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Looking for Dunphy, Nova Scotia

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mgnv

mgnv Report 21 Jun 2012 06:50

Actually, it's more complex than that. The family would be in Halifax 1844 (pre-famine), go to Beauharnois to be there in Jan 1852:


http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002297214.pdf
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002297215.pdf
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002297216.pdf [page d is blank - h/h continues on next page a on the image]
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002297217.pdf
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002297218.pdf

However, the 3 wee Dunphy girls do just seem to be parked there, with no other Dunphy in the h/h. Well, I can see that - if they're orphaned, they'ld go to whatever family would look after them - although 1000km away does seem a bit far. But then, I don't see why Cath would go back to Halifax (to meet hubby, and have Albert).

St Malachy is, I think, St-Malachie d'Ormstown, so this is 60 km overland to Montreal, or 20km to the St Lawrence at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, then a 60km boat trip to Montreal. From Montreal, it's abt 1000km by sea to Halifax.
Incidentally, the 1852 census says the 3 girls' pob=Canada, but we want their pob=NS.
(Until the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, Nova Scotia and the United Province of Canada (=ON+QC) were seperate colonies, and I don't see a resident of either being confused about that.)

For NS BMDs, see http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/ especially https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/
(I don't see anything).

The other place they might be is in the regimental BMD records with the GRO. (You need someone with FMP to check the index.)

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