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From: Murtsell <>
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] 1892 immigration
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:22:46 -0800
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Bonnie,
I was helped by this list to find a 1912 Swedish family sailing from
Southampton. I did know the name of the ship. Since they landed in
January the ship went to Portland Maine. However,the documents are in
Canada as that was the destination. There was a train from the ship to
Montreal. So do consider the time of year as to arrival location. Sue
gave me the Reel # to check and sure enough it was there.


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If this person was alive in 1940 perhaps this might help.
Bill Martin has put details of the 1940 National Registration on the web
at: http://www.tbaytel.net/bmartin/natreg.htm

The Statistics Canada link
http://www.statcan.ca/english/IPS/Data/93C0006.htm
gives current information such as proof of death (obituaries are
permitted), cost and payment methods.
Here is some of the text from the StatsCan page: "The National
Registration File of
1940 resulted from the compulsory registration of all persons, 16 years
of
age or older, in the period from 1940 to 1946. This information was
originally obtained under the authority of The National Resources
Mobilization Act and the War Measures Act. Custody of the records was
subsequently given to Statistics Canada, then known as the Dominion
Bureau
of Statistics. As a result, the National Registration File of 1940 is
not
subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act but is
instead covered by the Privacy Act. According to this Act, when a person
has been dead for more than 20 years, the information is no longer
considered to be personal and can be disclosed."

Notice the part about being dead for 20 years. If you can prove that by
producing a death certificate, a picture of a headstone, an obituary or
I'm not sure of this one... just too old to be alive then you can fill
out an Access to Information form and all should come together.
Finding her on the 1901 census is worthwhile as it should, if she was
honest, provide her date of birth.

I'm taking John's hint from an earlier posting today and sending this to
the list.
Linda


Bonnie Cole wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> I am working for a friend to try and prove JUST WHO her Black ancestor was. On the 1901 Census she says she immigrated to Canada in 1892 from London, England.
>
> First of all I wasn't aware there were Blacks in London then (shows how much I know) and then I wanted to know where I could see such records. The National Archives in Ottawa has them but says you have to have the name of the ship and/or month of arrival and I don't have either.
>
> Can anyone make any suggestions for me?

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