Assumption Parish records, Windsor, Ontario

National Archives of Canada

• The National Archives of Canada holds a few lists of immigrant settlers and passenger lists scattered within various collections, mostly relating to immigrants from Great Britain arriving in Canada between 1801 and 1849. Driscoll data from the Miscellaneous Immigration Index derived from those lists is provided here with sources and a brief description of the information that can be found in each record.

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New Brunswick

• Æolus
  • Sligo to New Brunswick, May 31, 1845
    • "We the Committee of the Passengers of the Ship Æolus, of Greenock, Capt. Michael Driscoll, commander, do send our thanks, in the name of all the Passengers, to our ever to-be-remembered late landlord, Sir Robert Gore Booth, Bart., Sligo: he was always kind to his tenants; it was not tyranny which forced us to emigrate-it was the loss of our crops for two years past: and we hope to gain a living in America by strict industry and sobriety."
  • Letter from M. Driscoll, St. John's, to Sir R. Gore Booth, 1847
    • British Parliamentary Papers, 1849, X1, (122), pp 122.

      Sir Robert Gore Booth Bart., Lessdel. Noble Sir, St. John's, New Brunswick, Jun 13th I am happy to inform you that I Got Clear of My passengers, in Souch a Manner as will giv you pleasure whin you hear all the particulars Connected with the Voyage. Sir Your Kind acts at hoam to privint famine and to Elivate the Condition of the Poor is as well nowen here as in the Town of Sligow, Your Ever Thankful Tennants were Highley Respected on being landed in this Town the Mayor Town Counsel &c. provided thim with large House attached to the Publick Buildings where the were lodged and Kindley threated by the Community in General Every one Vying how could, Show thim the most Kindness. I Sent them 28 lbs. Meal flour Bread &c. to the lodgeing and will continue to furnish thim while I remain in Port the are Scattering fast I got all the Girls Lady Booth gave in My Charge good and Respectable Mrs. where the will be Kindley threated. All the Cabin Passengers are provided for, and the Rest are geting Good Employment Verry fast, The Honourable John Robertson Mr. Henery's Agent has taken a Verry active part, in providing for thim, and I Should hoap that before the End of June the will be all Cumfortable , there Conduct throughout the Voyage and there Soabriety after landing has Given Mee Much pleasure. The Governor was in Town whin weearrived and the Health Officers Reaport to the Governor was that Sir Robert's Passengers or Tennants could not be classed as Common advintururs, or Emigrants, or his Brothers Ship Classed among the dirty old Emigrant hired Vessels, as the Cleaness of the Ship the Style of order Kept up the Health and Cleaness of the Passengers, the Good Diet, the Superior Medicine and the Supplying of Clean Bead Cloaths The pure Ventilation all combineed to Make her Superior to Any of her Magesty's Thransports. I Conclude Noble Sir with My best wishes to Sir Robert, and his perfect Irish Leady and remain your deavoteted and Most Humble Servant &c.&c.&c.&c.&c.&c. MICHAEL DRISCOLL, S.AEolus.

• Mary, Belfast to St. John's, New Brunswick, as advertised in The Belfast Newsletter, 6 March, 1829
  • Michael DRISCOLL, Commander
• Princess Royal, Cork to St. John's, 1848 Jul 3
  • Denis Driscoll, Master
• O'Flanagan, P. and Buttimer, C.G. (eds), Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County, Geography Publications, Dublin in 1993, Chapter 22
  • Quoted by Patrick Hickey "Among those who left from Schull parish in 1832 were Dennis Harrigan, his wife Catherine Driscoll, and nine of their ten children. They arrived in New Brunswick, Canada, no doubt in the hold of a ship from Crookhaven or Bantry engaged in the timber trade."
• Famine Immigration Data: 1845 - 1852
• Immigration Data: 1841 to 1849

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Parks Canada

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Peter Robinson Settlers by Carol Bennett

• Ireland to Upper Canada, Peterborough County, 1825
  • To Emily Township - All from Cape Clear, Cork
    • Michael Driscoll 45 and Honora (Norry) 38 with Patrick 19, Denis 15, Ellen 11 Lawrence 2.
    • Cornelius 47, Johanna 45 (Died 14 Oct 1825) with John 28, James 24, Ellen 22, Julia 17, Honora, 13, Cornelius 5
    • Dennis 43 and Mary 40 with Cornelius 20, Mary 18, Murtough 15, Denis 7, John 5, Margaret 1
  • To Otanabee Township
    • Florence DRISCOLL 32 and Mary 26 with Denis 6, Margaret 3, Cornelius ?, All from Castlelyons, Cork
    • Jeremiah DRISCOLL 40, a mason from Marmulland?

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Prince Edward Island Data Pages

• Obituaries
  • John DRISCOLL 1818-1888; Cork to New Brunswick 1831; to Prince Edward Island 1843
• 1881 Meacham Atlas Patron's Directory
  • John DRISCOLL Esq., farmer, resident Cape Traverse, Lot 28
• Repealer meetings held in various localities in the early 1840s
  • Bedeque
    • Timothy DRISCOLL, Drumbeg, Cork

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Quebec Marriages

• Your Folks

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Shipping Records

• Corean
  • London to Quebec on May 19, 1887
    • Sarah Driscoll, 16
• Princess Royal
  • Limerick via Cork to Saint John Jul 3 1847,
    • Master: DRISCOLL
• Prussian
  • Liverpool for Quebec 28 July 1871
    • Driscoll, J., 5
• Sarmatian
  • Departed Liverpool, England, 4 June 1874 - Arrived Quebec, Canada, 15 June 1874
    • Driscoll, Elizh - 13 yr
    • Driscoll, Henry - 12 yr

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