Carlton, There are virtually no surviving passenger records for Nova Scotia prior to 1881. This is all we know about the ships to and from Nova Scotia and their passengers, from 1815 on .. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/novascotia.htm The first mention of "Disbanded Soldiers & Pensioners" is in 1816 Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ At 04:38 PM 2008-10-17 -0700, Carlton Nash wrote: >Am looking for any information regarding William Francis Shatford, born >London England, 31 Jan 1796, died Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 8 Apr 1878. >William served in the Royal Navy aboard H.B.M.S. Java where he was taken >prisoner by U.S.F. Constitution during a sea battle off the coast of Brazil >on 29 Jan 1812. William was 16 years old at that time. Java's crew >returned to England in April,1813. William was 17 years old at that time. >William married Elizabeth Sally Richardson in Nova Scotia 19 Nov 1822 so his >arrival there had to be prior to that date.