At 10:31 AM 2006-09-25 -0400, Miriam wrote: >I am looking for Robert Russell and his 2 or 3 brothers who may have been >among the Scottish stone-masons who were brought to Halifax, Nova Scotia >to work on the Shubinacadie Canal system abt. 1830/31. Miriam, You can check out all the CORSAIR arrivals from Greenock &c. to Nova Scotia here . . Ships to and from Nova Scotia 1815-1838 http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/novascotia.htm Note too the 1827 arrival of the Government brig FORTE, from Newfoundland, "forty masons (with their familes) for the [Shubenacadie] Canal." In "Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867" vol. I by Leonard H. Smith and Norma H. Smith published by Genealogical Publishing Co. 1992. . . I found these Russells Russell, Robert b. ca. 1790 ; to Pictou county 1831 (383 : 122). Russell, Elizabeth wife of Robert ; daughter of Alex Craig ; b. Edinburgh, Scotland ; to Pictou county ca. 1831 (383 : 121) Russell, James son of Robert / Elizabeth (Craig) ; b. Scotland ca. 1814 ; to N.S. ca. 1831 (383 : 122) Russell, John son of James / Margaret (Douglas) ; from Scotland on CORSAIR ca. 1827 (383 : 121) Source: (383) "Queries," Nova Scotia Genealogist, 6 : 2 (Summer 1988) : pp 111-124 ps. I live on the Shubenacadie Canal, and this is what it looked like 11 months ago http://flickr.com/photos/swigsplace/54839304/in/set-1188428/ Sue --