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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Susan	Report	22 Jul 2012 09:47
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	My Gt Grandmother went to Canada in 1890. By her name on the ships list is a small v There is also a v against the name above hers. No one else on the page has a v next to their name Has anyone out there any idea what this v could mean. She sailed on the Allan Line ship the Circassian Thanks :-)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	22 Jul 2012 10:01
	Could you post the full details, her name, birth place/year and anything else you might have
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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Susan	Report	22 Jul 2012 11:03
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Thanks for the offer of help but I have done all the research as I have been doing it for 27 years just wanted to know what the v meant
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	22 Jul 2012 11:53
	Thats OK, I just wanted to see the actual record so I could form an opinion
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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	22 Jul 2012 12:15
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Susan, I would hazard a guess that v = visitor. But, as Gins says, having a look at the record always helps. We don't presume to redo your research but if you're asking for help it aids us if we can see the bigger picture.