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Comment by Jean Marie Tahyi on July 3, 2010 at 7:33pm

I am searching for the Marcelain family. This may be a dit name but am not sure. The other surnames associated with it are Remire, Ricord, Cadeau and Pellant. I would love any help you can give. I know that Narcise Marcelain was from the Sault Ste Marie area and that his son Thomas was born there. I have seen this name spelled many ways. Marcelois, Marsolois, etc. There is a possibility that the name was Lemire dit Marsolais.

Comment by Lynn Cook on July 3, 2010 at 12:20pm

My research is mainly in NB, Canada, aloso seraching in Quebec, Canada, Ireland and France. I am compiling a list of Surnames being researched in NB, they can be found here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbfamilyresearch/

Comment by Randall Stackhouse on July 1, 2010 at 2:28am

Happy Canada Day!

Comment by Randall Stackhouse on June 7, 2010 at 11:21am

Looking for info on Loyalist Rufus Green and family. He had land in Kings Co. NB. He also had a daughter named Sarah who married Joseph Stackhouse. Any info would be of help!

Comment by Dorcas Lee Aunger on May 28, 2010 at 10:36pm

Has anyone seen the on-line Atlas of Canada at the web site of Natural Resources Canada. The URL is http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
I put in the name of a very small village and it immediately came up with the latitude and longitude. Then when I clicked on the name of the village a map came up with an arrow pointing to the location. Each time I clicked on the map the view zoomed in until at the closest view, it showed the location of individual buildings with dots. It's really fantastic.

Comment by M. Diane Rogers on May 23, 2010 at 7:47am

Rosie, there are several reasonable options for getting copies of public access British Columbia birth/marriage/death registrations at a nominal cost. I would suggest first checking at Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness for a volunteer: http://www.raogk.com or asking the BC Genealogical Society's BC Reseach Committee to do this for you: www.bcgs.ca. (I am a BCGS volunteer.)
For more British Columbia genealogical resources, join the British Columbia group here at Genealogy Wise.

Comment by Al (alpobc) on May 22, 2010 at 12:59am

Hi Rosie;
I live not far from Ladysmith, so your query peaked my interest:)
Here's what I found on the BC Archives site , to prove one way or the other which one of the multiple people I found, one would have to consult the documents at the Archives. I don't get to Victoria very often when the Archives are open. You can post a help query and perhaps someone in Victoria can look these up for you. I can, however, go to the Ladysmith Cemetery and see if there are any headstones and take pictures for you.

There are two marriage registrations for Thomas Nelson, however, the reg number is the same for both, this usually means the bride was previously married.

Vital Event Marriage Registration
Groom Name: Thomas Nelson
Bride Name: Hulda Luhsala
Event Date: 1919 2 1 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1919-09-197540
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11389
GSU Microfilm Number: 1984110

Vital Event Marriage Registration
Groom Name: Thomas Nelson
Bride Name: Hulda Bramps
Event Date: 1919 2 1 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1919-09-197540
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11389
GSU Microfilm Number: 1984110

There are several possiblities for Thomas Nelson's Death
This on is in Ladysmith, however, the year is 8 off from your birth date listed.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Thomas Nelson
Event Date: 1957 11 24 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 68
Gender: male
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1957-09-013233
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13235
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033176

No Marriage record found in BC for Hewitt Nelson.

Vital Event Birth Registration
Name: Hewitt Nelson
Event Date: 1902 11 12 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Gender: male
Event Place: Unknown
Reg. Number: 1902-09-065682
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13818
GSU Microfilm Number: 2134888

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Hewitt Nelson
Event Date: 1961 1 7 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 58
Gender: male
Event Place: Murrayville
Reg. Number: 1961-09-002218
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13250
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033348

There are several Mary Nelsons as well as several Elizabeth Nelson's, this is the only one with both names, which may or may not be the correct one.

