Emigration 1920s/30s?

[ravenhair]

I know that at least one of my great aunts, born in scotland in 1901, emigrated and settled permanently in Ontario, Canada. Am not sure if she married before or after she went, and would welcome any advice on how to start looking. Thanks

[KarenM]

Hi Ravenhair,

What was your Aunt's name and do you know what area of Ontario?

Karen

[ravenhair]

Hi Karen,
My aunts name was Molly Donaldson, born 1901 in clydebank, when she married i am not sure, but she became Molly Carle. I also think her younger sister followed suit and emigrated too. She was called Louise and was born in 1913 and after marriage was Louise Doak. I know my Aunt Molly lived in Tillsonburg, not entirely sure about Louise. Does this help at all? 

[KarenM]

Hi there,

Tillsonburg is in Oxford County and they have a wonderful library service and are very helpful, here is a link

http://www.ocl.net/

Also, your Aunt is on the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid and is buried in Tillsonburg, here's a link

http://www.islandnet.com/cgi-bin/ms2/jveinot/search

Karen

[J.J.]

Here you go , but this says she was only 20?

Surname:     Donaldson
Given name:    Molly F.
Age:    20
Sex:    F
Nationality:    Sco
Date of arrival:    1926/09/11 (YYYY/MM/DD)
Port of arrival:    Quebec , Quebec
Ship:    MONTROSE , Canadian Pacific
Reference:    RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a
Volume:    1926 volume 17
Page:    161
Microfilm reel:    T-14726

Found here
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/02011802_e.html


but no Louise....but you will find MANY Donaldsons in the same year...
Maybe search the same ship & see what you get under just the surname!
Good luck,  J.J.

[ravenhair]

Karen and JJ,
Many thanks for your replies and helpful suggestions. I wanted to follow up on my great Aunt Molly in particular, because i met her when she came over for a visit when i was young, and we corresponded for a while. It was she who really got me interested in researching my family history when she sent me some old photos and documents many years ago. Thanks again

[J.J.]

Well, I hope that you can still find out more....
Keep trying as new information is added to the internet constantly....
Best of Luck! J.J.

[ravenhair]

If the Molly that you found as emigrating in 1926 is my gt.aunt, and it seems likely, she must have then married after arrival in canada. Any advice you can offer on the best way to go about finding out about that? Louise was not born until 1913, so i suppose she might have gone out  much later.

[J.J.]

Can't help you, there....I think Karen's information is the way to go first...
There is also this site, if you find that she was still alive in 1940...
http://www.statcan.ca:8096/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=93C0006

You have to pay for this information, however...

Maybe someone from Ontario will still see this and offer more advice...