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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: RedMystic on Friday 04 March 11 17:41 GMT (UK)
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Hi all.
Where would I look to find a ship's record / story details to match up with the ones that I have for my great grandmother's story?
My great grandmother, Mary Helen Cheyne (travelling as Mary Helen Bain, husband-to-be's surname) of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland travelled from Glasgow and arrived in Quebec City on the Corinthian on April 29, 1909.
As the story goes, the ship had a rough sailing and everything movable had to be thrown overboard. This included the cattle, all furnishings, and all the personal belongings of the passengers. With her trunk deep in the ocean Mary Helen arrive in Canada with only the clothes she was wearing (and a little red ceramic chicken money bank which is still in the family).
Can anyone provide some direction as to where I should look to verify the story about the ship's difficulties?
TX as always.
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hello
i can,t answer your question re a bad crossing but if you go to this site www.theshipslist.com look along the headings for ships descriptions and also ships pictures you,ll at least find out about the corinthian as to your actual request you really need to see the ships log hopefully that is recorded at the national archives try them , also on here look out for sea weed he,s our expert on a lot of shipping posts .
hope this helps
trevor
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TX very much t mo.
I've been to theshipslist but didn't find anything about that sailing. I'll follow-up on your suggest in about the National Archives. I've not seen postings by Sea Weed (what a great alias), but will keep an eye out for him.
TX again.
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The Quebec Chronicle online at http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/1854091 has an article about the sailing on April 30, 1909 page 3. It says it was a stormy sailing but nothing about throwing items overboard.
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TX very much. That was an interesting read and I would never have found it. :)
I didn't realize immigrants were supposed to yell as they arrived to prove they didn't have lung problems. I supposed that had something to do with TB. :o