by Gerald Weare(Boston, MA, USA) My father, William Bert Weare, was a BICA boy, arriving in Quebec July 4th 1930, in a party of 15. Unfortunately, he didn’t do well in Canada and returned to England in 1932, where he died in 1986. We have a photo of the group, taken beside the Duchess of […]
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by DIANNE MCCOSKER(Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia) My father Gordon Barton arrived in Canada in 1929 aged 16yrs. He went to Howick, Quebec and worked on a farm there. From all accounts he was very happy there. He joined the church, sang, played a number of musical instruments, painted and played sports. The family that he
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by BONNIE LONG(Alberta, Canada) I have recently found out this is how my father arrived in Canada from Scotland. He never spoke to his children on how he came to be here and if mom knew she never said either. I have found his record of arrival with 8 other boys but from there I
by Ada(Australia) My Uncle Reginald Ernest Norgate was aged 15 when he participated in the British Immigration and Colonization Associations effort to get the British to emigrate to Canada. He was Born in Farringdon, Hampshire 26th June 1914. Farming was the life he grew up in, being raised at Crows Farm. He was on the
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by Irenka Stankiewicz Farmilo(Ottawa, Canada ) I left Southampton on the SS Atlantic in September 1953, age 5, and arrived in Quebec City on October 3rd. Crossing time was 8 days, one day longer than planned because of a ferocious storm that had most passengers seasick, and a good part of the crew.Of my family
by Karen Ford Wilson(Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) My father, William Ford emigrated to Canada on the Montroyal in 1929 under the BICA program. He was 19 years old. His home life in England had been unstable after his father, William Ford, moved to India and his Mother, Elizabeth (nee Dunning), sent all the children to live
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by Craig Hunter(Glasgow, Scotland) My great uncle, James McKenzie was killed at Ypres in 1915. His son James, born in 1910, sailed from Glasgow to Quebec on the Metagama on 3rd July 1925. He arrived into Canada on 11th July 1925 and his story from there is completely unknown to our family. We know he
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by Irene(Shelby Twp Mi. USA) I was 8 years old emigrating to Canada with my mother and brother on the SS Atlantic in November 1953. I was seasick most of the time, but my mother forced me up onto the glass covered deck about the fifth or sixth day on the voyage. The weather was
by Brunette Reynaert(Aylmer W. Ontario Canada) Millicent was my grandmother. Her Father was Edward Henry Rothwell and her mother Eleanor Louise McKenzie. Eleanor gave birth to Millicent March 12 1897. She died and was buried at sea. On Millicent’s marriage license it states father was ship’s captain. Edward died in Montreal or Quebec City aboard
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by Colin.P.Horton(North Wales GB) Elizabeth was my wife’s Grandmother and Annie was her younger sister they emigrated together on 4th May 1912 from Liverpool to Quebec (SS Teutonic) then onward via the Grand Trunk Railroad to Toronto. My research indicates that they had been recruited by an agency in the UK of which I so
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