Indentured Servants from Scotland, need directions and help?
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Re: Indentured Servants from Scotland, need directions and help?
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Posted: 20 Feb 2008 6:09PM GMT |
Classification: Immigration
Surnames: FARR, GALLOWAY
HI,
In that she came to the U.S. or Canada as an "indentured servant" or not, she would still be listed on a passenger list if one still exists and has not been lost.
Her occupation may have been listed as servant, domestic, spinster, or if at 9 years old, only marked as "child". It's hard to say. You might want to read about the British Home Children phenomenon - which did inc. children from not only England, but Scotland and Ireland as well.
Regarding passenger lists, these websites should help:
Canada - Immigration and Citizenship:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-908-e.html
Castle Garden 1830 through 1892 (NY):
http://www.castlegarden.org/
Ancestors on Board (current records cover 1890-1949); routes to US, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa, etc.:
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/
The third one listed I think has a fee attached to it for viewing a full record.
Be sure to read their details.
Good luck,
Kathleen
In that she came to the U.S. or Canada as an "indentured servant" or not, she would still be listed on a passenger list if one still exists and has not been lost.
Her occupation may have been listed as servant, domestic, spinster, or if at 9 years old, only marked as "child". It's hard to say. You might want to read about the British Home Children phenomenon - which did inc. children from not only England, but Scotland and Ireland as well.
Regarding passenger lists, these websites should help:
Canada - Immigration and Citizenship:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-908-e.html
Castle Garden 1830 through 1892 (NY):
http://www.castlegarden.org/
Ancestors on Board (current records cover 1890-1949); routes to US, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa, etc.:
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/
The third one listed I think has a fee attached to it for viewing a full record.
Be sure to read their details.
Good luck,
Kathleen
