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Return of Emigrants Landed at the Port of Kingston Ontario, Canada 1861-1882 gives the final destination of the individuals, their date of arrival at Kingston and more
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Immigration Records

Peter Robinson Settlers

The Peter Robinson fonds contains detailed information about the Irish settlers brought to the Peterborough area of Ontario in the early 1820s (MG 24 B74, microfilm reels M-140 and M-141). Use AVITUS to access some indexes. See online passenger lists carrying Peter Robinson Settlers

Kingston Emigrants

Search for ancestors in Emigrants at Kingston (Ontario, Canada) 1861-1882

Hawke Papers

The Archives of Ontario has filmed the records of A.B. Hawke, the Chief Emigrant Agent for Upper Canada (Canada West). The Hawke Papers, formerly the Toronto Emigration Office Records, 1831-1892, includes the Kingston office. There is also a searchable database - the index to the assisted immigration registers created by the Toronto Emigrant Office between 1865 and 1883. Over 29,000 entries have been transcribed from the registers.

Olive Tree Passenger Lists

The Olive Tree has many passenger lists for ships arriving in various ports in Canada 1535 to 1957

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The 1901 Census gives the year of arrival for immigrants.

The 1842 Census gives the number of years an individual has been "in the Province"

Land Records are helpful because immigrants often applied for land shortly after arrival.

Annual City Directories can help narrow the time line for immigration.

Death Records sometimes indicate how many years the deceased had resided in Canada.

Find Canadian Naturalization Records

The National Registration of 1940 gives the year of arrival.

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John Galt and the Canada Company University of Guelph, McLaughlin Library

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