Canadian records

BEARGER · Post by **BEARGER** » 01 Feb 2009 11:22

I'm trying to trace a relative from Canada. All I have is his seamans book which states he was born in TORONTO in 1850. One problem is that he could not write and his surname in the book is 'Birdwisa' so this could be phonetic! Any help would be great.

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jmurphy · Post by **jmurphy** » 02 Feb 2009 16:18

I am in the same boat (no pun intended) since one of my husband' relatives was born in Toronto.

Library and Archives Canada says:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gene ... 6-e.html#f

In Ontario, civil registration dates from July 1, 1869.

LAC says that religious information was recorded in the census, so if you can find him in the census, that might give clues as to where you can find him in church records.

To get ideas for surname variations, I found this article on the Legacy (software) blog:

http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_ne ... d-sur.html

Hope this helps.

Jan

arishmell · Post by **arishmell** » 03 Feb 2009 04:46

'Birdwisa' could sound like Budweiser - did he have a German or Eastern European background?

BEARGER · Post by **BEARGER** » 03 Feb 2009 19:14

Thanks I will give that a try.

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