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Re: Great Day for Canadian Genealogy - Passenger Lists
« Reply #27 on: Monday 13 November 06 21:00 GMT (UK) »
When I went up to reread Jan's reply, I saw the Zelley query, and I was sure that I'd answered it...crazy browser doesn't like rootschat lately.... ::)  :P

anyway:

William and Elizabeth arrived in Halifax Nova Scotia in 1884...with daughters...
Annie, Kate & Rose... $7.23US/$8.31Cdn.  for the information which will list all passengers they were travelling with also...
http://www.ingeneas.com/free/index.html put in surname, then on next page hit the image for your results... J.J.

p.s.....good thing you didn't trawl through the 1883 listings... ;)
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« Reply #28 on: Monday 13 November 06 21:14 GMT (UK) »
Well Done JJ on Zelley's information.

I know on some of them it says "British Bonus Allowed", anyone have any thoughts as to what that means exactly?  Do you think it was money?

Jan, my grandfather loved to tell the story of when they came over to Canada from Birmingham and his younger brother spent the whole trip "looking over the side of the ship", LOL  My poor gr-grandmother was pregnant and had 4 kids when she sailed, I don't think I could have done it.  I Have trouble with 3 going to the grocery store  ;D 

I had a postcard that said "arrived Sept. 21, 1907" and a name, for the longest time I knew it must be something, obviously, but could not figure it out, then finally once the 1911 census came out, I found out that it was a postcard with the birth of a new daughter for my gr-uncle who had left to go west.

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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« Reply #29 on: Monday 13 November 06 21:31 GMT (UK) »
Hi Karen M and many many thanks for your 'gems"! Thanks to the passenger lists i have now found that my Thomas F travelled with a wife Hannah, daughters Sarah Ann , Hannah and a surprise addition LUCY , an infant, in April/May 1870
BEST of all the party included his brother John (exactly the brother I had hoped it would be!)

John & the wife he left behind in England have completely disappeared off the radar after 1871 but their children grew up with their grandparents. (Another wee mystery to solve!)

Thanks very much for the info re the Land Deeds I'll get that organised but it's not so crucial now I know it was John that travelled to Canada!

A huge debt of gratitude to yourself and JJ who have steered me through "foreign" territory  and established the whereabouts of another branch of my family.
I owe you 2!
Best Regards
Marlene
HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy,  Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe

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« Reply #30 on: Monday 13 November 06 21:46 GMT (UK) »
A big thank you like that always works for me  8)  ;D  You are most welcome!
I thoroughly enjoy it...and it's only slightly addicting <ahem> right, Karen?
 J.J.

p.s. Karen your gr grandmother was a trooper... :)
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« Reply #31 on: Monday 13 November 06 22:20 GMT (UK) »
Just have to add to postcards saga!
I discovered one of mine had died in WW1 in France.
I then discovered a wonderful fellow with an interest in military history who, from the War Diaries, constructed the story of William's last year of life.
I discovered he came from St Albans Herts and on the off chance wrote to the Museum there.

It seems when his wife died their children donated all William's medals, photos in uniform, newspaper clippings etc to the Museum. The most wonderful gift was digital photos of the postcards he had sent home! Highly embroidered and very colourful. They kindly sent me copies of most of the collection including a letter from his wife which was returned to her as he had died.!
Might be worth trying for others??.
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Marlene
HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy,  Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe

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« Reply #32 on: Monday 13 November 06 22:55 GMT (UK) »
Hmmm....Marlene...should put that onto the armed forces site...

  The postcard thing is sounding better all the time...they host genealogy pages here on rootschat... Husband's family has postcards, also from his Grandfather with fancy illustrations....wartime costuming & uniforms from the great war...
 Will ask Prue how hard/easy it is to do...not the web pages, that's easy...but the uploading to the site, etc...... :D Does it sound like a good idea, in other words, will people contribute?
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« Reply #33 on: Tuesday 14 November 06 00:22 GMT (UK) »
By the way, to clarify,  I mean the actual postcard...illustration, whatever, not the personal contents... ;D J.J.
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« Reply #34 on: Tuesday 14 November 06 00:35 GMT (UK) »
I'd be happy to post a couple of mine as long as someone provides the 1,2,3, of how to do it!
You're dealing with a computer dumbie here!
Cheers
Marlene
HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy,  Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe

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« Reply #35 on: Tuesday 14 November 06 00:40 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: J.J. on Monday 13 November 06 22:55 GMT (UK)
Does it sound like a good idea, in other words, will people contribute?

JJ, I think it sounds like a great idea!!

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!
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