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Canada / Re: Meggie Madderson
« on: Saturday 06 June 09 07:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi Brian;
Here's a web site to start http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search-recherche/anc.php?Language=eng just scroll down to Immigration and Citizenship. You say when Meggie was born, but not when she might have emigrated from the UK.
I hope the site helps.
Al.
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

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The Common Room / Re: NEW FOUNDLAND - completed
« on: Tuesday 28 February 06 04:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ann;
Here are some links to research places in Newfoundland.
Memorial University of Newfoundland http://www.mun.ca/mha/
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.therooms.ca/archives/

Also local churches still have local records. There doesn't seem to be multiple film copies, when I last asked, the Provincial Archives didn't do interlibrary loans.

Here's another resource to use http://www.cyndislist.com/newf-lab.htm

You didn't say what the surname you are looking for is.

Happy hunting.
Al Parsons
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

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Europe / Re: Names of Russian Immigrants
« on: Monday 07 November 05 23:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sarah:
The Russian language doesn't have a sound for 'W', therefore the Russian spelling may be Волман which would be pronounced 'Volman' and as a few languages (Dutch, German etc) pronounce 'W' as 'V' it's likely that immigration transliterated it back to 'W'.

Al.

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