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Research : Canada : Brenda Dougall Merriman

This series consists of research files belonging to Brenda Dougall Merriman whose work concentrated on settlements of Petworth emigrants in Canada. There is correspondence with the other project members in both Canada and England, as well as correspondence with descendants of and informants on Petworth emigrants and their settlement in Canada. A good deal of the research is on settling details of biography and genealogy of individual family names associated with the various geographical clusters of settlement.

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Emigrants to U.S.A.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in the United States, particularly in New York, Michigan and Ohio. Consists of ts. notes (computer output) and photocopies from a published source of extracts of letters from individual emigrants.

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Assistants.

Material relating to individuals assisting Petworth emigrants in Canada. Consists of ms and ts. notes and photocopies from manuscript sources.

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Upton.

Material relating to the family of Frederick Upton, a Petworth emigrant who settled in Toronto township, Ontario. Consists of ts. notes and correspondence with descendants.

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Family Information Sheets: Master Files

Series consists of masters of the Family Information Sheets used to compile the list of "Emigrants on Petworth ships, 1832-1837", which comprises Part 2 of Assisting Immigration. These sheets were "intended as a snapshot of families at the time of emigration" and were used to compile an electronic database as well as the published list. The "masters" in this case actually consist of dated and initialled copies of all the sheets created for each name over time, and are chronologically organized within each name so that the progress of accumulation or duplication of information can be followed.

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Egremont Road : drafts.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants. Includes ms. and ts. notes, printouts of biographical information, photocopies from published sources.

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Adelaide : letters and maps : Wendy.

Material relating to research on the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Adelaide Township, Middlesex County, Ont. This folder contains correspondence, ms. and ts. notes by Wendy Cameron.

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Waterloo/Wellington.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Waterloo/Wellington. This folder contains photocopies from published sources, working papers.

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Oxford County : Blandford.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Oxford County. This folder contains ms. notes on published sources.

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Woodstock secondary sources.

Material relating to the settlement of Petworth emigrants in Oxford County. This folder contains correspondence, photocopies from published sources, ms. notes and working papers.

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Sheila and Leigh research files : SRH : master list.

Material relating to analysis of the master list by aspects of interest to the primary researchers in Canada, such as occupation, mobility, literacy. Consists of a research file from Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson. A note in the file states that the research files "include material prepared outside the Petworth Project"
Note on folder: Movement of families in England, occupation in England, literacy.

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Sheila and Leigh research files : Sheila, Leigh : mobility, children's baptisms.

Material relating to locations of baptisms providing possible evidence of family mobility. Consists of a research file from Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson. A note in the file states that the research files "include material prepared outside the Petworth Project". This folder includes ms. and ts. notes (photocopies).

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Sheila and Leigh research files : Sheila : women.

Material relating to analysis of data on women emigrants. Consists of a research file from Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson. A note in the file states that the research files "include material prepared outside the Petworth Project". This folder includes ms. and ts. notes (photocopies)
Note on folder: 51 of 121 (known date of marriage and of baptism of first child) had their first child baptized within 9 months of marriage.

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Publication Process

Series consists of files which appear appear to be Mary McDougall Maude's files and Wendy Cameron's files. The folders contain material relating to editing the manuscript and correspondence, faxes, e-mails and other working papers circulated among the primary researchers for comment and correction. The "primary researchers" in this case are Wendy Cameron, Mary McDougall Maude, Shela Haines, Leigh Lawson, Brenda Dougall Merriman and sometimes Gwen Peroni.

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Petworth Emigration Project : Part two : a list of Petworth emigrants, 1832-1837 : 1832-7~pri.wpd.

Part two as it went to the publishers. Consists of a 394 p. WordPerfect file on one floppy disk, 3.25". Note from the donors : "This version does not contain any changes made in proof. The list was compiled from our main database (English research); information from the Canadian research was added by Mary and reviewed by Brenda."

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