Emigrant to canada

[audrey]

Hi I have managed to finde this info on who I suspect is my lait mothers brother can anyone tell me how to use this info to try to finde any family he may have had
Edward Rafferty 4 may 1929 Duchess of Bedford Canadian Pacific
Ref.RG76-immigration series c-1-c 1929 volume 4
thanks
audrey

[ejfraser]

I may be able to help.
The info is from the Canadian immigration records
If I can find time over the next 2 weeks I will go look up film here in Toronto
Or someone else may beat me to it.

Hope this helps.

Immigration Records (1925-1935)
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Surname: Rafferty 
Given name: Edward 
Age: 16 
Sex: M 
Nationality: En 
Date of arrival: 1929/04/05 (YYYY/MM/DD)
Port of arrival: Saint John , New Brunswick 
Ship: DUCHESS OF BEDFORD , Canadian Pacific 
Reference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-c 
Volume: 1929 volume 4 
Page: 123 
Microfilm reel: T-14854 

[audrey]

Thank you so much for your kinde reply how I do wish I could of found this info when my mother was alive but sadley all his family are now dead but it would be nice to tell his decendants if there are any that they did try to finde him
audrey

[ejfraser]

ok, I have some info for you.

Looks like Edward was one of the Home Immigation program.

Found item for Edward.
Arrived in Canada - St John New Brunswick 5th Apr 1929
And then on to Ottawa Ontario to the ST.Georges Home.
He would have then been placed into the farm work program.

Listed father as J T Rafferty, 10 Winifred Gardens, Wallsend so this seems to be the right lookup.

Also found "Home Children Report", my understanding it was a report card on the individuals - I assume by the Catholic Church services, done once a year. It looks like he was placed in a farming community of Campbellford, about 90 miles East of Toronto. I took photocopies which I can scan and send to you or  if the files too big I can mail them to you.

There are several Rafferty's listed in and around this area in the phone book.
Assuming Edward stayed in Ontario you could do a search for Marrige/Death record info.

Let me know and I will give you the details.

BTW you seem to be a major contributor...

Elliot

[audrey]

this is the moste amazing E mail I have ever recieved and I cried when I read it ,that is my great uncle the address is correct. I do wish there was just 1 brother or sister left to tell ,Edward was the eldest of 14 children all now dead ,yes I would like any info that you might have ,I will try to finde a decendant if there is any, and thank you so much you dont know how precious this infomation is
audrey

[ejfraser]

Audrey,
I have scanned  the files(5) into jpeg format
Files size is 1.4 meg in size. full format was 26meg.
Too big to send.
Had to split scans into smaller segments, page was originally 11x17

Do you want me to send attached thru rootschat or to some other email address?
Do you want me to mail you the photocopies to you.

One more question re: Edward do you know what birth date was ??

[audrey]

so very sorry for the delay in getting back to you but I have not been well Edward was born 1913 all I know about him is the info that you sent me
thanks
audrey

[J.J.]

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