Ron,
The requirement to compile passenger lists largely came about to satisfy inward immigration regulations. So after the US became independent from the UK, the US authorities eventually introduced the requirement. But in the early to mid 1800s Canada was still part of the UK. Belfast to Quebec was in effect a domestic journey, and so there was no need to compile passenger information for any immigration authorities. There were none. Nor was there any requirement to compile records on departure. That wasn’t information any officials in Ireland or Britain needed. The only records that do exist are like the JJ Cooke records, a by-product of shipping agents commercial records. Unfortunately not all agents were as detailed as JJ Cooke in recording their passengers names and addresses, and in most cases they also destroyed their records after they ceased to be of any commercial use to them. We must praise JJ Cooke for having held on to these records for 150 years or more. But they only start in the 1840s. Elwyn On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 4:04 PM, Iola Whiteside via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > I wasn’t sure how to do this. I would look at the Belfast News and the > Quebec Mercury Newspapers online. In addition there are steamship records > (with passengers names) from Quebec to Montreal. I have found people who > came in 1837 on these records. > Let me know if I can be of further assistance, > Iola Whiteside > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >
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