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Nannylicious

Nannylicious Report 24 Sep 2009 21:31

Don't forget to try googling Pier 21. This is the name of the embarkation pier in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the vast majority of immigrants to Canada would have landed if they arrived by ship. There is a lot of very interesting information to be found, some of it of a general social history nature but nonetheless fascinating to read.

krimpers

krimpers Report 24 Sep 2009 21:19

thanks to you all for your replies yes margaret the name is awfull brown thanks again

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 23 Sep 2009 22:28

familysearch.org have a lot of canadian records and they are free to search

on the main search page click pilot search on the drop down search bar


also

canada collections has a few but not many


canada have a 50year rule on releasing records and it differs by provence as to what is available ontario has a lot on records


if you get stuck let me know i have access to worldwide ancestry and may be able to help


lorraine

Researching:
derry,breakwell,kinnish,wadlow,penny,smith,woodward,cartwright.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Sep 2009 22:08

There are some Ontario vital statistics here, but nothing very recent. It's very hard to access any recent records in Canada.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onvsr/index.htm

Also addresses and telephone numbers in Canada here. (Hope the name isn't something like Smith!)

http://www.411.ca/

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

krimpers

krimpers Report 23 Sep 2009 21:53

yes it toronto ontario margaret

krimpers

krimpers Report 23 Sep 2009 21:52

thank you so so so much for te info i am verey grateful to you

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Sep 2009 21:52

It really depends on what province you're searching. Do you know?

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

krimpers

krimpers Report 23 Sep 2009 19:31

does anone know of any canadaian websites to trace family i am finding it very difficult to find any thanks isabel