Ninian McMorris, Surgeon , * Medical and surgical journal of the Regulus transport ship for 7 April to 13 July 1825 by Matthew Burnside, Surgeon * Medical and surgical journal of the Fortitude Emigrant Ship for 28 April to 1 July 1825 by Francis Connin, Surgeon * Medical journal of the Brunswick, emigrant ship, for 5 April to 27 June 1825 by John Tarn surgeon * Medical and surgical journal of the Albion Convict Ship, for 4 April to 4 July 1825 by John Thomson Surgeon , The surgeons' journals contain much detail both on the illnesses of each passenger and on the journey itself. Some surgeons recorded their thoughts about certain passengers so they are a very interesting read. Each journal extract is also linked to Sue Swiggum's list of passengers for those 8 ships as found in other resources. So you can follow the links to compare names and gather more details on each person named. The journals are discussed on my blog and you can also follow the links from yesterday's blog post at http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com Have fun! Lorine Follow my genealogy updates on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com