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The Petworth Project fonds.

  • SCA162-GA136
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2000

Consists of material relating to the research for, writing and publication of two volumes relating to the Petworth Emigration Scheme: Assisting Emigration to Upper Canada : the Petworth Project, 1832-1837 / by Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall Maude, and English immigrant voices : labourers letters from Upper Canada in the 1830's, both of which were published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2000.

The files retained by the Project fall into three broad categories :

1) the "results of genealogical research in England and the family history files used in creating the list in Part 2 of Assisting emigration;
2) files relating to research in Canadian genealogical resources;
3) files dealing with the process and creation of the books."

Included are correspondence among the primary researchers and to and from individuals relating to families and individual emigrants, data sheets and electronic databases relating to Petworth emigrants and sponsors, photocopies of original correspondence and documents, research notes, drafts and working papers relating to the editing of the final manuscripts.

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York County, Home District.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in York County/Home District. Consists of Brenda Dougall Merriman's ms. and ts. research notes, family information sheets completed by her, correspondence, photocopies from manuscript and published sources.

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Isle of Wight.

Material relating to the settlement of emigrants from the Isle of Wight in Canada. Consists of Brenda Dougall Merriman's ms. and ts. research notes, e-mail correspondence, photocopies from manuscript and published sources.

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Woodstock : research correspondence.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Woodstock, Ontario. Consists of Brenda Dougall Merriman's ms. and ts. research notes, family information sheets completed by her, correspondence, photocopies from published sources.

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Woodstock : documents, background.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Woodstock, Ontario. Consists of correspondence, ms. notes, photocopies from 19th and 20th century manuscript and published sources.

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Clusters database.

E-mail from Brenda Dougall Merriman to Susan Bellingham, accompanied by a printouts of the "Clusters" databases.

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Petworth project questionnaire.

Copies of the original questionnaire distributed by Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall Maude to locate sources of information about the Petworth emigrants.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Mitfords, Pittshill

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains memorandum from Sheila Haines, accompanied by photocopies from a published source about the Mitford family.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Loud, Susan or Susanna, Angmering.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains information sheets completed by Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson, ms. notes and photocopies from manuscript sources
Notes on folder: shopkeeper, probably should be shop owner; 4th highest rate payer in Angmering; lent œ200 at 5% in [?], repaid 1834; addit.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Austin, Rev. John, Rector of Pulborough, 1822-56.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines, one clipping
Notes on folder: may have been the curate at East Horsley, Surrey who baptized Sockett as an adult 24 Aug 1806; not advisable to encourage emigration of "worthy and industrious families but there are others who may well be spared"; addit.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Mason, William, East Street, Chichester.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines (photocopy)
Note on folder: bookseller and printer; William Hayley Mason published Letters from Sussex emigrants gone out from the south side of the hills to Upper Canada, 1837; addit.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Lindegreen, Jno.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines (photocopy) ; Notes on folder: provided provision 1833.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Hurly, Henry, Lewes.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines
Notes on folder: banker, Lewes and Iford; jointly sponsored Harwoods and perhaps others; addit.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Hawkins, John, Bignor Park.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines, 1 p. ms. notes (photocopies)
Notes on folder: portrait frontis piece "I am my dear Sir...".

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Sponsors, Sussex : Hampton, John, Sullington.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines?, 1 p. ms. notes (all photocopies)
Notes on folder: large landowner, yeoman; his flock provided the sheep sent to Mr. Riddle of Zora and George Sockett in 1835.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Farhall, Charles, Billingshurst.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Leigh Lawson
Notes on folder: yeoman farmer; advanced money for emigration at 5%; see Charles Chitty to PLC'rs [Poor Law Commissioners?] re Farhall encouraging "other peoples' good workers to go"; addit.

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Sponsors, Sussex : Prime, Richard, Walberton House.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines and photocopies from printed and manuscript sources
Notes on folder: barrister, landowner, magistrate; MP for West Sussex from 1847; obituary, Who's who of British MPs
addit.

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Garrett and Gibbon.

Material relating to records sources surveyed by Sheila Haines in Portsmouth regarding records of Garratt and Gibbon, the shipping agents used in 1832 by the Petworth Emigration Committee. Consists of a ts. report accompanied by one piece of correpondence.

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Isle of Wight.

Material relating to records sources surveyed. Includes information sheets completed by Sheila Haines, ms. notes (originals and photocopies) by Sheila Haines and 1 p. ms. notes by Wendy Cameron.

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Emigration committees : Chrippes and Knight.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains two information sheets completed by Sheila Haines (photocopies), correspondence to Wendy Cameron from Sheila haines and Alison McCann.

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Emigration committees : Knight, William, Petworth.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants. Contains one information sheet completed by Sheila Haines
Notes on folder: PEC; Corn Chandler; Sun Insurance agent; "umpire" for tithe commutation in Petworth, 1840; auditor of Petworth Union: holds land outside Petworth-Union; Corn Chandler, not strictly an accountant, does a lot of accounting (see list).

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Parish research, Sheila : non-conformist records : England.

Material relating to sources of non-conformist records at the West Sussex Record Office. Includes information sheets completed by Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson, ts. and ms. notes on survey of sources, photocopied pages from a published index to non-parochial registers.

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Parish research, Sheila : list of parishes.

Material relating to possible sources of parish records. Includes ms. notes, lists of parishes and sources searched, photocopies from print sources
Notes on folder: West Sussex as of 1 April 1974; Poor Law Unions BPP 1st report of PLC; East Sussex (1988); (SRH) W.S. parishes not on IGI and parishes searched Jan./Feb. 1989; WS parishes in 1988 IGI.

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