Category: irish emigration

  • William Moher – Land Patent Case File – 1831-1844

    Local copy [p. 2] {stamped p. 1046} {front of form} No. [blank] NOT TRANSFERABLE William Maher has permission to occupy and improve the East half of Lot No. Five in the Sixth Concession, in the Township of Douro in the Newcastle District as a purchaser under the regulations of the Government, published and bearing date…

  • LAC – A 1 Upper Canada Sundries

    Civil Secretary’s correspondence. Upper Canada and Canada West Record Information Hierarchical level: Series Date: 1766-1841. Place of creation: Ontario Type of material: Textual material Extent: 18.6 m of textual records. Language of material: English Found in: Archives / Collections and Fonds Item ID number: 125539 Former archival reference no.: RG5-A1 Finding aid Textual records (Electronic)…

  • AO Returns, lists and schedules of locations (RG-1-174)

    Ontario Government Record Series RG 1-174 About these records Agency or agencies that created these records Finding aid information for these records How to order these records About these records Title Returns, lists and schedules of locations Dates of Creation 1800-1839 Physical Description 25 volumes of textual records Scope and Content Series consists of various…

  • FH Dobbin – Emigration into the District of Bathurst, Upper Canada (1923)

    The Archives of Ontario’s inventory of the Peter Robinson papers mistakenly includes materials relating to the 1823 emigration in Section 10: Emigrants embarked at Cove, 1825. These materials include original lists of passengers on board the Hebe and Stakesby, as well as alphabetical lists of passengers derived from the originals. The provenance of the latter…

  • AO Fiats for land grants – Peter Robinson settlers (RG 1-162)

    The Archives of Ontario holds several microfilm reels with copies of volumes  relating to Peter Robinson, including Fiats for land grants to the Peter Robinson settlers (RG 1-162). Series RG 1-162 Title Fiats for land grants – Peter Robinson settlers Dates of Creation 1833-1862 Physical Description 42 centimetres of textual records Scope and Content Series…

  • AO Returns of settlers in the Newcastle District (RG 1-84)

    The Archives of Ontario holds several microfilm reels with copies of volumes relating to Peter Robinson, including Returns of settlers in the Newcastle District (RG 1-84). Series RG 1-84 Title Returns of settlers in the Newcastle District Dates of Creation [ca. 1836]-1869 Physical Description 2 volumes of textual records Scope and Content Series consists of two volumes containing returns…

  • AO Peter Robinson fonds (F 61)

    The Archives of Ontario holds several microfilm reels with copies of volumes relating to Peter Robinson, including the Peter Robinson fonds (F 61). Fonds F 61 Title Peter Robinson fonds Dates of Creation 1825-1836 Physical Description 5 centimetres of textual records Scope and Content Fonds consists predominantly of letters received by Peter Robinson from government…

  • Provenance of the Peter Robinson papers

    The centrepiece of the documentary record of Robinson’s assisted emigrations is the collection known as “Peter Robinson papers”. Original items are held in the Peterborough Museum & Archives. Microfilm copies are held in the Archives of Ontario and the Library and Archives Canada. Peterborough Historical Society The Peter Robinson Papers came into the possession of…

  • AO Records relating to the Peter Robinson settlers (RG 1-163)

    The Archives of Ontario holds several microfilm reels with copies of volumes relating to Peter Robinson, including Records relating to the Peter Robinson settlers (RG 1-163). The Archives Descriptive Database includes a permanent link to an overview of these records. Series RG 1-163 Title Records relating to the Peter Robinson settlers Dates of Creation [ca.…