In a recent post I was finally able to reveal my husbands Martin family connection with Canada (see here), My husbands great grandfather William Martin, his first wife Mary (nee Adams) and their children James, Alexander and Margaret departed Liverpool, England and arrived in Quebec, Canada on the ship Brooklyn on the first of October 1879.
Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865 - 1935
Name | Birth Year | Arrival Date | Arrival Port | Departure Port | Vessel |
Maggie Martin | 1 Oct 1879 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada | Liverpool, England | Brooklyn | |
Mrs Martin | abt 1855 | 1 Oct 1879 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada | Liverpool, England | Brooklyn |
James Martin | abt 1877 | 1 Oct 1879 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada | Liverpool, England | Brooklyn |
Alex Martin | abt 1878 | 1 Oct 1879 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada | Liverpool, England | Brooklyn |
Wm Martin | abt 1855 | 1 Oct 1879 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada | Liverpool, England | Brooklyn |
Source: Passenger listings for Martin. Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865 - 1935. Retrieved from Ancestry.com
After doing some research, I found this advertisement from the Daily Post newspaper, Liverpool for the Dominion Line which has the Brooklyn leaving for Quebec on September the 20th 1879, the exact ship that my husbands relatives travelled on.
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| Source: Daily Post Newspaper. Retrieved from 16 Sep 1879, Tue Daily Post (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) Newspapers.com |
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