Great Day for Canadian Genealogy - Passenger Lists

[Robneve]

Hi J.J. I hope I have not caused confusion again with my "casual" writing.

I forgot to mention that the W.W. 1 person was Alexander Allan who had already emigrated to Canada and was returning from war service. His army service record gives the information about the ship he was on twice. One document shows him leaving Liverpool on the Carmania. Yet another document shows his arrival in Halifax on board Carmania.   Not sure what the words in brackets mean.

As far as immigration papers and my experience are concerned, you must have immigration papers  BEFORE you come to Canada. you can not apply for immigration status inside Canada unless you are a refugee. The Canadian government decides who is or is not a refugee.

Cheers,

Rob.

[KarenM]

Hi there,

Just got an email from www.Ancestorsonboard.com and they now have 1890 to 1909 on-line.

Karen

[Robneve]

Thanks Karen, that's good to know.

Hopefully they will soon get to 1919 and I can check again.

Cheers,
Rob,

[KarenM]

www.ancestorsonboard.com have just updated their database

1890-1919 now available.

Karen

[krissy]

hi karen,
thank you so much for that , my fred is on there so im well pleased what a shame its not a free site hee hee 
krissy

[slyvia]

I have just had a message from findmypast and they have now put the passenger lists on their site to 1919


Sylvia

[KarenM]

Findmypast or www.ancestorsonboard.com has just updated the passenger lists to 1929 now.

Karen

[slyvia]

 Thanks   for the information.

I have not been able to find my ancestor Felix Roberts  and his wife Lillian on the previous passenger lists but I have his marriage certificate in Epping in 1910 and he is on the Canadian census for 1911 in Manitoba. Do you think that there is any other way he could have travelled there.  I know that he was working as a Mail Clerk on the Railways in the United Kingdom and then had the same job in Canada..   He died and was buried in Canada in 1918 in the Flu epedemic.

Sylvia

[J.J.]

Hi, all...
Unfortunately, sometimes only first initials were given, so you may find them that way....but I checked 1911 on FHS and Ellis Island and nothing there....unfortunately if they are initials only then you'll need to know ages...and the findmypast is a pay per view site...  J.J.