Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation (pre-1867) 4 Volume Set

By Donald Whyte

This set includes all four volumes of Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation [pre 1867] provided in faithful digital reproduction of the actual book pages in searchable .pdf format.

Donald Whyte's four volumes are a major contribution to the documentation of Canadian immigration before 1867. The labour of many years, the series is an indispensable tool for historians, biographers, genealogists and everyone in search of their Scottish ancestry. Much of the material is unique. The author consulted numerous sources, printed and manuscript, and by extensive correspondence gathered much information that would not otherwise have been saved for posterity. It is impossible not to be grateful for this enormous labour of love.

Examples of 3 entries (entries can be more or less detailed. A list of abbreviations used is included):

• ANDERSON, John, 21 Nov 1777-8 Dec 1844. From Neilston, RFW. s/o James A. and Grizel Robertson. To Nepean Twp, Carleton Co, ONT, ca 1825. Farmer. m Janet Gilmour, qv. ch: 1. James, b 1 Mar 1801; 2. Margaret, b 12 Feb 1803; 3. Christian, b 15 Feb 1805; 4. Agnes, qv; 5. Thomas, b 1810; 6. Margaret, b 26 Aug 1813; 7. Janet, b 27 Apr 1818; 8. Mary, b 1821; 9. John, b 14 Aug 1823.
  
  
• BROWN, Robert, b 23 Mar 1842. s/o Thomas B. To CAN after seal and whale hunting in Baffin Bay; stld Victoria, BC. Gold and coal prospector; author, and collected seeds for a botanical assoc. m 1875, Kristiane Augusta Rudmose, from Ferslev, Denmark. ch.
  
  
• McKENZIE, John, b 1797. From Girvan, AYR. To New Richmond Twp, Bonaventue Co, QUE, <1831. Farmer. m Mary McNair, qv. ch: 1. Hugh, b ca 1832; 2. Robert, b ca 1835; 3. James, b ca 1837; 4. Peter, b ca 1839; 5. Mary, b ca 1842; 6. Martha, b ca 1844; 7. Jane, b ca 1846; 8. Nathaniel, b ca 1847.

Details

• Vol. 1 - published in 1986,contains over 12,500 entries, 440 pgs.; alphabetical; bibliography
  
• Vol. 2 - published in 1996, adds an additional 11,000 entries, 440 pgs.; alphabetical; bibliography
  
• Vol. 3 - published in 2002, adds an additional 1820 new entries, plus appendices with information about emigrants noted in the volumes published in 1986 and 1996. 137 pgs.; alphabetical; bibliography
  
• Vol. 4 - published in 2005, the final volume in this series includes entries for settlers, pastors, shoemakers, and captains in the militia as well as those who did or did not survive shipwrecks and fires. 110 pgs.; alphabetical; bibliography
  
• Books originally published by the Ontario Genealogical Society 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005
• Digital books distributed by GlobalGenealogy.com Inc. under license
• ISBN: 978-0-7779-3427-2 (4 book digital collection)