emigration 1872 - what's the best way forward?

[Janice M]

Here is a Jane Currie.

1901 Census
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=69140&size=large&highlight=18


Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario
Subdistrict: H 2
Page: 12
Line: 18 & 19

Jean Currie
Female
Head
(It says M in transcription, but I think it should be Widow)
Birthdate: May 7th, 1839
Age: 61
Birthplace: Scotland
Immigrated: 1872
Religion: Presbyterian

Rose Curry
Female   
Daughter
Single
Birthdate: Aug 20 1879
Age: 21 
Birthplace: Ontario


1911 Census
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1911a/e080/e001998943.pdf

Place: 64 Church Street,
Perth, Lanark South, Ontario
Enumeration district: 24
Page: 7
Line: 17

Jane Currie
Female
Head
Widow
Birthdate: May 1839
Age: 72
Birthplace: Scotland
Immigrated: 1872
Religion: Presbyterian

Janice

[Janice M]

Found Marriage on:
http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/index.html

Marriage:
1st page shows Matthew & Parents
2nd page shows Jane & Parents
http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/marri1.html
http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/marri2.html

Lanark County Genealogy Links
http://www.genealogylinks.net/canada/ontario/lanark-county.htm

Lanark County GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/

Janice

[J.J.]

I think we've found all this before, Janice... Don't want you to waste your time..   but Jo...have you got all the information that you need?
at least there are only 4 months of passenger lists in 1872 to go back through.......


although it does say they can't be found on the 1901...?
Here is Jo's site Janice...http://www.curriefamily.org.uk/stories/mc.htm
http://www.curriefamily.org.uk/overview.htm

[johking]

Hi all

Yes, JJ you are right, I do have all this information, but thanks very much for your time Janice.

I will begin the trawl of 1872 passenger ships and let you know if I get any results. The first one I looked at is badly scanned and has a great bg black shadow over about 15 names, so I hope she isn't on that list!

Jo

[johking]

Hold on a minute!

Just read Janice's emails properly. That 1901 IS new information. Definitely them in spite of Curry spelling. Blush, oldest mistake ever - failing to check similar spelling (I'm sure I did, sigh).

Thank you so much Janice, I had given up looking as I was so sure they weren't there. And the M is correct, her husband didn't die till 1903, but the marriage had split up by then I reckon.

Great stuff, v happy!

Jo

[johking]

AND now I have a birth date of 7th May 1839 from the 1901. That birth I found in the IGI might well be the christening date (12th May 1839) so am still pretty hopeful on that one. Will check up next time I am in Edinburgh.

Getting better!

Jo

[johking]

Right, I have spent an evening to the ruination of my eyes, staring at passenger lists from June to Oct 1872 - and that was with leaving out Liverpool - just Glasgow and London. Needless to say I have not found her, but...

Ship:    MANITOBAN
Port and Date of Arrival:    Quebec, Que. - 1872-08-23

Has an Alexr Robertson, age 26, going from Glasgow to Quebec. Could be the brother/witness to the wedding? (age doesn't work with your 1881 census though JJ). I have searched in vain for Jane on that boat.

Can anyone feeling up to it have a look and see what they think his occupation is, as written on the passenger list? The one in Perth in 1881 is a store keeper. By the way the other witness to the wedding is a Maggie Lillie - could she be the same as the Margory who is in the 1881 with Alexr??

Only other faint possibility is a family:

Ship:     AUSTRIAN
Shipping Line:    Allan Line Steamship Co.
Departure Port and Date (yyyy/mm/dd):    London, England - [1872-07-02]
Queenstown, Ireland - [1872-07]
Port and Date of Arrival:    Halifax, N.S. -
Quebec, Que. - [1872-07-15]

Though v annoyingly this is the only ship with no ages of passengers at all. On page 2 there is a Mr J Robertson, Mrs R and 2 Miss Robertson. I know Jane was the second daughter, so there were 2 sisters. I suppose the whole family could have gone out for the wedding? But why travel from London instead of Glasgow, and why go to Halifax instead of Quebec? One teeny hint, the wedding notice from the Perth Courier: "18 Oct 1872 at Perth by the Rev T Brock, marriage of Matthew Currie  late of Swickenham (Twickenham) Middlesex to Jane Robertson, second daughter of Jas Robertson, Mill Street, Ayr, Scotland (PC 25 Oct 1872)." Does all that latter detail smack of proud papa being there? If so they hung about for a while given that they arrived 15th July and the wedding wasn't till October... And she was 32 so no spring chicken needing her parents. It just doesn't seem too likely to me.

Any comments?

Jo

[J.J.]

By the way the other witness to the wedding is a Maggie Lillie - could she be the same as the Margory who is in the 1881 with Alexr??

   uh,  yes ?


And what was the page the passenger list was on that you want us to look at?    J.J.

[johking]

It's page 1, passenger 27 of the Manitoban arriving Quebec 23rd Aug 1872

Thanks

Jo