Life got in the way of blogging last week. So a week late, here is Part 4. In this post, I’m going to look at what I thought were the most interesting record sets in the collection Immigration Before 1865. Lists of immigrants from Londonderry County, Ireland, that were contained in the original Ordnance SurveyContinue reading “Immigration Before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 4”
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Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3
The last couple of posts I’ve been highlighting pre 1865 Immigration records at Library and Archives Canada. For Part 3, I’m going to look at some of the post immigration records in the LAC’s database Immigrants before 1865. German settlers from New York in Markham Township, Upper Canada (1793 to 1808) This collection is digitizedContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3”
Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 2
Last post, I gave a brief overview of the collection Immigrants Before 1865 on Library and Archives Canada. This post, I’m going to start looking at some of the record sets included that have been digitized. This post will be looking at passenger lists that have been digitized on the website Heritage. Foreign Protestants ofContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 2”
Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 1
It wasn’t until 1865 that Canada started routinely retaining passenger lists. Because of this, pre 1865 immigration records are difficult to find. The exceptions are if your ancestor came from a large immigration scheme, such as the Foreign Protestants. Even then, most of what is out there is piecing together fragments. And if your ancestorContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 1”
New Brunswick Ancestors: The New Brunswick Irish Portal
When one thinks of the people who settled New Brunswick, there are three main groups that come to mind: The Acadians, The Loyalists, and the New England Planters. But there\’s a good chance that within your New Brunswick ancestors are another group that tend to be forgotten about: The Irish. Even my own maternal tree,Continue reading “New Brunswick Ancestors: The New Brunswick Irish Portal”
British Columbia Ancestors: Naturalization Records on Family Search
Naturalization records can be a valuable brick wall buster. These records often tell country of origin and immigration details that may not be found in other records. The naturalization process applied to immigrants that did not come from the UK. Our UK ancestors were automatically considered Canadian citizens. Some of the details found in naturalizationContinue reading “British Columbia Ancestors: Naturalization Records on Family Search”
Researching 20th Century Ancestors with the 1940 National Registration File
Tracking Canadian ancestors after the 1921 National Census can be frustrating at times. Those with Western Canada ancestors recently had the 1926 Census released to the public. Canadian law says that a Census will only be released after 92 years. The 1931 National census won\’t be eligible for release until 2024. If past experience isContinue reading “Researching 20th Century Ancestors with the 1940 National Registration File”
52 Ancestors: Week 48 – Deportation Records at the LAC
The prompt for Week 48 of 52 ancestors if \”thief\”. Not all of our ancestors were upstanding citizens. Genealogists and Family Historians tend to be thrilled finding these ancestors, because they make for interesting stories for others. Let\’s face it, our relatives who haven\’t been bit by the genealogy bug tend to get all glassyContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 48 – Deportation Records at the LAC”
52 Ancestors: Week 42 – Finding Early Immigration Records at the LAC
Week 42\’s prompt is \”adventure\”. I can think of no bigger adventure for someone than starting a new life in another country. So for this post I decided to look at one of the immigration databases on Library and Archives Canada\’s website, Immigrants Before 1865. There was no regulated system of recording immigration to CanadaContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 42 – Finding Early Immigration Records at the LAC”
Ancestors in Service: Porters and Domestics Records through the LAC
My apologies for the absence of late. It\’s an awful thing when the daily demands of your non genealogy life gets in the way of doing what you love. I\’ve been on holidays this week, and I\’ve made it a genealogy stay-cation. Though I haven\’t broken through any brick walls in my personal family research,Continue reading “Ancestors in Service: Porters and Domestics Records through the LAC”
Finding Your Canadian Story 