While many Irish found their way to New York and other New England destinations, many landed further north, in Canada. The “Atlantic Canada” region receive a steady flow of immigrants between 1761 and 1853. The region recognized as “Atlantic Canada” includes the provinces of New Foundland and Labrador, Price Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The records of these early Irish immigrants contained a wealth of information; including, sometimes, details of people in Ireland, some dating to a time before Catholic or state records were kept or are known to have survived. Erin’s sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853 is a four volume collection of these early Canadian Irish records.
Author and researcher Terrence Punch has transcribed records covering Irish arrivals to Atlantic Canada from passenger lists, census records, newspaper articles, regimental records, church records, prison records, burials, tombstone inscription, and many other records as could be found naming Irish immigrants. This book is the first volume in the series of four. Following are the contents of this volume.
Contents
Introduction and Maps
Erin’s Sons Come to Atlantic Canada
- Ulster Scots to Nova Scotia in 1761
- The Polly: Seeking United Irishmen, 1799
- Irish Immigrant Burials, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1800–1842
- The Irish-born in New Brunswick, 1851
- Military Attrition in British America:
- St. Anselm’s Catholic, Chezzetcook, 1821-1832
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Prospect, 1823-1830
- St. Gregory’s Catholic, Liverpool, 1832-1833
- St. Peter’s Catholic, Dartmouth, 1830-1852
- Cape Breton Census of 1818: The Irish
- Irish People in the Cape Breton Land Papers, 1794 to 1839
- Cumberland: A Partly Reconstituted Passenger List, 1827
- Appreciative Passengers, 1828-1846
- Persons Sought Advertisements, 1831-1841
- County Derry to Newfoundland, 1834/1835
- Charitable Irish Society Membership, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1834-1837
- Irish Repealers in the Maritimes, 1843-1845:
- Halifax, Novia Scotia, 1843
- Prince Edward Island, 1843-1844
- Sydney, Cape Breton, 1834-1844
- Bathurst, New Brunswick, 1843
- Dartmouth, Novia Scotia, 1845
- Fortunes of Sea Travel from Ireland, 1816-1852
- Military Attrition in British America:
- 101st Regiment, 1807-1809
- 74th Regiment, 1818-1826
- 52nd Regiment, 1779-1833
- Township Book, Liverpool, Nova Scotia: Irish Married, 1779-1833
- Transfers from the Irish Brigade to the Royal Nova Scotia Regiment, 1798
- Irish Immigrant Weddings, St. Peter’s Catholic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1809-1820
- Irish People Married in Newfoundland, 1793-1828
- Eight Irish Headstones in Newfoundland
- Irish Convicts for Newfoundland, 1788-1789
- Irish-born, Nova Scotia Census of 1770
Bibliography
Index of Surnames
Index of Ships
Erin’s sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853 is available from Family Roots Publishing; Item #: GPC4708, Price: $32.34.