Canadian Immigration Records (General)
by ChrisW 
, Friday, November 12, 2010, 16:49 (5132 days ago)
Would anyone happen to know how I can access Canadian Immigration Records please?
Dates I am looking for are probably 1883-1891.
Thanks
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by m p griffiths , Friday, November 12, 2010, 17:00 (5132 days ago) @ ChrisW
Ancestry now have
Canadian Passengers Lists - 1865-1935
What names are you looking for? will see if my subscriptions covers this, but think it will just call up the name - and not access the full information unless I subscribe.
Canadian Immigration Records
by pclark , Friday, November 12, 2010, 17:45 (5132 days ago) @ m p griffiths
Hi
I have a full Ancestry sub. if it helps out.
Pete
Canadian Immigration Records
by ChrisW , Friday, November 12, 2010, 17:55 (5132 days ago) @ pclark
Thanks both.
Will contact you off board Pete if I may.
Regards
Christine
Canadian Immigration Records
by rookancestrybest , United Kingdom, Friday, November 12, 2010, 18:49 (5132 days ago) @ ChrisW
It's worth searching the USA records too, I have some relatives who moved from Canada to the USA and back again (not FOD relatives). The Ellis Island Website is a good starting point for USA but only if they came relatively recently. Again Ancestry is a good site for the USA too.
Canadian Immigration Records
by ChrisW , Friday, November 12, 2010, 23:45 (5132 days ago) @ rookancestrybest
Thanks again!
Canadian Immigration Records/Via NY
by mrsbruso , Friday, November 12, 2010, 23:58 (5132 days ago) @ ChrisW
The hint about checking US crossings is a good one. My Great Aunt emigrated to Canada with her small daughter. They are shown as arriving at New York, even though their final destination was Woodstock, Ontario, circa 1908.
While her husband and brother served in "The Great War for Civilisation" she returned to the Forest, then later returned to Canada.
I am grateful for all these travel records. It proves my father right. He always said Mum's famiy would be rich if only they hadn't spent so much time/money travelling. And now I have proof of just where my "itchy feet" came from.
Happy hunting.
Canadian Immigration Records
by Trudy Johnson , Ontario, Canada, Saturday, November 13, 2010, 22:29 (5131 days ago) @ ChrisW
Hi Chris,
I have a subscription to Ancestry also, and I am in Canada.
Let me know if I can help.
Trudy
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by ChrisW , Saturday, November 13, 2010, 23:16 (5131 days ago) @ Trudy Johnson
Hi Trudy
Thankyou for your kind offer but I have Pete 'on the case'!
Lucky you to live in such a beautiful country. I visited Vancouver & The Rockies and it was stunning!
Kind Regards
Christine
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by Trudy Johnson , Ontario, Canada, Saturday, November 13, 2010, 23:21 (5131 days ago) @ ChrisW
Good luck with "the case"!
And yes.. I am grateful I live here!
Canadian Immigration Records
Hi Trudy,
Just reading through past correspondence and saw your offer of help, would you please extend that help to me?
My aunt Christina BEARD c 1888,(a nurse) entered Halifax on SS Royal George 14th May 1920, went to Toronto and married there on 20th June 1920 or 1926.I have two conflicting years, but think the former correct!
Her husband Desmond Charles BARKER sailed to Canada as returning soldier on troopship "Minnekahda", docking Halifax 14 Sep 1919.
He gave his residence as Toronto.
However, I know he was born in Kirkaldy, Fife 12 Sep 1888, and can't trace his first arrival in Canada, (presumably around 1905-1914.)
Any help you are able to give would be much appreciated, though I know this is a big ask!So if you need help in Western Australia, maybe I can help you?
Regards, Varian.
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hi Trudy,
Many thanks for your reply, however, I had Senior's moment and it's disappeared!!
Please would you re-send, and if you'd do the email of documents that would be fantastic. My email address variank@bigpond.com
Promise to be more careful next time.I owe you one! regards, Varian
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by Trudy Johnson , Ontario, Canada, Friday, June 24, 2011, 19:03 (4908 days ago) @ unknown
Happy to help! And for some reason I did not get notified of your reply, nor does this thread show up in the forum! Glad I came and checked! ok.. will get the email ready soon!
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by Olwyn , Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 14:55 (4897 days ago) @ unknown
Hi.
I have found relatives going to Canada on Find My Past.I have found records of a Desmond Barker.I don't know if it is the one you are looking for but it has birthplace as Glasgow.Are you still needing the information?
Desmond BARKER
by m p griffiths , Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 15:26 (4897 days ago) @ unknown
?
1901 Census, Herefordshire, Lower Bullingham,
District Elizabeth House
School Orphange of the Sisters of Charity of Order of St Vincent
Desmond BARKER - age 12 - Pupil - born Scotland
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Genforum on the net list the BARKER family from Fife, Kilcaldy, but list Desmond Charles as marrying a Connie from Durham - and say quite a few of the family emigrated to Toronto.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/scotland/messages/31484.html
They do list the 1881 census for this family as
17 Hill Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
BARKER
James - 40 - Pawnbroker, born Edinburgh
Mary - 36 - born Grangemouth
Bernard P - 17 - Engineer Appr at Work - born Kirkcaldy
James - 9 - born K
Jane - 9 - born K
Annie - 4 - born K
Edmond G - 2
Christina STEWART, unmarried 21 - General Domestic Servant, born Saline, Fife, Scotland
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On Ancestry - 1891 Scotland, Census, Kirkcaldy - 15 Hill Place
BARKER
Mary - 47
Bernard - 27
Jane - 19
Edmund - 11
Catherine - 8
Margaret - 7
Anah - 4
Desmonde - 2