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From: Sue Swiggum <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] Scots to Canada - 1910
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:33:18 -0300
In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP34AF8AD3B8A84DA9C0216BCF170@phx.gbl>


Hi Jennifer,

I found them sailing from England in this "outbound" index
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/

KERR M 1885 F 1910 Glasgow Canada Quebec
KERR Cecil L 1906 M 1910 Glasgow Canada Quebec
KERR Mathew 1908 M 1910 Glasgow Canada Quebec
KERR Rosina M 1910 F 1910 Glasgow Canada Quebec

To view the actual outbound list, you have to pay.

The Canadian passenger lists after 1900 are mostly unindexed except on
Ancestry. I have an Ancestry subscription, so I learned that they sailed on
the Allan Line PRETORIAN in October, which will be this trip

Reel # Ship Name Departure Information
T-4773 PRETORIAN Glasgow, Scotland 1910-10-22 / Londonderry (Moville),
Ireland 1910-10-23
Arrival Information Remarks Special Group(s)
Quebec, Que. 1910-10-31 / Montreal, Que. Captain Edward Pitts
(D): Mrs. Radford party of Domestics & (D): Rigby party of Irish Domestics

You can find the passenger list online, here
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/index-e.html

Looks like the were joining father, in Toronto. 1910 Canadian passenger
lists only show "Country of Birth" with no additional information. By the
way, Cecil Laing was born in Canada in 1906, and Martha indicates that she
was three years in Canada, from 1904-1907, so you have an earlier trip to
research. :-} Ancestry even has British "inbound" lists, so with some
luck you should be able to find Martha going back to UK in 1907 (Canada
did not maintain "outbound" lists.)

Just a comment about Scottish records, including census &c. they often list
a married woman with her maiden name, but the 1901 census does show 15 year
old Martha and 19 year old Christopher Clements as neice and nephew of 35
yr old Martha Malone ... they lived in Renfrewshire. You should learn
more from the 1891 Scottish census.

Good luck with the rest of your search

Sue
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At 10:36 PM 2009-07-25 -0400, Jennifer Tyas wrote:
>Wondering if anyone has any further information on my ancestors:
>
>Mathew Kerr b. 1883 in Scotland
>Martha Kerr (Clements sp?) b. 1885 in Scotland
>Cecil Kerr b. 1904 in Scotland
>Mathew M. Kerr b.1908 in Scotland
>Rose Kerr b. 1910 in Scotland
>
>They came to Canada in 1910 and my Grandfather Melrose Stevenson Kerr
>was born in 1918.
>
>Any information regarding the ship they arrived on would be appreciated.
>I've no idea if they borded in Scotland (assuming they did) and what
>part they were from.
>Mathew's parents were : Wm Kerr and Mary McCorquodale (sp?)
>Martha's parents (or guardians) were: Christopher Clements and Rosina
>Malone - as listed on her wedding certificate. Story goes that Rosina
>may have been her 'auntie'.
>
>Many many thanks,
>Jennifer Tyas
>Toronto, Ontario


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