FamilySearch updated two of their Canadian collections, adding more records.
The database, British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939, which has almost 70 percent more records — from about 58,000 to 98,461.
As I wrote earlier this year when this database first appeared, it does not seem to have wide appeal, but think again. I was quite surprised to find Devers, so it may be worth a look.
Note also what Dave Obee wrote to me in July about this collection: “These clippings are from the ‘Victoria Daily Times,’ not from the ‘Victoria Times.’ It is not correct to say that the ‘Victoria Times’ was also known as the ‘Victoria Weekly Times’ and the ‘Victoria Daily Times.’ That is simply not true. The ‘Victoria Daily Times’ was founded as a daily newspaper on June 9, 1884, and was renamed the ‘Victoria Times’ on Nov. 8, 1971. The ‘Victoria Weekly Times’ was an additional publication that carried a collection of local stories from the previous week’s daily newspapers.”
The Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922, increased from 3.8 million records to 3.9 million. The database contains records for the ports of Quebec City, 1900-1921; Halifax, 1881-1922; Saint John, 1900-1912; North Sydney, 1906-1912; Vancouver, 1905-1912; Victoria, 1905-1912; New York, 1906-1912; and Eastern US Ports, 1905-1912.
I found similar passenger lists on Findmypast, but the FamilySearch database is free. What is odd — and still frustrating — is that I cannot find my great-grandparents’ arrival in Canada on FamilySearch, but I can easily find them on Findmypast.
