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From: "ALLAN FORSYTH" <>
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Petworth Emigration Scheme
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 03:40:51 -0400
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Hi:

I found the following site which has a links to a number of actual letters
written by settlers from the Petworth Emigration Scheme. My people did not
come from the Sussex area but this may be of interest to others:

http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/letters/petworth.html

Emigration Letters from the Sussex Emigrants,
who sailed from Portsmouth, in April 1832, on board the ships
Lord Melville and Eveline, for Upper Canada:

Al Forsyth
email:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=al_forsyth

----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Jolliffe <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 1:52 AM
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Re: UPPER-CANADA-D Digest V01 #132


> Hi Sheila!! IOW is short for The Isle of Wight. England
> The Petworth Emigration Scheme was to assist who where able , willing
individuals and families who were unemployed due to bad times in England.
> The Petworth Emigration Scheme sponsored these people. The Petworth
Scheme was one of the best. The ships they used, had fewer passengers
> therefor more space. The People were given supplies and food when they
got to Canada. My Gr. Gr. Grand Father Jacob Jolliffe and family came
> to Canada as part of this Scheme on the Ship Diana. They left the Isle Of
Wight April 1837. Hope this helps. Ken Jolliffe.
> e-mail
>
> wrote:


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