Hello, I am carrying out research on my father, Hugh Canning, who went to Quebec on the SS Canada in August 1924. He joined the vessel by the tender from Belfast and boarded it about 11.30 am on Sunday 12th August 1924. It arrived in Quebec on Sunday 19th August 1924 at about 10.00 am. I understand that he was one of a group who went to Canada on what was known as a 'harvestor's ticket'. I would be glad if you could confirm that he was indeed a passenger and help me to find out who from his own area (Co Londonderry) were with him. Is it possible to get sight of the ship's manifest? Thanks for your help Aodh Ó Canainn

Hello Aodh, At 07:10 PM 2006-07-13 -0300, Aodh O Canainn wrote: >Hello, > >I am carrying out research on my father, Hugh Canning, who went to Quebec on >the SS Canada in August 1924. He joined the vessel by the tender from >Belfast and boarded it about 11.30 am on Sunday 12th August 1924. It arrived >in Quebec on Sunday 19th August 1924 at about 10.00 am. The Dominion Line and White Star-Dominion Line ship CANADA had these August arrivals in 1923 and 1924. I included 1923 as the arrival date is closer to what you have written . . also, Sunday the 19th of August was in 1923, so Quebec on August 19th and Montreal August 20th fit very well with an August 12th departure date. In 1924 the closest Sunday dates in August, were the 17th and the 24th. Ship Name Departure Information Arrival Information CANADA Liverpool, England Quebec, Que. 1923-08-19 / Montreal, Que. 1923-08-20 CANADA Liverpool, England Quebec, Que. 1924-08-15 / Montreal, Que. 1924-08-16 There is no passenger lists in the form of the "big-sheet" manifest which we are all used to, rather, for the period 1919-1924 there were single manifest sheets for each passenger called Form 30A http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/canadarecords.htm#1924 Form 30A records are ALL ports for the whole period 1919-1924 and are in the form of a single manifest sheet for each passenger. The reels will include all years mixed in together, but they are NOT in strict alphabetical order, so make sure you scroll right through until you find who you are searching. As Form 30A reels contain ALL Canadian arrivals 1919 to 1924, they will also include those who arrived via a US port, but stated their intention to proceed directly to Canada. >I understand that he was one of a group who went to Canada on what was known >as a 'harvestor's ticket'. I would be glad if you could confirm that he was >indeed a passenger and help me to find out who from his own area (Co >Londonderry) were with him. Is it possible to get sight of the ship's >manifest? > >Thanks for your help > >Aodh Ó Canainn The "Harvestor's Scheme" was very popular with young men, but although you should be able to find Hugh, it might be more difficult to learn the names of the others, because of the single manifest sheet. Immigration Form 30A, Ocean Arrivals, 1919-1924 (RG 76 C1j): List of Microfilm Reel Numbers http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-908.004.01-e.html T-14981 Campbell, James to Capon, Sydney Surname groupings: Campbell, Ca-Campion interfiled, Ca-Candy interfiled, Ca-Canning interfiled, Cannon, Ca-Cant interfiled, Ca, Capon The passenger manifest is on Microfilm at the Library & Archives of Canada [LAC], in Ottawa. The Ships are placed on the reel, in order of arrival. You can borrow these reels on an Inter Library Loan [ILL]. You can find the details for this procedure at this LAC Genealogy Research URL http://www.collectionscanada.ca/ill/index-e.html You are also able to ILL from Ottawa, to libraries in the US, and outside North America. These microfilms contain arrivals from ALL ports, they are not indexed. The LDS now have copies of the post-1900 Canadian arrivals, so check here for links and details http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/canadarecords.htm#lds Good luck, Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/