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From: "dmtjc" <>
Subject: Emigration from Scotland
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 11:19:50 +0100

Hi All,

Thanks to Lynda Campbell for taking my Ayrshire Thom research on to its next stage. Lynda discovered a link to my Thoms via the journey of a Samuel McConochie son of Robert.

"In September 1830, he sailed from Greenock in what he called "the good ship Osprey", Captain Salmon, master, and arrived in safely in New York after a pleasant voyage of five weeks and three days. He then went by Albany and Buffalo to Little York (now Toronto), in Upper Canada. There he met with old friends from Ayrshire, with whom he spent a few days. He then, on foot, went east along the Kingston road, visiting on the way Mr. John Thom a distant friend, living in Scarborough township".

Despite the usual tour of Ship's lists etc I cannnot find an Osprey sailing at that time. Has anyone come across it before?

Any suggestions welcome. Derek Thom

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