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From: "Lorine McGinnis Schulze" <>
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] [Fwd: British regiments in ontario]
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:51:57 -0500
In-Reply-To: <4198E051.6020304@tbaytel.net>


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> Subject: British regiments in ontario
> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004
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> Do you know where I can find or do you know which British
> regiments (army) were in Ontario - Kingston at fort Henry
> in the period 1834 to 1839?
>
> Reason? I am trying to chase down what my ancestor James
> Rice (Married in whitby in 1840) did prior to settling down
> in Whitby for the remainder of his life. In his bible he
> said: ".......came to Canada in 1935, returned in 1837 and
> cameback in 1839, married 1840 to Nancy Park came to Whitby
> 1842...." By returned, I am presuming??? to England. He
> was from Bratton Clovelly in Devonshire (in the Moors). I
> am thinking he was possibly a british army person ?? I
> have no idea obviously but I am trying to grab onto some
> link whereby I can start a search in the UK ....for what he
> did as an occupation.
>
> Do you have any suggestions of what I could look at in
> Canada which MIGHT give me an occupation???? I am at a loss
>

Faye,

If you have not found your ancestor in all possible census
records, then that is a good place to start.

For example the 1842 census for Ontario gives the
occupation or profession of the head of house.

For help with census records see
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/census.shtml


Regarding English records, there are some available church
and taxation records for Bratton Clovelly. You can consult
them at http://www.familysearch.org/ and then order in what
you want to your local FHC

Lorine


-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
* Naturalization Records
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

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