Vital Event Marriage Registration
Groom Name: Walter Emerton
Bride Name: Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Event Date: 1932 10 5 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Event Place: Sapperton
Reg. Number: 1932-09-400453
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13763
GSU Microfilm Number: 2135982

This is the only Walter old enough, the name is different, but only slightly and there could be a transcription error, it wouldn't be the first I found.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Harold Walter Emerson
Event Date: 1950 10 7 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 67
Gender: male
Event Place: Victoria
Reg. Number: 1950-09-009331
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13206
GSU Microfilm Number: 2032634

Allowing that the surname is Emerson and not Emerton.

There are several Mary or Mary Elizabeth Emerson's, but this one is the closest in age.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Mary Emerson
Event Date: 1957 2 18 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 69
Gender: female
Event Place: Vancouver
Reg. Number: 1957-09-002869
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13231
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033147

There are several James Nelson's, but this one is closest in age and location.

Vital Event Marriage Registration
Groom Name: James Nelson
Bride Name: Jeanie Stevenson
Event Date: 1913 6 27 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Event Place: Nanaimo
Reg. Number: 1913-09-099757
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11381
GSU Microfilm Number: 1983709

There are several Ernest Nelson's, but this one is closest in age.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Ernest Nelson
Event Date: 1985 11 3 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 80
Gender: male
Event Place: Victoria
Reg. Number: 1985-09-017885
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B16576
GSU Microfilm Number: 1358016

Two death possibilities for Andrew Nelson.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Andrew Otto Nelson
Event Date: 1972 10 3 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 66
Gender: male
Event Place: Chilliwack
Reg. Number: 1972-09-014237
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13320
GSU Microfilm Number: 2050016

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Andrew Nelson
Event Date: 1977 1 16 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 69
Gender: male
Event Place: Saanich
Reg. Number: 1977-09-001626
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13574
GSU Microfilm Number: 2050828

There are several Margaret Nelson's, but this one is closest in location.

Vital Event Marriage Registration
Groom Name: Francis Mccoy
Bride Name: Margaret Nelson
Event Date: 1919 8 11 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1919-09-197539
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11389
GSU Microfilm Number: 1984110

There are two Margaret McCoy's, this one is closest in age.

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Margaret Anne Mccoy
Event Date: 1981 2 12 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 83
Gender: female
Event Place: Victoria
Reg. Number: 1981-09-002908
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13609
GSU Microfilm Number: 2051485

There are several possibilities for Anna Nelson's marriage, did she have a middle name?

The mother Janet neé BURGESS

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Janet Nelson
Event Date: 1927 1 18 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 63
Gender: female
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1927-09-389078
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13132
GSU Microfilm Number: 1952311

The father James Nelson

Vital Event Death Registration
Name: James Nelson
Event Date: 1920 12 25 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 64
Gender: male
Event Place: Ladysmith
Reg. Number: 1920-09-270783
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13118
GSU Microfilm Number: 1927295

I hope this helps.
Al Parsons
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Comment by Rosie on May 17, 2010 at 11:14pm

Hi
I am researching a branch of family who went from Australia to Ladysmith in Canada in 1895.

James NELSON (born Scotland 1857) married Janet (sp varies) BURGESS (born Maitland NSW 1867).

The first of their children were born in Australia (Mary Elizabeth 1889, Angelina 1891, Janet 1892 and James 1894)

The next 6 children were born in BC Canada (Thomas 1898, Margaret 1900, Hewitt 1902, Anna 1903, Ernest 1904 and Andrew 1906).

I need advice on finding marriages and deaths for these children.

Rosie

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 25, 2010 at 9:51am

The May/June issue of Family Chronicle has several interesting articles: Hudson’s Bay Company and Your Ancestors”, “Uncovering More Than Artifacts: Roy Wilcox and Isle Royale”, “A Job By Any Other Name: Archaic and Obsolete Occupations” and includes a review of the software program Family Tree Builder,

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 23, 2010 at 4:03pm

French-Canadian researchers:
The Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN (www.acpl.info) will have a workshop by Cynthia Theusch, “French Canadian Research at ACPL” Tuesday, Jun 15, 6:30 pm, meeting room A. The program will highlight various F-C & Quebec resources at the library including books, microfilm, databases & some internet sites.

An overview of common abbreviations and French phrases from thse resources will be provided.

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