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    1. Re: [TSL] Corsican departure from England May 19, 1910 + Tilda Viianen
    2. Marj Kohli
    3. Sheila The passenger lists are online and you can check the Corsican here http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-100.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=is0e2c5snmk6bg2ih9hv73e4u5 Regards.. Marj At 02:53 PM 12/12/2010, Sheila Lafleur wrote: >Hi list > >I am looking for my husbands granny. Tilda Viianen she was born >Sept. 25th 1890 in Uurainen, Finland. I Believe she arrived in >Canada in 1910 > > "she worked in a hat factory in Helsinki where she met a lady who > was leaving for Canada to join her husband in the West. She coaxed > Mother to go along to help her with the children and paid her way > in return. Mother had been in touch with Father;s half sister > Ruusa, there was a distant relationship. While passing through > Copper Cliff on route to the West she stopped to give "regards" to > Father. As the pictures show, Mother was a beauty and Father kept > her for himself." > >a generous lady gave me the following info she thought close... > >Last name Wiinanen >First names Tilta >Age or age group 22 >Port of departure Helsinki >Place of destination Copper Cliff >State of destination ON >Country of destination CDN >Price of ticket USD 53 >Ship from Finland Titania >Date of departure from Finland 11.05.1910 >Ship from England Corsican >Date of departure from England 19.05.1910 >Ocean Line Allan Line >Port of departure in England * >List and page 81/8 . > >I would love to find her on a passenger list if one is out there. > >thanks > >Sheila > >------------------------------- >visit TheShipsList Website >http://www.theshipslist.com/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >THESHIPSLIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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